Hartlepool Parents in Mind Project Lead

You will be responsible for leading on the perinatal mental health project across the region. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:

• Leading on perinatal peer support across the region.
• Managing the volunteers
• Having a good working knowledge and understanding of the local demographics in the Hartlepool area and ensuring all services are accessible and inclusive.
• Engaging with communities through networking with other local organisations.
• The Confidence to network with and occasionally present to local clinical and partner agencies across maternity and mental health sectors to integrate the services into local pathways and build relationships with the profile of the service.
Most importantly, you will be working to continuously make a difference for the many families across Hartlepool who struggle with emotional well-being, anxiety or social isolation in pregnancy or the first two-years after childbirth. Please see link for job description: https://docs.nct.org.uk/jobs/Parents-in-Mind-Lead-Hartlepool-Job-Description.pdf We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support. More details about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion action can be found here.

NCT is a charity with a clear mission: to support people as they become parents, through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. With a 65-year history of transformative change, we are a vibrant community of volunteers, practitioners, peer supporters, members and advocates. We are the largest parenting charity in the country and over the decades we've supported millions of people on their unique journey into parenthood. While many know us for our antenatal classes, we also do much more. We campaign on issues that matter to parents, provide infant feeding support, and run thousands of free community events and activities led by our amazing volunteers. We also support families facing challenges like social isolation, feeding difficulties, and poor mental health. We offer support in communities, in hospitals and online. NCT is committed to social justice and equity. We are dedicated to being an anti-racist charity and believe that inclusion is everyone's responsibility. Being there for every parent requires bold action to challenge inequalities. By creating inclusive spaces and services that are built on collaboration and trust, we welcome and celebrate diversity and strive to meet the needs of the pregnant women, new parents, families and communities that we serve. As the world changes and new challenges are thrown up for parents, our charity must change too. Join us now and be part of this journey, and ensure that every parent feels connected, confident and safe.