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Great thoughts from our trustee Mark Upton this #TrusteesWeek 😊

#TrusteesWeek is a chance for charities like us to shine a light on all the incredible work that trustees across the UK do. We are very lucky to have 9 amazing trustee’s here at Home-Start Oxford who give their time for free to help us, and we really couldn’t do what we do without them. The role of a trustee is varied but they all play a vital part in making sure that the charity achieves its core purposes, overseeing the overall management and administration of the charity. Getting involved in key decisions, trustees share not only professional skills but their personal experience too. Our trustees board is made up of long standing trustees (including Home-Start’s longest serving volunteer in England!) to trustees who joined in their 20s, a former early years teacher and trustees that have experienced themselves the incredible stresses of parenthood. What is clear is that all our trustees have a very clear passion for our work. As our Chair of Trustees, Prue Reynolds, once told us:  “What unites us here at Home-Start Oxford, is a shared belief in the importance of helping families so we can ensure children have the best start in life. Across the UK there is this incredible network of fantastic people who are standing alongside charities. I think that’s such an incredibly important role and it’s one all our trustees are very proud to be part of it.” We want to say a HUGE thank you to all of our trustees, for all that you do. We are so grateful. ❤️ To find out more about Trustees’ Week please visit trusteesweek.org. To find out more about becoming a trustee at Home-Start Oxford, please email [email protected] Mark Upton Lucy Noble Chloe Johnston CPFA

Just over a week left to apply for this role. Please do share with those you think would be great for the position. #Hiring #Jobs #Recruiting #PartimeJobs #OxfordJobs #Support

We're #hiring a new Family Group Support Worker in Oxford, England. Apply today or share this post with your network.

We're recruiting! Passionate about working with families? This could be the job for you! We're looking for a Family Group Support Worker to play a key role in planning and delivering our popular group sessions for parents, babies and pre-schoolers in Witney and Rose Hill. The role is 20 hours a week, split 15 hours/week in Witney and 5 hours/week in Rose Hill, however this can be one role or a job share by location. Salary: Pro-rata - £24,294 (FTE) (£13,131 actual based on 20 hours per week). This is a fantastic opportunity to join a terrific team of staff and volunteers. For more information and to download the application form please click here: https://buff.ly/3vdnioH

What an incredible event! We are so proud of our #TeamHomeStartOxford who absolutely smashed it at the Oxford Half marathon at the weekend. The chilly early morning start did nothing to stop them powering around the course – and they even did it with smiles on their faces! We are so grateful to each and every one of them for helping us raise money for Home-Start. So far, the team has raised an impressive £5,293 which is just fantastic and will go a long way to helping local families. We must also say a huge thank you to our amazing cheer squad who helped keep our team going during the race. We had so many positive comments from runners (not just ours!) about how fab they were at giving encouragement to everyone to keep going and we know from our own team that this was really appreciated, especially at the 11 mile mark! Special thanks also to Pye Homes who kindly sponsored our team tops this year. Thank you to everyone who took part, cheered on or donated, we really are lucky to have such great supporters. Please note if you would like to donate to the team the fundraising page is here: https://lnkd.in/erNZDQVt And if this makes you feel inspired to run the Oxford Half, we will once more have a #TeamHomeStartOxford take part in the Oxford Half 2025, which will take place on 12th October 2025. If you would like to run for us, please get in touch! In the first instance please email [email protected] and one of our team will be in contact.  #RunningForCharity #OxfordHalf #HereForFamilies #PyeHomes

There is now only two days left until our incredible #TeamHomeStartOxford take part in the Oxford Half!! Our team this year includes trustees, staff, mums who have been to our groups, long-time supporters and old and new friends. (pic below shows just some of them!) We can't wait to cheer them on this weekend and can't thank them enough for helping us raise much needed funds, so we can continue our work with families across Oxfordshire. If you would like to sponsor the team you can do so here: https://buff.ly/3BLQxrw #OxfordHalf #HereForFamilies #Oxford #Families #KeepOnRunning

Our Growing Minds learning days are such a great opportunity to come together to learn, share and discuss how we can best support families from the very earliest years. There was so much passion in the room for Growing Minds and we are thankful to everyone who attended. #Peeple #TheBerinCentre #GrowingMinds #HereForFamilies #ImaginationLibrary #DollywoodFoundation

Wow, our 36th AGM! Such a great way of sharing and reflecting on the work we've been doing over the last year. We were so grateful to be joined by so many of our friends, colleagues, partners, funders, local councillors and supporters. We got to hear from the lovely Becky Young who gave a fantastic talk on #GrowingMinds and we were blown away by our incredible speaker, mum Gemma, who told us of her amazing journey with Home-Start Oxford. It was truly inspirational. Thank you to everyone who came along and to all those who support us throughout the year. We couldn't do it without you! #FeelingProud #HereForFamilies #AGM #WeHaveTheBestTeam

🆕 Exciting Opportunity for Oxfordshire Professionals: Join the 'This Mum Moves' Training! 🤰 In partnership with Oxfordshire County Council Healthy Oxon, we're thrilled to offer another 'This Mum Moves' training course on Thursday, 10th October 📅 About the Programme: 'This Mum Moves' (TMM) is a CPD-endorsed educational programme designed to empower women with informed physical activity choices during pregnancy and beyond. This interactive, 4.5-hour online workshop equips professionals with the tools to effectively discuss physical activity throughout the childbearing years ℹ Key Features: ⭕ Co-produced by women and professionals ⭕ Piloted and evaluated independently over three years ⭕ Delivered in partnership with The Active Pregnancy Foundation and Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) ⭕ Delivered by Active Oxfordshire to reach diverse workforces across the county Learning Objectives: ✅ Understand the evidence base for physical activity during and beyond pregnancy ✅ Promote physical activity using the Chief Medical Officers’ guidance for pregnant and postnatal women ✅ Provide advice, guidance, and signposting to trusted resources like #MoveTogether and #YouMove ✅ Access resources to support physical activity conversations and engagement ✅ Recognise the role of a TMM Ambassador in raising awareness and engagement ✅ Increase confidence in discussing physical activity with pregnant women ✅ Potential opportunity to join training on healthy weight conversations and broader MECC (Making Every Connection Count) approaches Details: 📅 Thursday, 10th October 🕰 Time: 9am - 1.30pm 💻 Online (reliable internet and a large-screen device with a webcam required) 🆓 Thanks to funding from Healthy Oxon and Health Education England How to Register: Email [email protected] to secure your spot. Spaces are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 18th September at 4pm. 🕓 Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to enhance your skills and knowledge in promoting physical activity among women during their childbearing years. Share this with your networks and help spread the word! 🌟 Dr Marlize De Vivo Daniel Leveson Sal C. HOME-START OXFORD