Dads in Mind Support Worker

Purpose of the role

The Dads Matter program is designed to support dads during the perinatal period transition. As a Support Worker, you will provide targeted and universal interventions to help fathers navigate the first 2.5 years of parenthood — either in 1-1 or group settings.

This includes delivering listening sessions, building resilience, offering strategies for wellbeing, and helping fathers understand and support their infants’ emotional development.

The role is aimed at supporting dads experiencing low-level mental health challenges or those at risk of developing them, with a strong emphasis on early intervention to improve outcomes and prevent escalation.

Through your work, you will help strengthen the bond between parent and baby, and empower fathers with the tools and support they need to thrive.

Duties and responsibilities

Main tasks of job:

1. Assist dads to overcome isolation and address all aspects of the perinatal period whilst dispelling common myths.
2. Provide a safe and supportive learning environment for fathers that may be struggling with fatherhood.
3. Offer a forum for sharing feelings and discussing self-care topics, including practical techniques like meditations and breathing exercises.
4. Foster bonding among group members to create a supportive network.
5. Help new dads understand their infants’ emotional needs as well as their own.
6. Encourage secure and positive attachment, and prevent the need for further mental health interventions.
7. Implement proactive and focused marketing to engage dads and generate service referrals.
8. Facilitating and leading on group session delivery and 1-1 sessions
9. Create sessions to engage dads into sporting activities
10. Create sessions to enable peer relationships to develop
11. Establishing partner relationships and clear signposting channels to assist men in accessing support services
12. Managing your caseload, including responding to enquiries via email and telephone, and escalating complex matters to the line manager.
13. Work independently within community settings as well as part of the Mind – Havering, Barking & Dagenham team, recruiting and supporting volunteers to facilitate peer support.
14. Promote equality of opportunity and value diversity.
15. Develop professional relationships with key stakeholders including referred parents and carer’s, providing appropriate support during the perinatal period.
16. Managing and maintaining records of clients to support project running and reporting requirements
17. Carrying out any other duties necessary to ensure the successful delivery of the project.

Requirements in relation to the organisation:

1. Attend regular 1-1 meetings with lead and complete delegated action points
2. To provide cover on an occasional basis for absent colleagues, and have input in supporting the Lead when organising inductions and sessions as required.
3. To participate in regular support and supervision sessions.
4. To operate agreed health and safety and security procedures.
5. To share responsibility for security of office premises.
6. To attend appropriate training courses, and participate in skill sharing sessions within the team.
7. Undertake training as required for the post and keep up to date with developments

In relation to other agencies

1. To represent the organisation at relevant multi-agency meetings and inter‑agency forums if required.
2. To liaise with voluntary and statutory agencies to develop good working relationships and promote partnership strategies where appropriate.
3. To be aware of legislation and national policies as they affect clients, particularly in the areas of physical health, mental health, substance use and community care.
4. To take a lead or supporting role in specific initiatives as required

In relation to administration

1. To ensure all interventions are recorded on Views database for monitoring and reporting purposes in a timely manner
2. To keep records in order that the organisation can monitor and assess its efficiency and effectiveness
3. To further the aims of Mind in Havering, Barking and Dagenham and its activities by working within all agreed policies and procedures
4. Comply with Health and Safety regulations
5. Comply with Mind’s equal opportunities policy
6. Undertake any such other duties that are agreed between post holder and Service Manager