Senior management team

Peter Grigg - Chief Executive

Peter joined Home-Start in 2020. He is focusing on building on Home-Start's ground-breaking work, strengthening the local network and raising the profile of its vital work. Previously, Peter was Director of External Affairs at The Children’s Society leading policy, campaigns, communications and strategy for the charity.

Vivien Waterfield - Director of fundraising and communications, deputy CEO.

Vivien joined Home-Start in 1998. She has held the post of director of fundraising and communications for 11 years and was appointed deputy chief executive in 2012. Vivien is passionate about social justice, opportunity and potential. She leads the charity's new business development, external relations and service development activity. Vivien is a trustee of Curve Theatre in Leicester and lives in the city with her husband and two daughters.

Pete Thomas - Chief Operating Officer

Pete joined Home-Start UK in June 2014. Over more than 10 years in the charity sector, Pete’s passion has been to secure maximum impact for charitable resources through strong financial management and good governance. As a father of three young children Pete recognised the exceptional value offered and vital need met by Home-Start’s approach to support for families.

Pete Thomas, Home-Start UK Finance Director

Home-Start UK staff

All employees of Home-Start UK contribute to the support given to the network of local Home-Starts throughout the country and with British Forces in Germany and Cyprus. Home-Start UK provides local Home-Starts with up-to-date training for staff, volunteers and trustees; information and guidance on governance; legal and human resources advice; help with fundraising; national communications and profile-raising; lobbying of national and local government and funders; providing national quality standards; supporting community groups to set up new local Home-Starts and representing Home-Start on national fora.

Local Home-Start staff

More than 1,800 staff are employed by local Home-Starts across the country and with British Forces in the UK and Cyprus. Day-to-day operations within each local Home-Start are carried out by a small team of paid staff who recruit, train and offer ongoing support and guidance to volunteers. Last year nearly 15,000 home visiting volunteers gave their time to make a difference to a family in their community.

Latest

Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager

We are looking for an ambitious, experienced Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager with a strong track record of growing, retaining, and extending high value partnerships that exceed targets. Working with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to manage and develop a major new telecoms partner, this role will focus on closing the digital divide that exists for disadvantaged families across the UK.
IT Support Engineer

Join our growing team and help provide staff with face-to-face and remote support when they need it and to ensure we have the capacity to maintain, manage and develop our IT infrastructure.
Corporate Partnerships Manager

We are looking for an ambitious, tenacious Corporate Partnerships Manager who will be responsible for growing Corporate Fundraising income through new and existing partnerships.
Scottish Government funding for Loneliness and Isolation

Home-Start UK Scotland is one of nine organisations to receive funding from a Scottish Government fund focused on tackling social isolation and loneliness.

Because childhood can't wait

The earliest years make the biggest difference. Home-Start makes sure those years count, so no child's future is limited.

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