Dads Champions
Across a number of different services, we have Dads Champions who come together periodically to share knowledge and experience. They are working towards a shared vision where fathers and male carers are more included and represented in our service offer.
The Dads Champions Collaborative aims to;
- network and share best practice, resources, and innovation in a safe space.
- discuss challenges and concerns.
- find and share solutions.
- communicate and reflect openly and effectively.
- offer peer-to-peer support and enable joint working to take place.
Barnardo’s Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service
- The “Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service”, offers a strategic focus on embedding Father and Male Carer inclusive practice citywide.
- Our role is to help and support partners across the Community Family Offer to deliver and improve accessibility for Fathers and Male Carers.
- What we can offer in partnership with organisations is:
- Looking at current service delivery to help recognise possible gaps and potential opportunities to be more inclusive of Fathers and Male Carers.
- Contribute to identifying useful mechanisms around ensuring service systems and processes can gather information that they need on the Fathers and Male Carers that they want to help.
- Support the service to look at ways in which they can effectively reach, engage and support Fathers and Male Carers.
- Identify what workforce development needs there could be for staff and how these can be addressed to raise confidence, knowledge and understanding of working with Fathers and Male Carers.
- Explore effective ways in which the service can gain feedback from Father’s and Male Carers that they want to hear from.
- For more information please contact: Sarah Robson, Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service Coordinator. Email: sarah.robson@barnardos.org.uk
If you are interesting in being a Dads Champion or for more information on the Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service, please contact;
Sarah Robson: Fathers and Male Carers Enhanced Service Coordinator
Email: sarah.robson@barnardos.org.uk
Mobile: 07565 013506