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Our Staff Team
Home-Start helps families with young children
through their challenging times
Our team of experts help struggling families
Eliza Waye
Chief Executive
- Day to day running of the charity, which supports young families from diverse communities in Edinburgh, within the national Home-Start framework.
- Reporting to the Board of Trustees and support them in the Charity’s continuing development.
Monday – Friday:
09:00 am – 05:00 pm
elizaw@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07765 808735
Magda Luszkiewicz
Senior Co-ordinator
- Management and leadership of staff who undertake group or 1:1 work with families
- Some direct work with families including Video Interactive Guidance,Peep, and parenting support
- Support developing local networks and representing Home-Start
- Oversight of activities like trips/holiday programmes/Christmas
- Deputise for Manager (rotate through both roles)
- Part of Senior Management team
Monday -Thursday: 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Friday: 08:30 am – 01:30 pm
magdal@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel/Mobile: 07833 477 828
Margo Welsh
Senior Co-ordinator
- Management and leadership of Family Support Co-ordinators
- Volunteering Lead, with some direct work with volunteers as well as oversight of volunteering recruitment, induction, training and support
- Support developing local networks and representing Home-Start
- Oversight of activities like trips/holiday programmes/Christmas
- Deputise for Manager (rotate through both roles)
- Part of Senior Management team
Tuesday – Friday:
08:00 am – 04:30 pm
margow@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07765 808735
Nicola Rainey
Family Support Co-ordinator
- Support caseload of home visiting volunteers
- Will have responsibility for North East Locality in Edinburgh, and attend any locality meetings/activities
- Delivery of prep course, annual reviews of volunteers, volunteer recruitment
- Initial assessments of families
Monday – Friday:
09:00 am – 04:30 pm
nicolar@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07384 986527
Anna Mak
Family Support Co-ordinator
- Support caseload of home visiting volunteers
- Will have responsibility for South East Locality in Edinburgh, and attend any locality meetings/activities
- Delivery of prep course, annual reviews of volunteers, volunteer recruitment
- Initial assessments of families
Monday & Tuesday: 09:00 am – 04:30 pm
Wednesday: 09:00 am – 12:30 pm
annam@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07788 563630
Gemma Stoddart
Family Support Co-ordinator
- Support caseload of home visiting volunteers
- Will have responsibility for North West Locality in Edinburgh, and attend any locality meetings/activities
- Delivery of prep course, annual reviews of volunteers, volunteer recruitment
- Initial assessments of families
Monday & Thursday: 09:00 am – 04:30 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 01:15 am – 05:15 pm
gemmas@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07833 089308
Vanja Zvonic
Perinatal Co-ordinator
- Perinatal is defined by NHS Lothian as the period pre-birth to 3 years
- Direct work in families’ homes delivering short term intervention to support perinatal development (such as Baby Massage, parent infant attachment work, Peep etc.)
- Support volunteers who can undertake Baby Massage/Bookbug/Peep in home
- Link with perinatal networks to develop our services (such as the Perinatal Collaborative, HS Perinatal Champions Network, etc.)
Monday – Thursday: 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
Friday: 09:00 am – 02:00 pm
vanjaz@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07789 731 888
Nancy Little
Group Work Co-ordinator
- Oversight of group work
- Liaise with partner agencies such as peeple
- Develop schedule of group work for each term and with admin support, ensure venues and resources are sourced and maintained
- Support group work volunteers
- Monitoring and evaluation of group work with admin support
Tuesday, Wednesday &
Thursday: 09:00 am – 05:00 pm
nancyl@homestartedinburgh.org.uk
Tel: 0131 553 7819
Mobile: 07833 477926
The earliest years make the biggest impact, make sure those years count
Starting in the home, our approach is as individual as the people we help
We give compassionate, confidential help and expert support
Sharing local expertise can drive local, regional and national change
There for parents when they need us most
