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.
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
Gemma Stoddart
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
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
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
Danielle Urquhart
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
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
Petra Emetuche
Group Work Co-ordinator
- Work with parents/carers to achieve consistent whole family wellbeing
- Create safe spaces for parents and children within groups where they can grow in confidence and learn new skills
- Enable parents/carers to develop their parenting skills and relationships with their children that improves attachment and enhances family learning opportunities
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.)
Mandy Hockey
Finance Officer
- Help to manage the finances and accounts of Home-Start Edinburgh
There for parents when they need us most
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