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Salem Street & Bradford District
17,254 per annum (Actual)
Monday 20th July 2026
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We’re proud of the work we do, and we’re now looking for a Children and Young People Domestic Abuse Practitioner. This new post has been made possible through two years’ grant funding from the Masonic Charitable Foundation and is embedded within the Bradford RESET team. The role is for 22.5 hours per week over 3 days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
We are looking for a highly skilled, engaging and innovative practitioner with strong experience of working with children and young people. You will have exceptional relationship-building and engagement skills, with the ability to connect with young people in a way that is authentic, inspiring and builds trust over time. You will be confident working in a needs-led and flexible way, while operating safely within a structured, safeguarding-led framework.
The role requires someone who works positively as part of a team and alongside multi-agency professionals, bringing strong communication, collaboration and professional judgement. Above all, you will be passionate about amplifying young people’s voices and committed to shaping support that genuinely works for them.
Bradford RESET (Recognise, Engage, Support Everyone to Transform) is a district-wide, trauma-informed service commissioned by Bradford Council and led by The Bridge Project. It provides a whole-system, multi-agency response to domestic abuse, working with both people who cause harm and those affected by it.
The model is built around a whole-family approach, ensuring that alongside behaviour change work with those causing harm, parallel support, safety planning and recovery support is provided to victims, partners and family members through dedicated Family Workers and specialist services.
Within RESET, Family Workers play a key role in identifying and supporting victim-survivors and their families. Through this work, they develop a clear understanding of risk, need and the lived experience of children and young people affected by domestic abuse.
This role sits within that structure. The Children & Young People Domestic Abuse Practitioner will receive referrals directly from Bradford RESET Family Workers, who will identify young people (aged 11–17) within families already engaged in the programme. This ensures that support for children and young people is:
This post extends Bradford RESET’s whole-system approach by providing targeted, developmentally appropriate support for adolescents affected by domestic abuse, ensuring their voices, needs and experiences are central to how support is designed and delivered.
It is essential that the successful candidate has a full driving licence and access to a vehicle with business insurance, as the role could not be effectively delivered without this. An enhanced DBS is also a requirement of the role.
Alongside a rewarding career, you’ll enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive:
The Bridge Project is proud to be a Mindful Employer, championing a workplace where wellbeing truly matters.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact Laura Bateson, Team Leader on laura.bateson@thebridgeproject.org.uk
You must complete the Bridge Project’s application form in order to be considered for the role. The application form plays a key part in our recruitment and selection process. We use the information you provide about your skills, experience, career and education history to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. It is important that you complete the application form as fully and accurately as possible, ensuring that you give specific examples which demonstrate how you meet the criteria.
No CVs are accepted. No Employment Agencies please.
Closing Date – 9.00 am Monday 20 July 2026
Shortlisting Date – Tuesday 21 July 2026
Interview Date – Tuesday 28 July 2026
We’re delighted to share that our Lotus Project is recruiting an experienced Domestic Abuse Case Worker to join our dedicated team. We believe in investing in our staff! That’s why we’ll pay for your IDVA qualification and support you throughout your learning journey.
The Bridge Project has been providing support since 1983. We work with individuals, families and communities to improve people’s lives in a sustainable way, recognising that solutions are often complex. Today we have a strong staff team of 130 dedicated individuals who address a range of issues such as homelessness, substance use, sex working, housing, employment and lots more.
The aim of the Lotus Project is to engage and support individuals, of any gender, to divert from or exit from sex work through a range of support infrastructures for themselves and their families. The successful candidate will report to the Lead IDVA/ISVA who is already embedded in the team and provides a high quality frontline IDVA case holder service to individuals accessing the Lotus Project and our other multi-need teams who are also experiencing domestic abuse and/or sexual violence related trauma.
We are looking for someone with a minimum of 2 years full time direct casework delivery experience for individuals experiencing domestic violence/abuse and coercion and control. You will be highly organised with excellent communication skills and able to manage your time effectively, working as part of the team, whilst applying your knowledge of the issues affecting people who are or have recently experienced domestic abuse/sexual violence and the impact on their health and wellbeing You will have experience of and the ability to liaise and build links with professionals from a variety of disciplines as well as knowledge of the legislative framework of domestic abuse. A commitment is essential to completing an IDVA qualification, funded through Bridge.
You will be passionate about what we do, demonstrating resilience and the ability to deal with difficult situations calmly, tactfully and responsibly. It is essential that you have a driving licence with access to a vehicle and business insurance. A willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check is also a requirement of the post.
Alongside a rewarding career, you’ll enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive:
The Bridge Project is proud to be a Mindful Employer, championing a workplace where wellbeing truly matters.
If you would like to have an informal conversation about the role, please contact Shelley Pawson, Service Manager at Shelley.Pawson@thebridgeproject.org.uk to arrange this.
You must complete the Bridge Project’s application form in order to be considered for the role. The application form plays a key part in our recruitment and selection process. We use the information you provide about your skills, experience, career and education history to decide whether or not to invite you for an interview. It is important that you complete the application form as fully and accurately as possible, ensuring that you give specific examples which demonstrate how you meet the criteria.
No CVs are accepted. No Employment Agencies please.
There is no closing date, applications will be reviewed on submission. We ask that you apply promptly as the vacancy will be removed on appointment of the successful candidate.
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