Overview

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Position: Children and Family Worker

Location: Cross Green, Leeds, LS9/hybrid

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week

Salary: SCP 7 £27,097 per annum pro rata

Contract: initial three-year contract with possibility to extend

Closing Date: Friday 10th October 2025 at 9am

Interview Date: Thursday 16th October 2025

The Role

The Children & Family Worker will support children and young people in West Yorkshire affected by domestic abuse, working with families to build trust, identify needs, and set goals. Partnering with IDVA and colleagues, the role provides holistic, therapeutic, and practical support, promoting safety, self-esteem, healthy relationships, and protective networks.

You will build your relationships with the families to gain understanding of people’s strengths, interests and hobbies, whilst also building up knowledge of the support needs, barriers and issues faced by Gypsies and Travellers.

Duties and responsibilities

• Case Work
• Community Engagement
• Project Management
• Risk Management
• Partnership Development

About You

• Experience of working with children and/or young people who are/have experienced trauma.
• Writing reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes.
• Recording information in a fact based and timely manner
• Working in a support-based role and building long lasting and trusting relationships.

PLEASE NOTE: CVs will not be accepted for this role; you will be redirected through to the charity’s website where you will need to complete their application form.

About The Organisation

You will be joining a vibrant and brave grassroots organisation led by Gypsy and Traveller people in West Yorkshire. This is an established and award-winning civil society organisation with a national profile. Recognised as being innovative, brave and creative. The overall aim of the charity is to improve the quality of life for Gypsies and Travellers through addressing inequalities in homes, health, education, and employment, financial and social inclusion. There are a number of community-facing and strategic projects to achieve aims including advocacy, community development and youth work.

Other information: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.