Children, Young People & Families Development Worker – Domestic Abuse Services
Location: Brighton & Hove
Salary: £26,208 per annum
Vacancy Type: Full-time
Closing date: 27 January 2026
Equal Opportunity Statement: This post is restricted to female applicants only under the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1. The role is based within a female-only domestic abuse refuge, where the provision of services requires a female worker to ensure the privacy, dignity, and safety of residents
Benefits:
* 26 holiday per year with the option to trade and buy more
* Health plan
* Discounts in high street shops including technology
* Cycle to work scheme
* No weekend working
* Casual dress code
* Local and national training opportunities
Do you want to work for a company that encourages you to bring your whole self to work? Do you want to work with a team that truly puts the survivors at the heart of everything they do? If the answer is yes, then this is the place for you.
Their Refuge in Brighton provides an excellent opportunity for you to become a Children, Young People & Families Development Worker, where you will be empowered and encouraged to support children, young people and families to reach their full potential and work with a dynamic team of specialist domestic abuse support workers. Your unique skills and attributes will be used to support children and young people on a day-to-day basis, allowing them to gain the tools to live a life free from abuse.
Typical Day
* Daily team brief with your team
* Using My Star to create support plans with the children and young people
* Offer emotional support and wellbeing interventions
* Carry out risk assessments, support planning, actions and goal setting and regular reviews
* Organise activities and play groups for the younger children and an afterschool club for the older children
* Assist families to source education for the children and young people
* Attend multi‑agency meetings
* Work in partnership with the Play Therapy Worker
What you will bring
* Passion to support survivors to live their best life, working collaboratively with an eye for detail
* A "can do" positive attitude and a zest for supporting people (experience desirable but not required)
* Experience of creating person‑centred support plans and supporting survivors to work to the plans
* Ability to work using your initiative, remaining calm under pressure and a resilient approach
* If you are new to the sector, show transferable skills
About the Organisation
They have 20+ years’ experience delivering refuge, safe accommodation and community‑based domestic abuse services. Their services include Women and Children’s Refuges, LGBTQ+ Safe Space, a South Asian Women’s Refuge and dispersed accommodation to support those that are unable to access traditional Refuges such as male survivors, those with pets and those facing multiple and complex disadvantage. Their dispersed model of safe accommodation ensures equal access for all. The organisation is a leading housing provider, managing around 39,000 homes, serving 82,000 survivors across their portfolio of affordable properties for general rent, shared ownership and sale, alongside specialist accommodation, with an ambitious house‑building programme. Their mission is to provide quality homes and services for people whose needs are not met by the open market. They are a Disability Confident Employer and working towards accreditation for becoming a Disability Confident Leader.
The organisation reserves the right to bring the closing date forward should enough quality applications be received prior to the current closing date.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the organisation, please click apply.
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