Are you passionate about supporting young people affected by domestic and/or sexual violence and abuse (DVA/SVA)? We have an opportunity for a DVA/SVA specialist colleague to join our multi-disciplinary team of wellbeing coaches. Please find full details of how to apply via our website in the advert below. The deadline for application submissions is 23:59, Thursday, 30th April 2026. These roles are part of an innovative partnership led by Next Link to provide a holistic response to gender-based violence across Bristol and South Gloucestershire. You will be employed by 1625 as part of a team of Wellbeing Coaches, and will also work closely with Next Link colleagues, dividing your time between supporting young people in Next Link safe accommodation, and supporting young people in the community. Wellbeing coaches offer flexible, relationship-based support to young people to help them reboot their lives. They also coach and mentor colleagues, sharing their knowledge and skills and delivering training to our teams. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team working at the intersection of homelessness, mental health, DVA/SVA, and experience of care. We aim to build a more diverse workforce that reflects the young people we support, including those from migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities. We therefore warmly encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented at 1625, including people from ethnic minority backgrounds, Muslim candidates, and anyone with relevant lived experience. This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed a genuine occupational requirement for this post, under schedule 9, paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010. If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible. Who are we? We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625 we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives. How we work At 1625 our work is rooted in Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP). Our Psychologically Informed Framework shapes how we build relationships, use our spaces, and support young people. This means we prioritise safety, trust, collaboration, and understanding the impact of trauma in every interaction. You don’t need prior experience in PIE or TIP to apply - we’ll support you to learn and develop these approaches in the role. Our Competency Development Framework sits at the heart of how we work at 1625. It links our values with the behaviours we expect to see in everyday practice and supports colleagues to learn, reflect and develop. It also means our recruitment is grounded in behaviours, not just experience, so applications, interviews and job profiles all focus on how we work, not only what we do. What you will be doing: Travelling to where young people are, to provide holistic, tailored, 1:1 support for young people experiencing, or at risk of, DVA/SVA. Listening and responding to young people’s needs, facilitating groupwork and signposting to other relevant opportunities for recovery. Developing excellent relationships with stakeholders and confidently representing your young people in multi-agency work. Mentoring and coaching colleagues to upskill them in responding to DVA/SVA. You will be in the Transitions and Resilience team and your line manager will be our Transitions and Resilience Service Manager. Don’t currently hold the IDVA qualification? No problem. If you have the relevant skills and experience and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role. Details of how you can do that are further down in this advert. Contract details Hours per week: 33.75 (0.9 FTE) Contract type: Fixed term, Maternity cover Pay: £30,024 - £31,537 per annum (pro rata for part time) The location: We have offices in central Bristol and South Gloucestershire. There is also flexibility and support for some hybrid working. Start date: We would like to have you in post by mid-June 2026. We may be able to offer some flexibility around number of hours worked, within the total 0.9 FTE available. If you would like a different number of hours, or need a particular work pattern, please let us know this in your application. A few benefits at 1625ip In return for your dedication, we offer: A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays. Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF. Regular clinical supervision and reflective practice to safeguard your wellbeing at work. “Colleagues are valued and supported, people like working at 1625 and you can tell that by the culture and atmosphere in the offices.”, Colleague Wellbeing Survey 2025. “I feel genuinely so proud to and really feel that the values and motivation behind the work we do aligns with who I am and who I want to be.” See what other colleagues have said about their career development with us, on the vacancy page of our website. 1625 is a Disability Confident Employer. Important dates Application deadline closes: 23:59, Thursday 30 April 2026. If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Thursday, 07 May 2026, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Interviews are on Tuesday, 19 May 2026 in central Bristol. Application information Ready to see yourself in this rewarding role? We can’t wait to hear from you. Please click here to access the job pack. This includes the criteria that will be assessed at application and interview. Please click here to download the application form. You will be asked to answer 6 questions at the start of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted. Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form. Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you. Contact us To have an informal chat about the role, please contact [email protected]. If you have any queries, please email [email protected]. For support with your application, skills, training, and your career - Skills Connect ’s dedicated advisors can assist you. Equitable opportunities for everyone We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications. As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager. We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work, and Bristol Equality Charter pledges. Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.