Children and Families Domestic Abuse Support Workers

About the role

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. The Survive and Thrive Integrated Children’s Service provides specialist support to children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse. We are seeking a Domestic Abuse Support Worker to deliver trauma-informed support to children and young people, helping to reduce the impact of trauma and support the rebuilding of safe, healthy relationships following domestic abuse.

Main Responsibilities

• Completing whole family assessments to identify need
• Building support plans with families to address the impact of domestic abuse
• Delivering trauma informed interventions with children, young people and their families

Main Requirements

• Experience of working directly with children, young people and their families where there has been domestic abuse.
• An understanding and experience of trauma informed approaches to working with children and families
• Experience of safeguarding risk assessment, identifying safeguarding concerns and following procedures

Benefits

• Annual paid leave entitlement of 25 working days, rising to max 30 plus bank holidays
• Up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• Enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• Eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• Cycle to work scheme
• Investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

How to Apply

Click the ‘Apply’ link and fill out the digital application form or visit https://careers.family-action.org.uk Vacancy ID: 1733. Closing Date: 12th May 2026 at 23:59. Interviews scheduled for Thursday 21st May 2026. For queries, email: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. All appointments with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks including DBS Enhanced Child Workforce Child Barred Lists.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates. We are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. All candidates with a disability are welcome to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme. We will reimburse reasonable travel costs if invited to attend an interview in person.