Job Description

Exciting new opportunity!
Essex Domestic abuse innovation partnership are looking to recruit outstanding practitioners to our brand new service:
"Supporting you to Support them"
We are recruiting to two full time positions (up to 37 hours), however we would consider job share and part time work to enable us to work flexibly to meet client needs.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative new service which aims to offer help, guidance and support to friends and family of those experiencing domestic abuse with the goal of helping those impacted access support earlier.
The role will involve:

• Providing advice, guidance and coaching based support via phone, virtual meetings and through online webchat.
• Developing and sharing resources to increase awareness of Domestic abuse
• Carrying out outreach work to raise awareness in seldom heard groups within the local population by delivering learning sessions with established community groups
• Over the duration of the first year facilitating and developing peer support networks to increase the reach of the programme.

This position will involve both virtual and in person work so the ability to drive and travel around the county is essential.
The role would involve working during standard business hours the majority of the time, however the successful candidate would need to have the flexibility to carry out some work outside of standard 9-5 hours on an agreed schedule to allow us to offer some out of hours advice and guidance and this would be agreed in advance.
The project is a new innovation project with 2026-2027 being the pilot phase.
Our ideal candidates with be warm, friendly, organised and with excellent interpersonal and relational skills as well as being proficient in the use of Microsoft Office.
Experience in either domestic abuse services or safeguarding practice would be advantageous.
If you have further questions please contact:: Robyn Roberts (She/Her)- Development Children's Service Manager
M: 07708468496
E:
Interviews will take place 4th and 5th February 2026
Although this contract has a permanent status, please be aware that this post is subject to funding currently to 31/03/2028 and therefore should this funding not be extended further, you may be subject to a redundancy consultation or a TUPE arrangement. This contract is due to expire on 31/03/2028
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible
Pay & Reward Framework
We know that our colleagues go above and beyond in delivering our vital work, driven by their passion and commitment to Barnardo's . We also know that we can only realise our ambitions and achieve better outcomes for more children, thanks to the talent, hard work and creativity of our people.
For all these reasons, we are committed to a new approach to pay and reward, to ensure it is fair, attractive and progressive, which was rolled out in April 2023. This is a positive change for the charity, and a part of our Strategy. It will assist us in supporting colleagues to belong, thrive and grow in their colleague journey at Barnardo's and in time will offer clear routes of progression for colleagues in both their career and their pay.
Whilst the full pay band and salary range is advertised, our approach to starting salaries is to appoint between the minimum to mid-point of the pay band - this ensures that pay steps are available to reward our colleagues annually based on their contribution to excellence and alignment to our values and behaviours. More details on Barnardo's pay framework can be found upon application.
Benefits
Workplace Offer: What it means for you
Our hybrid working initiative is based on trust, flexibility and empowerment. We understand our workplace offer means different things to different people, and we encourage those conversations. This may mean working at one of our stores, services, working at home, in the community, at one of our Collaboration Hubs or depending on the role any combination of these. Please read through the advert carefully to understand the remits of hybrid working that will be specific to the role.

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• Annual Leave entitlement for full-time colleagues is 26 days per annum, increasing to 27 days per annum, after 3 years Barnardo's service, 29 days per annum, after 5 years Barnardo's service and 30 days per annum, after 7 years Barnardo's service. Those working less than full time are entitled to the same level of holiday pro rata
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• 20% discount at Barnardo's stores
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Learning and Development offer

*T&C's apply based on contract
About Barnardo's
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and cultivating a culture where everyone can belong and thrive through inclusion and connectivity. We want our workforce to be reflective of the communities we work with, and for equality, diversity and inclusion to be embedded in everything we do. We are a Disability Confident Leader, are progressing our ambition to be an anti-racist organisation with Anti-Racism Commitments and actions in place and have networks for colleagues who are disabled, LGBT+, Black and Minoritised Ethnic and Women. We particularly encourage applications from Black and Minoritised Ethnic and/or disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce. For disabled applicants, we offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Skills Required