Senior Project Worker
11 days ago
Southend-on-Sea
Senior Project Worker We are seeking a skilled and compassionate Senior Project Worker to lead specialist, trauma-informed support for women in a supported housing setting. Position: Senior Project Worker (Women Specific)Salary:£31,135-£33,635 (dependent on experience)Location: Southend on seaHours: 37 hours per week (including evenings, weekends and bank holidays as required)Closing Date: 1st June 2026 About the role This is a pivotal senior practitioner role within a female-only supported accommodation service. You will provide leadership on complex casework, ensuring high-quality, gender-responsive support for women who have experienced trauma, abuse and multiple disadvantage. You will act as a role model for best practice, supporting colleagues to deliver safe, consistent and empowering services that promote recovery, independence and long-term stability. Key responsibilities include: • Holding a reduced caseload of complex, high-risk cases, • Leading case supervision, offering guidance and constructive challenge to staff, • Providing specialist expertise in violence against women and girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse and sexual violence, • Overseeing safeguarding, risk assessments and safety planning, ensuring robust and defensible practice, • Supporting staff in responding to serious incidents and high-risk situations, • Promoting trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches that centre women’s experiences, • Leading reflective practice, mentoring and professional development of team members, • Supporting housing management, tenancy sustainment and safe shared living environments, • Overseeing move-on planning, ensuring safe transitions into independent or supported housing, • Working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to achieve positive outcomes About you You will be an experienced practitioner with a strong background in supporting women facing homelessness and complex needs. You bring both technical expertise and the confidence to guide others in high-pressure situations. You will ideally have: • Significant experience working with women affected by domestic abuse, sexual violence and multiple disadvantage, • Strong knowledge of trauma-informed and psychologically informed practice, • Experience managing complex cases and safeguarding risks, • Ability to provide supervision, mentoring or practice leadership to colleagues, • Knowledge of MARAC and multi-agency safeguarding processes, • Excellent communication, partnership and advocacy skills, • A calm, resilient and reflective approach in challenging environments A relevant qualification or training in VAWG, IDVA/ISVA, or DASH risk assessment would be advantageous. About the organisation A values-led organisation committed to providing high-quality, trauma-informed support to people experiencing homelessness and social exclusion. Their work is rooted in respect, empowerment and inclusion, with a strong focus on creating safe, supportive environments where individuals can rebuild their lives. They invest in our staff and promote a culture of learning, reflection and collaboration. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated team making a real difference to women’s lives every day. Other roles you may have experience of could include: Project Worker, Senior Support Worker, Women’s Support Worker, Domestic Abuse Practitioner, IDVA, ISVA, Case Worker, Housing Support Worker, Team Leader.