Project Worker (CHISVA – on the job training provided)
| Posting date: | 17 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25,492.40 to £29,755.44 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Location: | Gloucester, Gloucestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22650 |
Summary
We are delighted to be recruiting for a new Project Worker in Gloucestershire; this is an exciting opportunity to join Barnardo's and become part of a passionate and experienced team.
Our Barnardo's project worker will be working as a CHISVA – Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor within the Gloucestershire ISVA service.
They will be provided with fully funded, on the job CHISVA training delivered by Lime Culture alongside a comprehensive induction, line and case management and clinical supervision.
We are looking for someone who is:
Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
Passionate about working with and offering trauma informed support to children, young people, and their families.
Motivated to amplify service user's voices and create opportunities for children and young people to fulfil their potential.
Able to work independently whilst also working collaboratively within a supportive team.
Committed to keeping children and young people safe, taking safeguarding action when required whilst maintaining empathy, compassion, and respect for those you support.
Passionate about building positive relationships whilst empowering other professionals to work confidently and safely with children and young people.
Barnardo's deliver the Gloucestershire Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service in partnership with First Light. Together, we provide specialist support for anyone living in the county who has been impacted by sexual abuse, or sexual violence. Our Barnardo's CHISVAs provide trauma-informed emotional and practical support to children and young people and their families. More information about the role can be found in the attached - About the Role – Barnardo's Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor.
Please do contact us if it you have any questions or would like to hear more about working for Barnardo's and this role -
Rachel Laurie - 07513704057 / Rachel.laurie@barnardos.org.uk
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.
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.
Our basis and values
Our Barnardo's project worker will be working as a CHISVA – Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor within the Gloucestershire ISVA service.
They will be provided with fully funded, on the job CHISVA training delivered by Lime Culture alongside a comprehensive induction, line and case management and clinical supervision.
We are looking for someone who is:
Able to listen to and communicate effectively with children and young people.
Passionate about working with and offering trauma informed support to children, young people, and their families.
Motivated to amplify service user's voices and create opportunities for children and young people to fulfil their potential.
Able to work independently whilst also working collaboratively within a supportive team.
Committed to keeping children and young people safe, taking safeguarding action when required whilst maintaining empathy, compassion, and respect for those you support.
Passionate about building positive relationships whilst empowering other professionals to work confidently and safely with children and young people.
Barnardo's deliver the Gloucestershire Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) Service in partnership with First Light. Together, we provide specialist support for anyone living in the county who has been impacted by sexual abuse, or sexual violence. Our Barnardo's CHISVAs provide trauma-informed emotional and practical support to children and young people and their families. More information about the role can be found in the attached - About the Role – Barnardo's Children's Independent Sexual Violence Advisor.
Please do contact us if it you have any questions or would like to hear more about working for Barnardo's and this role -
Rachel Laurie - 07513704057 / Rachel.laurie@barnardos.org.uk
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.
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.
Our basis and values
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Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.