Safer Futures Senior Project Worker
| Posting date: | 16 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £19,763.13 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 03 May 2026 |
| Location: | Cornwall, South West England |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Barnardo's |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 22783 |
Summary
Barnardo's – Safer Futures Domestic Abuse Service
Safer Futures is the commissioned support service for people affected by domestic abuse in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We provide trauma‑informed, person‑centred support for adults, young people, and children, helping them recover safely and confidently. Our work also includes behaviour‑change programmes, professional training, and education in schools to promote healthy, respectful relationships.
We are looking for a Senior Project Worker to join our team and play a key role in supporting people towards safer, healthier lives.
About the Role
As a Senior Project Worker, you will lead on triage, complex case management, and clinical pathway coordination. You will supervise staff, hold a specialist caseload, and ensure high‑quality, trauma‑informed practice across the service.
You will:
Provide leadership, supervision, and guidance to team members
Lead on triage, assessments, and counselling pathway coordination
Manage a complex caseload, delivering 1:1 trauma‑stabilisation support
Support decision‑making around risk, readiness, and intervention planning
Act as a key link between internal teams, counselling services, and multi‑agency partners
Contribute to service development, safeguarding, and quality assurance
Maintain high‑quality records and data, supporting reporting and improvement
About You
We're looking for someone who:
Quickly builds rapport and engages effectively with people
Has experience working with domestic abuse, trauma, or complex needs
Is confident in decision‑making, risk assessment, and case management
Can lead, support, and inspire others in a fast‑paced service
Is committed to trauma‑informed, strengths‑based practice
Can work collaboratively with multi‑agency partners
Has excellent communication, organisation, and record‑keeping skills
Why Join Us?
You'll be part of a supportive, committed team working to end domestic abuse and improve the lives of people across Cornwall. This role offers opportunities for professional development, reflective practice, and contributing to innovative service delivery.
When completing your application - please refer to document labelled - Safer Futures Service Specific - Role Complex TS and Triage and Person Specification - which provides a detailed role description and person specification.
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
Safer Futures is the commissioned support service for people affected by domestic abuse in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We provide trauma‑informed, person‑centred support for adults, young people, and children, helping them recover safely and confidently. Our work also includes behaviour‑change programmes, professional training, and education in schools to promote healthy, respectful relationships.
We are looking for a Senior Project Worker to join our team and play a key role in supporting people towards safer, healthier lives.
About the Role
As a Senior Project Worker, you will lead on triage, complex case management, and clinical pathway coordination. You will supervise staff, hold a specialist caseload, and ensure high‑quality, trauma‑informed practice across the service.
You will:
Provide leadership, supervision, and guidance to team members
Lead on triage, assessments, and counselling pathway coordination
Manage a complex caseload, delivering 1:1 trauma‑stabilisation support
Support decision‑making around risk, readiness, and intervention planning
Act as a key link between internal teams, counselling services, and multi‑agency partners
Contribute to service development, safeguarding, and quality assurance
Maintain high‑quality records and data, supporting reporting and improvement
About You
We're looking for someone who:
Quickly builds rapport and engages effectively with people
Has experience working with domestic abuse, trauma, or complex needs
Is confident in decision‑making, risk assessment, and case management
Can lead, support, and inspire others in a fast‑paced service
Is committed to trauma‑informed, strengths‑based practice
Can work collaboratively with multi‑agency partners
Has excellent communication, organisation, and record‑keeping skills
Why Join Us?
You'll be part of a supportive, committed team working to end domestic abuse and improve the lives of people across Cornwall. This role offers opportunities for professional development, reflective practice, and contributing to innovative service delivery.
When completing your application - please refer to document labelled - Safer Futures Service Specific - Role Complex TS and Triage and Person Specification - which provides a detailed role description and person specification.
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
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
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.