Senior Project Worker - Pause

Nelson Trust; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization is seeking a Senior Project Worker to lead change and empower women facing challenging circumstances. The role involves coaching a team, ensuring high-quality service delivery, and overseeing reports and budgets. Ideal candidates will possess leadership experience, a relevant qualification, and a strong commitment to safeguarding and compliance. The position offers competitive salary and opportunities for professional development within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Generous pension scheme

Positive working environment

Qualifications

• Experience leading and supervising teams in support services.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection legislation.
• Ability to analyze information and write clear reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team to achieve positive outcomes for women.
• Supervise staff to ensure high-quality service delivery.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Relationship-building

Data analysis

Safeguarding

Education

Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Location: Gloucester Women’s Centre

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 pro rata dependent on experience

Hours: 21 hours per week

Are you ready to lead change and transform lives?

Join The Nelson Trust as a Senior Project Worker for Pause and become a driving force in breaking the cycle of children being removed from their families. We’re looking for an ambitious, creative, and influential leader who is passionate about empowering women to create brighter futures.

Pause works intensively with women who have experienced, or are at risk of, repeated pregnancies that result in children being taken into care. Through tailored support, we help women reflect, tackle destructive patterns, and develop new skills—preventing the heartbreak of family separation and building stronger communities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coach a team of keyworkers to achieve positive outcomes for women.
• Supervise staff and ensure high-quality, data-driven service delivery.
• Oversee contract requirements, reporting, and budgets.
• Communicate effectively within the team and with external partners.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders and funders.
• Champion safeguarding, compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Represent The Nelson Trust and the Women’s Centre at meetings and events.
• Foster a culture of learning and development within the team.

Requirements

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience (e.g., social work, mental health, education, youth work, therapeutic practice, or similar)
• Experience leading and supervising teams, ideally in services supporting women or families with complex needs
• Strong understanding of safeguarding, child protection, and adult protection legislation
• Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills
• Ability to analyse information, write clear reports, and use data to drive improvements
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and continuous professional development

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive and dynamic team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of women and their families.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• A chance to work in a role that is both challenging and rewarding.

If you are passionate about supporting women and their families and meet the requirements, we would love to hear from you!

Due to the nature of the work carried out in our Women’s Centres this is restricted to female applicants only in accordance with the provisions of the occupational requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1).

The Nelson Trust is committed to safeguarding, the successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced Children & Adults DBS check.

We have become known for the quality of our work and ability to provide bespoke care and support services. While we are proud of our achievements so far, we are ambitious and want to continue to grow and diversify our workforce. We recognise that employees from different backgrounds bring unique knowledge, perspectives and experiences and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from individuals across all sectors of society.

This is an opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. Our staff make a real difference to people’s lives and in return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive training and development programme a generous pension scheme and a positive working environment.