Bridge - Senior Navigator - Multi Needs Navigator Service

Doe Park Water Activities Centre; Bradford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

32 days annual leave

5% employer pension contribution

Learning & Development programme

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Death-in-service benefit

Refer-a-friend £500

Two hours of monthly wellbeing time

Mindfulness activities

Blue Light Card

Job summary

The Bridge Project in Bradford is seeking a permanent Senior Navigator to lead a team of Navigators delivering support to people with multiple needs. You will manage caseloads, drive performance, maintain high standards, and inspire staff to empower clients and foster engagement.

Importantly, you will collaborate with the Service Manager, uphold reflective supervision and case formulation, and ensure compassionate, trauma-informed care across services funded to address mental health, housing,

Qualifications

• Lead a team of Navigators delivering support to people with multiple needs.
• Provide trauma-informed care approaches and ensure high-quality service standards.
• Carry a caseload and support the Service Manager with day-to-day leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team to deliver coordinated care packages.
• Carry a caseload alongside team management responsibilities.
• Work with the Service Manager to provide day-to-day leadership and delegated tasks.

Skills

Team Leadership

Trauma-Informed Care

Case Management

Driving Licence

Job description

Job Introduction

The Bridge Project is a Bradford based charity with over 35 years’ experience delivering services and projects addressing a range of issues such as drug and alcohol use, risk taking behaviours, relationships, housing, physical/mental health, and employment. We work with individuals, families, partners, and communities to improve people’s lives in a sustainable way, empowering people experiencing multiple barriers to achieve positive change.

We have an exciting opportunity within our well-established multiple needs navigator service for a permanent Senior Navigator, who will work with a team of Navigators delivering support to people who have multiple needs and find it difficult to engage. The service supports people with the most entrenched needs, within the domains of mental health, criminal justice, substance misuse, homelessness and physical health.

The successful candidate will be an experienced professional who can lead, inspire and develop a team and who has an understanding of trauma informed care approaches, along with the knowledge and experience of delivering services which evidence high performance and quality standards.

You will be an ideal fit if you are great with teams, ensuring that the team stays focused and the service runs smoothly, making certain that staff working in the service produce comprehensive coordinated care packages with each service user that is implemented and reviewed. You will empower staff to promote hope, empowerment, choice and opportunities that assist service users reaching their full potential as individuals and community members.

In addition to carrying a caseload, the Senior Navigator will work with the Service Manager by demonstrating day‑to‑day leadership and performing a range of delegated tasks.

Bridge is a value driven organisation, and these strong values are the foundation of our organisation stability and are at the heart of what we do. It is essential that you have an understanding and can deliver on reflective/restorative supervision and case formulation supervision to a high standard.

A driving licence with access to a vehicle and fully comprehensive business insurance is essential for this role. A willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check is also a requirement of the post (the results of which would not necessarily exclude applicants from consideration).

Benefits

• Competitive salary that reflects your skills and contribution
• 32 days of annual leave to rest, recharge, and enjoy life outside work
• 5% employer pension contribution to support your long‑term financial security
• A dedicated Learning & Development programme to help you grow and progress
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential advice whenever you need it
• Death‑in‑service benefit worth three times your salary for added peace of mind
• Refer‑a‑friend bonus of £500 when you help us bring great people on board
• Two hours of monthly wellbeing time to pause, connect, and reset with your team
• A programme of mindfulness activities to boost focus on overall wellbeing
• Access to a Blue Light Card, giving you discounts across hundreds of retailers, restaurants, and leisure brands.

The Bridge Project is proud to be a Mindful Employer, championing a workplace where wellbeing truly matters.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and to creating safe, inclusive services. All staff are expected to share this commitment.