Community Partner

One Small Thing; Southampton; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

One Small Thing in Southampton is seeking a Community Partner to join our residential service for women and their children. This 37-hour-per-week role covers shifts from 07:30 to 20:00 across seven days, with every other weekend and bank holidays.

You will support residents, addressing needs in skills development, health and wellbeing, and in relation to their Community Order, while applying safeguarding practices and working closely with the team for consistent support.

Responsibilities

• Support residents and help manage their needs within a trauma-informed programme.
• Address safeguarding concerns promptly in line with policy and procedures.
• Collaborate with the wider team to ensure consistent, safe support for each woman and child.

Job description

Community Partner

Salary: £27,225 to £29,000 FTE per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week - Covering shifts between the times of 07:30 and 20:00, across 7 days, to include every other weekend and bank holidays

Contract: Permanent

Location: Southampton

About Us

One Small Thing is a UK-based charity dedicated to redesigning the justice system through a traumainformed approach. We work to ensure that women and their children affected by the justice system are supported with dignity, compassion, and understanding. By influencing policy, delivering innovative programmes, and creating safe, nurturing environments, we aim to break cycles of disadvantage and enable lasting, positive change. We are a values-driven organisation, committed to collaboration, learning, and placing lived experience at the heart of everything we do.

About You and The role

As a Community Partner, you will be part of the team delivering this innovative and exciting residential service for women and their children from Hampshire. You will support our residents, working with the women on a personal programme that addresses all their needs in terms of their skills development, health and wellbeing, and in relation to their Community Order.

You will also provide support to the women to manage any potential risks that they are exposed to and provide the one-to-one support they need in relation to any other aspect of their lives that they need help with. You will collaborate with the wider team to ensure that you are always up-to-date on the women’s needs and progress, to ensure a consistent approach and network of support for each woman and child at Hope Street and our houses.

Keeping women and children safe sits at the heart of this role. You will be expected to recognise and act on safeguarding concerns promptly, in line with our safeguarding policy and procedures, and to model safe, boundaried and trauma-informed practice in everything you do.

N.B. This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Working with us

At One Small Thing, we offer a supportive and values-led working environment, alongside a competitive benefits package that includes flexible working, generous annual leave, and access to wellbeing support. We are committed to your development, providing opportunities for learning, reflection and growth, so you can thrive in your role while making a meaningful difference.

Closing Date: 5.00pm on Wednesday 25th November 2026.

Equity, Inclusion and Safeguarding

One Small Thing is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, and we actively value the insight and expertise that comes from lived experience of the issues we work with. We welcome applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds, including those who have experience of the justice system.

Safer recruitment is central to the safeguarding of adults, children, and young people at risk. One Small Thing is committed to the safeguarding of every woman and child who is part of the Hope Street community and expects all team members to share this commitment.

As part of the recruitment process, the successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant vetting and barring checks. A criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from being appointed.

The DBS check for this role will be at enhanced level. Failure to declare any relevant information that is later provided by the Disclosure and Barring Service, may result in any offer of employment being withdrawn.