Intensive Dispersed Domestic Abuse Support Worker

Changing Lives; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Changing Lives in Middlesbrough is seeking an Intensive Dispersed Domestic Abuse Support Worker to provide high‑quality, person‑centred support to individuals experiencing domestic abuse in dispersed accommodation.

You will deliver practical and emotional assistance, safety planning, tenancy sustainment, and access to specialist services, working within a trauma‑informed, non‑judgmental framework to empower independence and stability.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering trauma-informed, person-centred support.
• Ability to provide intensive, long-term support to domestic abuse survivors.
• Experience working with dispersed accommodation and tenancy sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, person-centred support to individuals in dispersed accommodation.
• Deliver practical and emotional support, safety planning and access to specialist services.
• Conduct risk assessments and collaborate with partners to promote safety and stability.

Job description

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Intensive Dispersed Domestic Abuse Support Worker

Reference: SEP20261929

Expiry date: 18:00, Wed, 4th Nov 2026

Location: Middlesbrough

Benefits: Maternity Leave 20w fully paid + up to 52w leave total. Paternity Leave 4w paid. Adoption same as Maternity Leave. 25 Days Holiday, +2 Wellbeing Days + your Birthday & Bank Holidays off. Pension, Life Cover at X4 Salary & Private Health Insurance

Middlesbrough Safe Accommodation Service is delivered by Changing Lives, providing a coordinated, trauma-informed, and recovery-focused response to those who are fleeing domestic abuse. This includes adult victims and survivors, their children and young people .

As part of our safe accommodation model, we provide safe and secure refuge accommodation for women and children. Our service includes 14 self-contained units and one emergency bed with 24/7 support available. We work collaboratively with each woman - whether she is single or living with her children - to develop person-centred safety and support plans, alongside comprehensive risk assessments. This approach ensures that each individual remains central to every stage of the process.

Alongside the refuge, the model also provides dispersed accommodation for individuals with multiple enduring needs who may not be able to access traditional mainstream refuge. Intensive D ispersed Support Workers will deliver support equivalent to refuge services, including flexible, trauma-informed intensive support. Building engagement and resilience through tailored safety planning, emotional and practical support, tenancy sustainment,? advocacy ?and access to specialist servic es.

Overall Role Purpose

We are looking for an Intensive Dispersed Domestic Abuse Support Worker to provide high quality, person-centred support to individuals experiencing domestic abuse who would not typically meet mainstream refuge criteria, ensuring that they are safe, supported and empowered to rebuild their lives. The role involves delivering practical and emotional support for people living in our dispersed accommodation, promoting independence, and enabling the people we support to access appropriate resources, services, and longer-term housing solutions.

For some victims/survivors who may be isolated, disengaged from services, or at high risk a proactive trauma-informed and persistent outreach approach is required. The role involves offering intensive, long-term support to help victims improve safety, access specialist services, and build trust. The worker will engage clients through assertive, person-centred approaches to reduce harm and promote recovery and stability.

T he successful candidate will use a holistic and strength-based approach to support all individuals; supporting individuals who have experienced multiple disadvantages and have unmet needs, who require specialist trauma informed and non-judgmental support.

Please see attached job description for further information.