Senior VOICE Practitioner

THE GREEN HOUSE BRISTOL; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A community support organization in Bristol is looking for a Senior VOICE Practitioner to lead the VOICE Project, working with young survivors and their families to foster social change. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in youth work or trauma services and excellent facilitation skills. Responsibilities include expanding the program, delivering group activities, and collaborating with a dedicated team to create impactful mentorship opportunities. This role offers a chance to drive national change around child sexual abuse.

Qualifications

• Experienced in facilitating groups and co-production activities.
• Able to shape wider systems and influence national-level change.
• Lived experience of trauma is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and expansion of the VOICE Project.
• Deliver group facilitation and co-production activities.
• Support the design and delivery of leadership programmes.
• Collaborate with the team for creative spaces and mentorship.
• Represent the project in the national CSA practitioner network.

Skills

Facilitation

Leadership

Co-production

Community outreach

Social change activism

Education

Background in youth work, trauma services, social care, or education

Job description

Overview

The Green House is the specialist service in Bristol, Bath & Northeast Somerset, and South Gloucestershire supporting children, young people, and families affected by sexual abuse. This is an exciting time to join an ambitious team delivering a new strategy designed to break the silence around child sexual abuse.

We have secured national funding for the VOICE Project and are looking for a Senior VOICE Practitioner to lead development and expansion of the programme.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a skilled facilitator, leader, activist, and changemaker who can bring energy, creativity, and confidence to working with young people and parents/carers with lived experience of trauma. While experience in therapeutic settings is valuable, this role is not focused on therapeutic delivery. The ideal candidate thrives on group facilitation, co-production, and activism — someone who understands the power of connection and is passionate about shaping wider systems and influencing national change.

Background in youth work, trauma services (e.g. domestic abuse, sexual abuse), social care, community outreach, education, or social justice movements is welcomed.

The VOICE Project and its impact

Our VOICE change-making project supports young survivors and their family members to lead social change through creativity. We aim to create national systemic change around child sexual abuse. We emphasise the strengths of all young people and provide creative spaces where they can connect with their community, grow beyond trauma, and learn to lead services like ours alongside social change. Connecting those with lived experience through creative change-making is central to healing and helping young people and their families live a whole life alongside trauma.

The VOICE Project has two workstreams: Young People’s VOICE and Parent/Carer VOICE. We work with young people to deliver a creative arts leadership programme (6 weekly group), alongside creative drop-in spaces, individual projects and paid-for mentorship opportunities. We work with our Parent/Carer VOICE group to deliver monthly group sessions, parent-led drop-in spaces and individual projects. The VOICE Project also leads our national CSA practitioner network.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and expansion of the VOICE Project, working with young people and families affected by trauma.
• Deliver group facilitation, co-production activities, and activism to influence national change.
• Support the design and delivery of the Young People’s VOICE leadership programme and Parent/Carer VOICE activities.
• Collaborate with the team to grow creative spaces, drop-ins, and mentorship opportunities.
• Represent the project within the national CSA practitioner network.

Qualifications and experience

• Background in youth work, trauma services (e.g., domestic abuse, sexual abuse), social care, community outreach, education, or social justice movements.
• Strong facilitation, leadership, and co-production skills with lived experience of trauma.
• Ability to contribute to shaping wider systems and national-level change.

Application process

If you would like to be considered, please send your CV and a supporting document (in the format outlined below) to the email address on our website under the Work for us page, and in the job description/person specification by Wednesday 8 October 2025. Your supporting document must address the following question:

Why is supporting young people and their families to raise their voices and create change for others critical to healing?

Acceptable formats for the supporting document include:

• 2-page cover letter
• 5-minute-long video (mp4 attachment with your CV or link to an unlisted YouTube video)

Interviews are expected to take place online on 22 and 24 October 2025. The closing date for all applications is 8 October 2025. Please ensure you submit your CV and your supporting document in the format of your choice.

Please note that we will shortly recruit a VOICE Practitioner post to accompany the Senior role. If you would like to be considered for this post should your Senior application be unsuccessful, please specify this in your letter.

Equal opportunities

There is an optional Equal Opportunities Form on our website for internal diversity in recruitment monitoring, which can be sent to us at the same address alongside your application. The form will not be seen by those involved in the recruitment process. While not mandatory, this monitoring helps us align recruitment with our HR strategy and improves how we attract, recruit, and retain a diverse range of candidates.