Young Parent's Support & Progression Officer

Centrepoint; Bradford; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave per year

Healthcare cash plan

Private Medical insurance

Income protection

Employer pension contributions 5%

Career progression linked to portfolio

Cycle to Work loan scheme

Interest-free travel loan

Job summary

Centrepoint in Keighley, Bradford, is recruiting a Young Parents’ Support & Progression Officer on a full-time 37.5-hour basis for a 6‑month fixed‑term contract. The role may require travel to other Centrepoint sites across Bradford.

Closing date is 6 October 2026 and salary ranges from £25,585 to £31,239 per annum. The post involves helping young parents and their children build healthy, fulfilling futures, with dedicated support within our accommodation-based service and potential cross-site

Qualifications

• Experience working with young parents or expectant parents is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Working within the Young Parent Service, providing support to vulnerable young Parents and single young people.
• Working in a team with a strong understanding of the developmental needs of children, the challenges of parenting.
• Promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence, reflecting and responding to health and housing needs and fully integrating support packages that reflect the needs of those accessing the service.
• Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team that works with young parents / Young people to identify and meet their personal, social, health, learning and work needs.
• Follow the lead from line management to ensure that all performance and contractual targets are met and exceeded.

Job description

Role: Young Parents’ Support & Progression Officer
Location: Keighley, Bradford - with travel to other Centrepoint sites across Bradford
Contract: Full-Time (37.5 hours per week), 6‑month fixed‑term contract
Closing Date:6October2026
Salary: £25,585.00 – £31,239.21 per annum
Interviews expected to take place week commencing 12 October 2026.

Centrepoint, the UK’s leading youth homelessness charity, is delighted to be recruiting a Young Parents’ Support & Progression Officer to join our Bradford services. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference, and in return we offer a competitive salary and excellent benefits.

As a Young Parents’ Support & Progression Officer, you’ll play a vital role in helping young parents and their children in Bradford build happy, healthy and fulfilling futures—both during their time with Centrepoint and beyond.

You’ll provide dedicated support to young parents and expectant parents within our accommodation-based service in Keighley, and you may also support families across our other Bradford services when needed. Unit numbers may vary depending on service requirements.

Experience working with young parents or expectant parents is desirable, and we encourage you to review the attached Job Description for full details about the role.

This role involves:

• Working within the Young Parent Service, providing support to vulnerable young Parents and single young people.
• Working in a team with a strong understanding of the developmental needs of children, the challenges of parenting.
• Promote a vibrant culture with an uncompromising commitment to excellence, reflecting and responding to health and housing needs and fully integrating support packages that reflect the needs of those accessing the service.
• Working as a part of a multi-disciplinary team that works with young parents / Young people to identify and meet their personal, social, health, learning and work needs.
• Follow the lead from line management to ensure that all performance and contractual targets are met and exceeded.

In return for your efforts, you’ll receive a competitive salary, excellent training and development, and a host of staff benefits including:

• 25 days of annual leave per year, rising by one day per year to a maximum of 27 days
• Healthcare cash plan
• Private Medical insurance
• Income protection
• Employer pension contributions of 5%
• Clear career progressions, linked to portfolio work, that enables movement up the pay scale
• Access to Cycle 2 Work loan scheme
• An interest‑free travel loan

At Centrepoint we challenge the discrimination within society that contributes to youth homelessness, and we are just as committed to fairness and equality within Centrepoint itself. We are passionate about ensuring all of our colleagues are made to feel included in the work we do and that we value the rich diversity within the organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, belief in any religion and none, gender identity, ethnic origin, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, unrelated criminal activities, disability, responsibility for dependents, part time or shift workers, being HIV positive or living with AIDS, lived experience of homelessness or using young people’s services and any other matter which causes a person to be treated with injustice.

Centrepoint’s policy is to recruit, employ and promote people on the basis of their suitability for the work to be performed, and to this end, our aim is to ensure that all applicants, employees and volunteers receive equal treatment.