Project Worker in Bristol

Pen-Hall is a brand-new service for care-experienced young people in Bristol, and we’re excited to be building a team to bring it to life. Set within a newly refurbished home for up to nine young people, this service is designed to support them as they take confident steps towards greater independence. You will be key in delivering a 24/7 support service, creating a safe, inclusive space where young people can grow, thrive, and achieve their goals, and being the keyworker to enable young people to successfully transition to independence by building their skills, confidence, and supportive networks.

We aim to build a more diverse workforce that reflects the young people we support, including those from migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking communities. We therefore warmly encourage applications from individuals who are currently under-represented at 1625ip, including people from Black/Black British backgrounds, Muslim and male candidates, and anyone with relevant lived experience. If you need an adjustment to be made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.

We are a leading youth homelessness charity based in the Southwest, working with over 1,500 young people. At 1625ip we are driven by Social Justice and Passion: we strive to do something that matters and take pride in seeing the results of our work in social outcomes and improving young people’s lives.

At 1625ip our work is rooted in Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) and Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP). Our Psychologically Informed Framework shapes how we build relationships, use our spaces, and support young people. This means we prioritise safety, trust, collaboration, and understanding the impact of trauma in every interaction. You don’t need prior experience in PIE or TIP to apply - we’ll support you to learn and develop these approaches in the role.

By being empathetic and truly understanding the needs of young people, including those leaving care, and the barriers they face, you will develop individual support plans and provide 1-2-1 support for a small caseload to help young people work towards their goals. Through your enthusiasm, you will work collaboratively to ensure a safe and thriving home environment for young people. You’re dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of every young person and child and know how to put this into practice. Through using your organisation and IT skills, you will ensure a variety of records are completed and kept up to date. By being flexible, you will work to a set rota including mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends. Applying or developing skills and knowledge of Supported Accommodation Regulations to support Care Experienced young people.

You will be in the Pen-Hall team, and your line manager will be our Senior Project Worker. Our Competency Development Framework sits at the heart of how we work at 1625ip. It links our values with the behaviours we expect to see in everyday practice and supports colleagues to learn, reflect and develop. It also means our recruitment is grounded in behaviours, not just experience, so applications, interviews and job profiles all focus on how we work, not only what we do.

If you have transferrable skills and you are interested in this role, but you are worried about the application process, please get in touch with us. We encourage you to have an informal chat with the recruiting manager to discuss how your personal or professional experience and skills could be transferred to this role.

Contract type: Permanent

Pay: £28,142 - £29,540 per annum pro rata, starting at the bottom of the scale

The location: Brislington, Bristol

If you have not heard from us by the end of the day on Wednesday 01 July 2026, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Interviews are on Wednesday 08 July 2026. You will be asked to answer 5 questions at the top of the Word application form. These are required to ensure your application can be shortlisted. Please note the online e-application form cannot be saved so we recommend you prepare your Word application form before you start filling in the e-form. Please get in touch with us if a hard copy of the application form would be preferred. We will organise a time for you to collect it from and return it to Kingsley Hall (our main office in Old Market). An online application will then be created for you.

To have an informal chat about the role, please contact our enquiries mailbox and we will direct your query to the right recruiting manager. For support with your application, skills, training, and your career - Skills Connect’s dedicated advisors can assist you.

A few benefits at 1625ip:

• A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days per annum plus all Bank Holidays.
• Employee Health Cash Plan with HSF.
• A supportive and approachable team with an emphasis on colleague wellbeing.

1625ip is a Disability Confident Employer. We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers and encourage applications. As an organisation who safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and adults at risk, any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check. Successful candidates will need to provide our organisation with sufficient documentation to prove ID. We comply fully with the DBS code of practice and undertake to treat all applications for positions fairly. For successful candidates with a criminal record, a risk assessment process will take place with the recruiting manager. We also pride ourselves on being an equitable opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We have committed to being a Disability Confident Employer, and have made the Menopause Workplace, Mental Health at Work, and Bristol Equality Charter pledges.