Young Parent’s Support & Progression Officer

Role

Young Parents’ Support & Progression Officer

Keighley, Bradford - with travel to other Centrepoint sites across Bradford

Full‑Time (37.5 hours per week), 12‑month fixed‑term contract maternity cover

18 March 2026

£25,585 - £30,403 per annum

Expected to take place on 30 March 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.

• 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.

• 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
• 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.

Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to join our team as a Young Parents’ Support & Progression Officer
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