Family Support Worker - England

Based in the North of England
- Homebased

Salary: Band 5, £31,049, per annum, dependent on experience

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday
- Friday, 09:00 - 16:30

Combat Stress is the UK’s leading mental health charity for veterans. For over a century, we’ve been helping former service personnel deal with issues like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from military service. We have teams across the UK providing online and in‑person treatment and support, depending on the individual’s needs and circumstances of those who need us.

This is a new and exciting position for a Family Support Worker to join Combat Stress and work alongside the NHS as part of Op Courage throughout the North of England. This position will be virtual, however travel within the North of England to Op Courage locations will be expected when required, as well as any other essential travel involved in undertaking duties of the role.

The role will be integrated into the Op Courage Family Support service pathway which will involve supporting multiple NHS trusts within the North of England, therefore it would be preferable if the successful candidate lived within this area.

As Combat Stress is a national charity, the successful candidate will also be expected to create relationships with local authorities throughout the UK and to act as a liaison between the charity and the statutory sector in all matters pertaining to safeguarding.

We encourage applications from all demographics and are keen to hear from those who served in HM Forces or have experience supporting the military community.

This role is subject to a DBS check.

You will work within a reputable charity that is constantly evolving to meet the needs of our veterans, that has a fantastic cause and a committed follower base.

• 27 days annual leave, with an increase to 30 days annual leave upon 5 years of continuous service, plus bank holidays and an additional increase to 33 days annual leave upon 10 years continuous service, plus bank holidays.
• Competitive stakeholder pension scheme - contributions matched up to 11% of salary
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Blue Light Card scheme

Closing date: 10 July 2026

Interview date: TBC

Please note, we reserve the right to close this advert early, should we receive a sufficient amount of applicants.

Please note, you MUST have the right to work in the UK to apply for our vacancies and work at Combat Stress.