Safe Haven Weekend Team Lead – 13 hrs per week (Fri/Sat)
Application Deadline: 28 July 2026
Department: Safe Haven
Employment Type: Permanent – Part Time
Location: Bucks – High Wycombe
Compensation: £29,795 / year
Description
Buckinghamshire Mind is looking for a Safe Haven Team Lead to supervise and support a small team of Mental Health Crisis Support Workers within our Safe Haven Service: our out-of-hours support service for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
- Contract Type: Permanent role
- Location: High Wycombe – with occasional travel required to Aylesbury.
- Salary: £29,795 FTE plus enhanced hours payment of 30% on top of normal hourly rate for hours worked between 11pm-12am. This calculates as an actual payment of £10,946.91 including the enhanced hours based on the hours below.
- Hours: 11 hours – Friday and Saturday 6pm – 12am, and 2 hrs admin time (13 total hours).
Buckinghamshire Mind is an independent charity providing trusted mental health services to our communities. It is affiliated with national Mind and is part of a network of over 100 Local Minds. It promotes wellbeing and recovery; prevents mental ill health; offers talking therapies and provides support in times of crisis.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide vision and high-quality line management, support, and supervision to the staff team, and work collaboratively as part of the Buckinghamshire Mind Operational Management Team.
- Provide a warm and welcoming environment for those facing out-of-hours mental health crisis as a calming alternative to emergency departments.
- Raise service user awareness of alternative mental health services appropriate to personal need and increase the independence and self‑management skills of those accessing the service.
- Ensure service users are treated with respect and are offered personalised support focused on their individual needs.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Proven ability to lead, support, supervise and motivate staff; manage workload effectively; work collaboratively while taking initiative and maintaining professional boundaries.
- Ability to respond calmly and effectively to emotional crises, high‑risk situations, de‑escalation, safety planning, and suicide prevention.
- Skilled in supporting people with mental health difficulties to build independence, develop self‑management strategies and make positive change, with a consistently respectful and hopeful attitude.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver high‑quality services and build positive, constructive relationships with external agencies and partners.
- Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills; commitment to confidentiality, equal opportunities, diversity, and alignment with the aims and values of Buckinghamshire Mind.
Benefits
- Inclusive Employer: Welcoming applicants from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience of mental health challenges.
- Training and Development: Full training and development opportunities to help you grow in your role and further develop your skills.
- Supportive Environment: Dedicated team with opportunities to make a tangible difference in the community.
- Travel expenses paid for journeys outside of the regular commute to and from the work location(s). If the role is home‑based, all travel will be paid for on expenses.
Buckinghamshire Mind is an Equal Opportunities and inclusive employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including those with lived experience of poor mental health. Any offer made relating to this post will be subject to satisfactory references and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check depending on the role. Please note we do not provide VISA sponsorship and cannot employ you if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
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