Safe Haven Weekend Team Lead
Safe Haven Weekend Team Lead - 13 hrs per week (Fri/Sat)
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Are you an organised and personable individual with a passion for supporting a meaningful cause?
Buckinghamshire Mind is looking for a
- 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: 11hrs – Friday and Saturday 6pm – 12am, and 2 hrs admin time (13 total hours).
About Us
Buckinghamshire Mind is an independent charity providing trusted mental health services to our communities. We are affiliated with national Mind and are part of a network of over 100 Local Minds. We promote wellbeing and recovery; we prevent mental ill health; we offer talking therapies and we provide support in times of crisis.
Key Responsibilities:
- To provide vision and high-quality line management, support, and supervision to the staff team, in addition to working collaboratively as part of the Buckinghamshire Mind Operational Management Team.
- To provide a warm and welcoming environment for those people facing out-of- hours mental health crisis’ as a calming alternative to emergency departments.
- To raise service user awareness of alternative mental health services appropriate Treat service users with respect and provide personalised support focused on individual need.
- To raise service user awareness of alternative mental health services appropriate to personal need and increase the independence and self-management skills of those people accessing the service.
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.
Why Join Us?
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Inclusive Employer: We are an Equal Opportunities employer, welcoming applicants from all sections of the community, including those with lived experience of mental health challenges.§
Training and Development: We offer full training and development opportunities to help you grow in your role and further develop your skills.
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For details of our culture and our benefits:
If you need to apply in a different format or need assistance to apply, please contact us at
recruitment@bucksmind.org.ukClosing date for applications – 28th July 2026
*Please note we do not provide VISA sponsorship and unfortunately, we cannot employ you if you do not have the right to work in the UK.
Travel expenses will only be paid for journeys that fall 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.
Key Responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description/ person specification.
About Buckinghamshire Mind
Buckinghamshire Mind is an independent charity providing high quality services to support and represent people with mental health needs in the local community. We work to provide a voice for people with mental health needs, to fight stigma and campaign to influence policy and decision making locally. We are committed to making sure our services are inclusive and meet the diverse needs of people in Buckinghamshire and East Berkshire.
Buckinghamshire Mind is run by local people for local people and is responsible for its own funding and the services it provides.
We are an independent charity that is proud to be affiliated with national Mind and to adhere to its quality standards of governance and service delivery. Buckinghamshire Mind is part of a network of over 100 Local Minds, which provide trusted mental health services to our communities.