Buckinghamshire Mind
Safe Haven Crisis Support Worker - 24 hrs per week (Wed - Sat)
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Application Deadline: 28 July 2026 Department: Safe Haven Location: Bucks - Aylesbury Compensation: £25,250 / year
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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 Safe Haven Crisis Support Worker to join the team at Safe Haven: our out-of-hours support service for those experiencing a mental health crisis.
The Safe Haven Crisis Support Worker is responsible for supporting individuals experiencing an emotional or mental health crisis, offering support in a calm, safe and empathic environment.
Contract Type: Permanent role
Location: Aylesbury - with flexibility to travel to High Wycombe as needed.
Salary: £25,250 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 £17,197.32 including the enhanced hours based on the hours below.
Hours: 24 hours – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 2 hours of flexi/administration time.
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 emotional support to individuals referred to the Safe Haven.
- Welcome new referrals to Safe Haven; carry out initial assessments and maintain accurate case records within the required data collection and reporting system.
- To work collaboratively with statutory mental health services - including out of hours crisis teams, to provide support and interventions to the individual where this becomes appropriate.
- To provide individual based advice, guidance and emotional support to provide onward links. These include referrals within our Safe Haven+ service which supports, housing needs, including those at who are or at risk of homelessness, benefits support, and substance misuse.
- Ensure the wellbeing and safety of service users, reporting any concerns to your line manager.
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The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of providing a support service to adults with mental health difficulties/in emotional distress and maintaining appropriate boundaries
- A positive attitude towards people with mental health problems, in particular people’s ability to develop and change.
- Experience and/or training in how to deescalate challenging behaviour.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Effective team worker with ability to take initiative and work on an individual basis.
Why Join Us?
- 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.
- Supportive Environment: You’ll be part of a dedicated team, with the opportunity to make a tangible difference in your community.
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If you are interested in the role please send your CV and complete the mandatory questionnaire in our application page.
If you need to apply in a different format or need assistance to apply, please contact us at recruitment@bucksmind.org.uk
Closing date for applications – 28th July 2026
We reserve the right to close applications early due to high volumes; therefore we advise to apply as soon as possible.
Interviewing Process
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.
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. If you meet all the essential criteria we welcome your application as training and development can be provided to give you further skills. 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 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
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