Safety & Wellbeing Worker

Safety & Wellbeing Worker

Hours: 30 hours per week

Salary: £27,126.00 - £29,193.00 (pro rata  £21,994.05 - £23,670.00)

Contract: Permanent

Base: Reading, Wokingham & Newbury   

The Safety & Wellbeing Worker supports people following an incident of self-harm and/or suicidal thoughts, and who are assessed as not requiring secondary mental health care. Using a person-centred, non-judgemental approach, the Worker will aim to engage people to create and implement personalised safety plans, and will work with people through a combination of face-to-face or remote (phone or video) contact to address social and practical factors that may be relevant to their wellbeing or mental health.

The role works closely with other local Mind services, the Psychological Medicine Service at Royal Berkshire Hospital A&E, and with the Community Mental Health Service  (CMHS) teams across Berkshire West. The worker will engage with partners and services in the community to create links and pathways that people experiencing mental health distress can utilise.

We are currently looking to recruit to the above role and would really welcome applications for it.

If you have any accessibility needs or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact HR@oxfordshiremind.org.uk.

If you are interested in learning more about the role and find more about what we do before applying, please contact Louis.headley@oxfordshiremind.org.uk. 

Alternatively if not we would really like to know how your skills and experience match our requirements.  If you feel they do, please tell us how you meet the below requirements:

• Knowledge around mental health and how to support people who are struggling.
  
• Knowledge of safety planning and risk in relation to self-harm and suicidal ideation.
• Experience working within mental health, wellbeing or similar services and as part of a team.
  
• Experience of working with individuals enabling them to identify and pursue their own goals to support personal wellbeing and recovery following a period of crisis.
  
• Experience of working in an often-demanding environment and supporting people with a range of needs.
  
• Ability to work both collaboratively as a team and independently
  
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills
  
• Ability to use confidently use Outlook, Word and Excel at a basic level.
  
• Knowledge / Understanding of organisational values:
• Knowledge/Understanding of our values

Please ensure that you match your skills and experience against the above and provide details and evidence of this in your application.  If you don't provide this you may not be shortlisted for the role.

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Closing date: 18.08.2026 (9am)

Shortlisting date: 18.08.2026

Interview date: 21 Aug 2026

Interview location:  Online via Teams / In-person at Waterford House in Wokingham

We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief. We are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applications. 

Oxfordshire Mind is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.  We therefore require a Disclosure and Barring Service check, for all our roles. The level of which will vary depending on the nature of the role.