Why work at Healthy Minds?

​Healthy Minds has Fair Work Charter status
This demonstrates our commitment in five areas:

• Opportunity: Routes into employment and career progression are inclusive, and all people have access to flexible working arrangements. 48% staff have progressed into roles with additional responsibilities, including management roles, within Healthy Minds.  18% of those began their Healthy Minds journey as volunteers. 
• Wellbeing: Work helps all people to live healthy and happy lives, while making a meaningful contribution to what we do. We foster good physical and mental health and support wider aspects of wellbeing. ​As a wellbeing organisation, we aim to lead the way in supporting staff with a comprehensive wellbeing policy and employee assistance programme. 
• Employee Voice: All workers are empowered to contribute towards the success of Healthy Minds through positive relationships and effective communication, and trade unions are recognised.  
• Security: We go beyond our minimum legal obligation, paying staff at least the Real Living Wage, and maintain working conditions that provide security and dignity to all workers.  
• Fulfilment: Work provides all people with the opportunity to learn, develop and meaningfully connect to a purpose that resonates with them.  ​

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When asked what he likes about working for Healthy Minds, Daniel says,

​"It's the positive, friendly and co-productive environment. I love the diversity of work and knowing that I'm helping people when they need it most."

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Healthy Minds is a values-based organisation. 
Our vision, mission and values underpin everything we do.  We expect everyone who works here to uphold our values.  Shared values help to create a more harmonious work culture, and aligning what we do with our vision and mission gives everyone a sense of purpose and satisfaction that we make a difference in our community. 
 
Plus:

• Generous leave entitlement 

• Flexible and hybrid working options 
• 5% employer contribution to workplace pension scheme 
• Free parking 
• Eye care voucher scheme 

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Current Vacancies

Job vacancies open for recruitment are listed below.
The application process is the same for all job roles - please scroll further down the page for full details of how to apply.

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Service Manager: Safespace

30​ hours per week, includes some weekend cover
£17 per hour (£33,150 per annum pro rata: £26,520 actual)
Fixed-term to 31st March 2025; continuation subject to funding
Closing date: Wednesday 14th August 2024 5.00pm

Do you have experience of supporting people in mental distress?
Are you a compassionate and communicative individual committed to helping others?

Safespace offers 1-1 emotional support for people in distress.  The service operates every day, including weekends, with a blend of in-person, telephone, text and email support.  As well as running from our main premises in Halifax Town Centre, Safespace also holds outreach sessions across the borough, working alongside community partners. The service supports visitors and callers to consider, agree and arrange appropriate support for people’s immediate and longer-term emotional health and wellbeing.

Safespace has become an essential service within Calderdale's mental health crisis offer, working in conjunction with other services in the statutory and voluntary sector, including other Healthy Minds services.

We are looking for an additional Service Manager to support the Safespace team. 

An important aspect of Safespace is that it is also available as an ‘out-of-hours’ service: daytime shifts are 10 am - 4 pm and evening shifts 5.30 pm - 10.30 pm, operating 7 days a week.  The Service Manager will be expected to offer some weekend cover on a rota basis, as well as participating in the on-call rota.

The Service Manager will join an established team that includes regular and relief (casual) Project Workers, and will share duties with the current Safespace Service Manager.  ​

Full details of the job role are in the documents below:

• ​Job Description
• Person specification

If you would like to chat to someone about this role, please get in touch with Kath Crowther or Dianne Darby: [email protected] / [email protected] or call us on 01422 345154.
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To apply for this role, please scroll down to Application Process below and follow the instructions carefully.
​Deadline to apply: Wednesday 14th August 2024 5.00pm
​Interviews will be held in the following week.

​Click here to read Project Worker Jenna's thoughts about her role and why Safespace is such a vital service >>>

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​Safespace Relief Project Workers

ps_safespacepw_july2024.pdfDo you have experience of supporting people in mental distress?
Are you a compassionate and communicative individual committed to helping others?

Safespace, run by mental health charity Healthy Minds, offers emotional support for people in emotional distress.

We are looking for Relief Project Workers to support our current Safespace team and to provide a point of access for adults who are experiencing emotional distress.

​Relief Project Workers will support Safespace visitors to consider, agree and arrange appropriate support for people’s immediate and longer-term emotional health and wellbeing.

Safespace is also available as an ‘out-of-hours’ service and is, therefore, open outside normal office hours. Relief Project Workers will be offered shifts to cover staff absences, as required and must be available to work evening shifts 5.30 pm - 10.30 pm (including weekend work) and daytime shifts 10 am - 4 pm.

Rate of pay: £15 per hour/£105 per 6-hour shift (including rolled-up holiday pay)

• ​Job Description
• Person specification

If you would like to chat to someone about this role, please get in touch with Kath: [email protected] or call us on 01422 345154.

​Deadline to apply: Relief worker applications are taken on a rolling basis.  You can submit your application any time.  We will review all applications received every three months so please be aware that you might not get an immediate response.

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Application Process

These job roles require a level of computer literacy and applications must be submitted electronically. 
Please check closing dates carefully - we cannot accept late applications.

We use one application form for all vacancies.  Click on the link below to open the application form:
Healthy Minds Application Form

Applications must be made using the form.  You will need to demonstrate that you meet all the essential criteria listed in the person specification for the role to be shortlisted.
Please address any questions or supporting documents to [email protected]
Use the job title of the role for which you are applying as the subject line. 

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We are currently recruiting new Trustees (unpaid positions). See the volunteer vacancies page for details.
Find out about other volunteering opportunities here.  ​

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