Sessional Peer Support Team Leader - Safe Haven

Our vision is for a world where everyone experiencing a mental health issue receives support and respect. Join our passionate, dedicated team and make a difference today.

About the role

 As a Sessional Peer Support Team Leader within our Safe Haven service, you will play a key role in ensuring the safe, effective day‑to‑day running of the service. You will provide on‑shift leadership, support and guidance to staff, while working closely with the Service Manager to ensure the service meets quality, safeguarding and operational standards.

Our Safe Haven service supports people who are experiencing, or are at risk of, a mental health crisis. The service is delivered in partnership between Solent Mind and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, offering compassionate, timely support in a welcoming environment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing supervision, support and guidance to staff on shift
• Overseeing the smooth running of the service, ensuring safeguarding and risk assessment processes are followed
• Working in partnership with clinical and community services to achieve positive outcomes
• Contributing to service development, quality improvement and monitoring activity
• Ensuring the building is safe, welcoming and meets health and safety requirements

This is a sessional role (0 hours contract) with 4.30pm -11.30pm shifts (with some weekend/bank holiday working essential).

Any offer of employment will be subject to an Enhanced Adult DBS check.

About you

To succeed in the role you will need experience working with people who may be vulnerable and have complex needs as well as an understanding of mental health issues and their impact on individuals and communities (which may come from professional, personal or lived experience).

You will have experience supervising or leading a staff team and have Strong verbal and written communication skills.

You will be confident using IT systems, including MS Office and case management or CRM systems.

You will have the ability to remain calm, reflective and solution‑focused, as well as have awareness of safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion to remain calm, reflective and solution‑focused.

About us

Solent Mind is the largest mental health charity in Hampshire. It is part of a network of 125 local Minds in England and Wales, which are independent charities affiliated to Mind, the national mental health charity. Solent Mind has its own board of trustees and raises its own funds to deliver its services, support and training tailored to the needs of people living in Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth, and the Isle of Wight. Solent Mind has a gold award for workplace wellbeing index 2022/2023 and has signed up to be a mindful employer.

Benefits 

Our Gold Award for Workplace Wellbeing Index 2022/2023 and being a Mindful Employer reflect our commitment to our lively, friendly teams. We empower our people to have a voice, discover new opportunities and develop their careers. In addition to knowing you’re making a difference, you’ll also enjoy excellent benefits, including:

• Flexible working to promote a healthy work/life balance
• 25 days’ annual leave rising incrementally to 30 days per year (pro rata for part-time)
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket and cycle-to-work scheme
• 1 day off for your birthday (celebration day) and 2 wellbeing days per year (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Free private GP online or phone appointments
• Staff discounts

If you’re ready to join the fight for mental health, visit our website to find out more and apply.  

Closing date: Sunday 1 Februay 2026 (11.59pm)

Solent Mind welcomes applications from all the communities in which we work. Appointments are made on merit.

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