Breathing Space - Wellbeing Worker
Application Deadline: 16 November 2026
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Berkshire West Breathing Space
Reporting To: Zahra Akhtar
Compensation: £ 24968.26 per annum (basic salary) plus £ 880 per annum (geographical allowance)
Description
£ 24968.26 per annum (basic salary) plus £ 880 per annum (geographical allowance)
(Fixed term contract due to service contract retender)
To assist service users to live their best lives by assisting them - directly and through others - to exercise choice in order to: improve their mental health and wellbeing; reduce loneliness; increase social participation; work towards goals; develop their independence.
Key Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain relationships of trust with service users, in order to build engagement
- Help service users to set, prioritise and achieve personal goals, to increase hope, motivation and ambition
- Work flexibly with service users in their homes and/or in the community
- Value the lived experience of service users and enable them to use that experience to support each other and improve their Together service
- Help to reach people in the community who are most in need, including those in marginalised or minority populations
- Carry out assessments and determine urgency of service user needs
- Work with professionals from other agencies and make onward referrals, linking service users into other community opportunities
- Carry out risk assessments, in order to keep service users safe and improve the quality of our support
- Motivate and support service users to maintain safe and secure housing, deal with financial issues, navigate the benefits and education systems
- Assist service users to; manage friendships and family relationships; manage their lives by helping with bills, forms, mail and appointments, accompanying service users to appointments as and when necessary
- Adhere to the Together policy on lone working
- Make timely records which are concise, accurate, written for the service user to understand, using Together computer-based systems
- Write clear word processed and handwritten reports (training provided) and records in English
- Participate in mandatory and job-related courses and learning activities
- Maintain professional boundaries in all aspects of work with service user
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
Essential:
- Experience in supporting vulnerable individuals gained from paid work and/or voluntary and/or life experience
- Minimum of GCSE or Level II qualification in English, or equivalent
- Basic competence in the use of email and word processing software
- Demonstrate a non-judgemental attitude and able to be empathetic towards service users and create a trusting environment
- Able to work in partnership with services users and establish and maintain professional boundaries in working with service users
- Able to establish and maintain a safe environment
- Willing and able to undertake domestic tasks with, and for, service users as necessary
- Demonstrate problem-solving skills relating to welfare benefits, education and relationships
- Open to - and willing to participate in - formal and informal job related learning
- Willing and able to collaborate with colleagues and other organisations
- Able to use email and computerised systems for service user records and reports
- Able to travel; have access to car/public transport
- Able to work a varying pattern of shifts on a 24 hour 7-day week rota, with notice
Desirable:
- Lived experience of mental distress
- NVQ Level II in Health and Social Care, or equivalent
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Breathing Space - Wellbeing Worker in Reading employer: Together UK
Together UK is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and friendly work environment where you can make a real difference in the lives of individuals with complex mental health issues. With flexible shifts and comprehensive training opportunities, employees are encouraged to grow their skills and advance their careers while working collaboratively in both residential and community settings.
