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Our mission at Response is to enable people of all ages to live a more fulfilled life by providing excellent mental health services, housing, and supported living. 

Do you have the desire to empower and promote independence and an interest in mental health? 

Wellbeing Youth Worker – Thatcham Hub - £28,938 - £32,214 per annum pro rata (Salaries vary depending on experiences)

Hours – 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday

Service – Children, Young People & Families, Thatcham, West Berkshire

Do you have the desire to help change lives and have experience of working with children and young people in an inclusive, creative and innovative way? Response Organisation is one of the largest mental health charities in Oxfordshire that provides a range of support for children, young people and adults with a wide range of wellbeing and mental health needs.

We are currently looking for a Wellbeing Youth Worker to join our Children and Young People’s Services Team at our amazing Thatcham Hub! If you are a motivated individual looking for an exciting opportunity to contribute to a compassionate organisation, we want to hear from you!

Overall job responsibility: Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description.

Some of the core duties include:

Support young people aged 11 to 25 with their wellbeing and mental health through delivery of One-to-One sessions, groups, drop-ins and Alternative Provision offer.

Support parent, carers and other adults involved in young people’s lives with wellbeing and mental health support.

Work alongside social care and other community teams to support young people and families.

Increase access to community services and employment, education and training opportunities.

Increase awareness of and strengthen the young person’s personal support networks, reducing reliance on professional support networks.

Increase the young person’s confidence with using strategies to identify and manage mental health and well-being challenges as they arise or be confident to seek support (and from where) at the earliest opportunity.

Facilitate 1:1, group sessions, drop-ins and Alternative Provision (group) offer for young people and their families.

Accurately record casework on systems as identified and provide data and information as requested to measure impact of the project and gather learning.

Develop trusting relationships by giving the young person time and helping them to identify and focus on what matters most to them and best supports them with managing their mental health and well- being. The Wellbeing Worker will take a holistic approach, based on the young person’s priorities and the wider determinants of health, co-produce a simple personalised care and support plan to improve health and wellbeing, introducing or reconnecting them to appropriate community groups and support services.

The Successful Applicant:

Our main priority for all our roles at Response is to find people that can live our values every day – Caring, Safe, Creative and Aspirational. Further detail can be viewed in the Job Description.

Essential criteria:

Demonstrable commitment to professional and personal development.

Knowledge of the personalised care approach.

Knowledge of community development approaches.

Experience of working directly in a community  integration context, CAMHS or CYP social care, learning support or public health/health improvement (including unpaid work).

Experience of supporting young people, their families and carers in a related role (including unpaid work).

Experience of partnership/collaborative working and of building relationships across a variety of organisations

Understanding of the wider determinants of health, including social, economic and environmental factors and their impact on communities, individuals, their families and carers.

Proficiency in Office programs (incl. Outlook, Word, PowerPoint) and using data bases. Ability to manage multiple emails and coordinate calendars.

Able to chair or participate effectively in meetings (virtual and face-to-face) to achieve a given agenda.

Commitment to reducing health inequalities and proactively working to reach people from diverse communities.

 Access to own car and ability to travel across the locality on a regular basis, including to visit people in their own homes. Workers will need their own business insurance for this.

What We Offer:

37 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) 

Blue Light card and other discounted shopping

Employee Assistance Plan - with access to free counselling 

Cycle to Work Scheme 

Enhanced family friendly leave

Professional qualification sponsorship and study leave 

£500 refer a friend bonus scheme 

Optional health cash care plan with money off prescriptions and treatments

Wellbeing hub and mental wellbeing support app – approved by NHS

Free flu jabs

Free DBS application

If this Wellbeing Youth Worker position sounds like the role for you then please apply today! We would love to hear from you! This vacancy may be closed early. To learn more about Response and what we do, please visit our website. Closing date – 30/06/2026.

Our employees and clients come from all over the world, we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture and are registered as a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our clients. All our roles require an enhanced DBS check, two references from most recent employers and you must have the right to work in the UK