Mind in West Essex

Mind in West Essex Recruiting CYP Mental Health Support Clinical Team Manager

The Essex Alliance is sharing this opportunity on behalf of Mind in West Essex.

Mind in West Essex have an exciting opportunity in their schools team! They’re looking for a CYP Mental Health Support Clinical Team Manager.

An appropriately registered practitioner, you’ll be part of the Mental Health Support Team (MHST) management team, responsible for supporting clinical governance and development of the MHST.
This includes providing case management supervision, clinical supervision and line management to Supervisors and EMHPs. You’ll be responsible for helping to shape and develop the service and for a small clinical caseload.

– Based in Mind in West Essex’s Harlow and Dunmow offices, with the ability to travel throughout Epping Forest, Harlow and Uttlesford.

– Full-time (37.5 hours per week)

– £49,387 to £56,515 (dependant on experience) which is equivalent of NHS Agenda for change Band 7 + HCAS Fringe where applicable

– Closing date: 19th June 2026

Full details, including job description and person specification, here: Mind in West Essex Vacancies

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Mind in West Essex Looking for Befriending Support Volunteer

Volunteer Opportunity!

 Mind in West Essex are looking for a Befriending Support Volunteer for 2 – 4 hours a week (flexible).

Their free befriending service helps reduce loneliness and isolation by creating meaningful connections that support emotional wellbeing.

As a Befriending Support Volunteer, you will play an important role in helping people access the right support at the right time.

This includes…
  • Making initial phone calls to people waiting to access the service, having supportive wellbeing conversations to understand their needs.
  • Checking in regularly with our volunteer befrienders, offering encouragement and identifying any support they may need.

…and more.


If you are empathetic, reliable, and committed to reducing loneliness and promoting positive mental wellbeing in our community, get in touch!

👉 Email volunteering@mindinwestessex.org.uk for more information and a full role description.

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Vacancies: 2x Qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners

Mind in West Essex currently have 2 vacancies within their Schools Mental Health Support Team.
They are recruiting 2 Qualified Educational Mental Health Practitioners (EMHPs) – 1 is a permanent post and the other is a 12-month fixed contract.
📍 Working in Primary, Secondary and Further Education settings in West Essex, with an office base in Harlow. Some remote working is possible. Occasional travel across West Essex may be required.
⏰ Full-time (37.5 hours per week)
💷 £33,677 inc fringe allowance and 26-27 pay uplift (Negotiable
depending upon experience)
🗓️ Closing date: 29th May 2026
For full details, including job description and person specification, CLICK HERE.

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Mind in West Essex moves to a new Harlow home

Mind in West Essex has moved to a new base in Harlow. After more than 14 years at the Bush Fair hub, all Harlow services and staff are now based at the new site, Mind Sanctuary (the former Osler House GP surgery), located at Prentice Place, Potter Street, Harlow, CM17 9BG.

The move marks an exciting new chapter for the charity, providing a refreshed and welcoming space for their services, staff, and the local community. While the offices remain closed to the public over the Christmas and New Year period, the crisis alternatives continue to operate as usual during the evenings to ensure ongoing support.

Later in 2026, they will be celebrating the new Harlow home with a community open day for local residents and businesses, followed by a formal opening event.

To stay up to date with these plans and other news from Mind in West Essex,

Key dates for the move to the new site and our Christmas opening hours:

  • Christmas Eve (Wednesday): At 1pm, we close our doors at Bush Fair for the last time.
  • Christmas Day (Thursday) to Sunday, December 28: Our offices are closed to the public (however our crisis alternatives will remain open every evening as usual).
  • From Monday, December 29: All Harlow services and staff based at Mind Sanctuary.
  • Thursday, January 1: Offices closed for New Years Day bank holiday (except crisis alternatives).
  • From Monday, January 5: We welcome back our community activity groups, based at Mind Sanctuary for the first time.

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We’re Recruiting!

The Essex Alliance is pleased to support Mind in West Essex with the recruitment of two paid positions.

Mind in West Essex is a local, independent mental health charity, affiliated to Mind, (the National Association for Mental Health) a charity with which we share common values and principles.

Our vision is for West Essex to be a place where people talk openly and positively about mental health, and where everyone gets the support and respect needed to live well. Mind in West Essex welcomes applications from people with their own personal experience of mental ill health.

• Volunteer Support Officer 

  • Reporting to: Volunteer Coordinator
  • Location: Based in Uttlesford with occasional travel across the district and to Harlow
  • Hours: 12 Hours
  • Pay:  £12.21 per hour

• Cleaner

  • Reporting to: Premises Coordinator
  • Normal Place of Work: The Mind Sanctuary, Potter Street, Harlow
  • Hours:  6 Hours Per Week
  • Term: Permanent
  • Pay: £12.21 per hour

These roles play an important part in supporting mental health services across West Essex.

View full details and apply: www.mindinwestessex.org.uk/vacancies

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We’re Hiring: Mental Health Coach

Are you passionate about supporting people’s mental wellbeing and ready to make a real difference in your community? Join us at Mind in West Essex as a PCN Mental Health Coach in the North Uttlesford area (Saffron Walden / Uttlesford North).

📍 Location: North Uttlesford Neighbourhood Hub
⏱ Hours: 37.5 hrs/week (part-time considered)
💷 Hourly Rate: £13.07

The Role:
You’ll be the go-to contact for patients on their mental health journey – helping them access services, overcome barriers, and connect with what they need to thrive.

You’ll liaise with multi-disciplinary teams, support patients from referral to engagement, and champion person-centred recovery.

We’re Looking For You If You Have:
✔ Excellent communication & organisational skills
✔ A positive, flexible, problem-solving mindset
✔ Experience of mental health (professional or personal)
✔ Ability to work independently & as part of a team
✔ Good IT skills & willingness to learn

Why Join Us?
Working with Mind in West Essex means being part of a friendly, values-driven charity with a vision of open, positive conversations around mental health and full respect and support for everyone.

👉 Think you’re ready? Apply by 1 December 2025

Apply here – https://www.mindinwestessex.org.uk/vacancies/

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Want to understand mental health better? 

Mind in West Essex offers a range of training workshops help you to manage your mental health and provide support to others – at work, home or in the community.

Complex Mental Health and Personality Disorders
📆 3 October, 12.30pm-3.30pm
📍 Uttlesford Community Hub, Dunmow

Understand complex mental health conditions and self-harm, explore stigma and learn how you can support recovery.
Info and tickets

Equity and Inclusion
📆 14 October, 10am-1pm
📍 Uttlesford Community Hub, Dunmow

Build an understanding of the importance of fairness and inclusivity in the workplace and wider society.
Info and tickets

Trauma & Recovery Awareness
📆 21 October, 9.30am-12.30pm
📍 Uttlesford Community Hub, Dunmow

Learn about brain development and how this impacts behaviour and life chances. This session is ideal for people who work in helping professions.
Info and tickets

The Mental Health Toolkit: The Essentials
📆 11 November, 9.30am-1pm
📍 Wellbeing Hub, Bush Fair, Harlow

The foundation for workplace wellbeing, introducing you to the Mental Health Continuum and the Emotional Needs & Resources approach.
Info and tickets

Suicide First Aid Lite
📆 26 November, 9.30am-1pm
📍 Uttlesford Community Hub, Dunmow

Gain skills to have a conversation with someone who may be thinking about suicide and signpost them to appropriate help using a first-aid approach.
Info and tickets

Qualified MHFAider® (4-day course, half-day sessions)
📆 1, 3, 8 and 10 December, 9am-1pm
📍 Uttlesford Community Hub, Dunmow

Train as a Mental Health First Aider, certified for 3 years with access to ongoing benefits like resources, learning and 24/7 support.
Info and tickets

You can find out more about all of our face-to-face and online workshops, as well as our self-help and e-learning courses, on the Training Academy website.

 

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The Mental Health Toolkit: The Essentials

Looking for mental health training that helps you both at work and at home? The Mental Health Toolkit: The Essentials is for you.

Brought to you by Mind in West Essex, This half-day workshop introduces you to the Mental Health Continuum and the Emotional Needs & Resources approach.

It helps you to better support yourself and those around you – in your personal and professional life.

Places cost just £75 per person. Find out more, see upcoming dates and book your place here: MentalHealthTraining.org.uk/mht-essentials/

 

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Using virtual reality to deliver mental health support

Mental health Study by Mind in West Essex

The University of Manchester, local Mind charities and Tend VR are conducting a study exploring an innovative way to deliver mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), an approach to helping people with depression and/or anxiety. We are recruiting adults who have experienced recent anxiety or depressive symptoms to test this innovative approach over a 10-12-week period. The delivery of this mental health innovation will be at Mind in West Essex, 45 Stortford Road, Dunmow and 10-11 Corner House, Bushfair, Harlow.

Get involved

If you would like to take part, we will be asking you to complete questionnaires and possibly an interview to provide feedback on your experience receiving this innovative approach to MBCT delivery. The programme and the VR equipment will be provided, free of charge but you will need to have access to a smart phone so that you can download a mobile app that accompanies the MBCT programme.

If you are interested in participating in this mental health study and advancing the progress of VR to improve mental health, please complete the Expression of Interest Form (EOI): https://form.jotform.com/250412035857352

Get in touch

If you have any questions after you have looked at the EOI then please email research@tend-vr.com. You can find a taster video of the immersive VR programme here:

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