Flexible Support Worker Bridge Support

Job Title: Day Flexible Support Worker

Number of Vacancies: X1

Location:

• Pavilion Court, 19 Bocking End, Braintree CM7 9AE
• Sandpit Lane, Braintree CM7 1LY

Contract Type: Permanent Contract 37.5 across a 7-day rota, worked flexibly to suit the needs of the service, working across Mid Essex Services

Salary: £26,298.11 per annum

Reports to: Services Manager and Service Deputy Manager

This role involves supporting clients transitioning from hospital to their homes, offering flexible assistance for individuals with enduring mental health needs on a 7-day shift rota. The focus is on guiding clients through their recovery journey over a 24-month period, helping them set and achieve their goals, become more self-reliant, and reduce their dependence on medical interventions and hospitalisations. The role also includes providing outcome-focused support, addressing dual diagnosis issues, managing housing-related aspects, and collaborating across various services and sites as needed.

Applying for a role at Bridge Support will open the door to joining an organisation that has been awarded, at an excellence level, the Healthy Workplace Charter 2019 and retained its Mindful Employer status for a further two years .

Bridge cares passionately about all aspects of their staff’s working life, and we don’t just write it we act on it too.

This spans from how workers feel about their duties and providing them with meaningful work, giving our employees a voice in accepting and utilising feedback, to their working environment ensuring quality and safety of the physical environments for all, and finally a leadership team with a focus on its people.

Bridge Support is committed to being an inclusive workplace, and our recruitment process is designed to be accessible to all interested applicants.

Initially, candidates who have been shortlisted will undergo a pre-screening telephone interview, and depending on the outcome candidates will be invited for a face-to-face interview.

To help you showcase your skills, shortlisted candidates will complete a short practical assessment (15 minutes) based on real life scenario between a client and Flexible Support Worker.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments for all or at any stage of the recruitment or interview process, please do not hesitate to let us know.

As stated in the attached Job Description, all vacancies will be subject to pre-Right to Work Checks, Career Checks, and Enhanced DBS checks.

• SAGE Benefits:
  Access discounts, wellbeing support, online GP services, gym savings and a platform to recognise colleagues’ contributions.
• X 2 death in service salary.
• Automatic enrolment on a workplace pension scheme (after 3 months).
• 22 Days holiday, plus all statutory bank holidays (holiday entitlement will increase to 25 days after 3 years of continued service).
• Company Sick Pay after 12 months of continuous service.
• Mandatory Training is provided when and where appropriate.
• Future workforce development opportunities which align with the organisation’s ethos and values and its growth.

Bridge Support does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

All applicants will be subject to pre-Right to Work Checks, Career Checks, and Enhanced DBS checks.

Closing Date: Monday 31st August 2026

Pre-Screening and Shortlisting Interview Dates: Shortlisting Week Tuesday 1st September to Friday 4th September 2026.

Interview Dates: Week Commencing Tuesday 8th September to Thursday 10th September 2026.