Flexible Support Worker

Flexible Support Worker

Job title:                    Flexible Support Worker

No. of Vacancies:   X 1

Location:                  Moore House, EN9

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

Salary:                      £23,463.00

Reports to:               Services Manager and Service Deputy Manager

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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.

Shift Patterns:-

The working pattern for this role is across a 2 week rolling rota and comprises of 5 early shifts of 08.00am-16.00pm and Late shifts of 13.30pm-21.30pm and will include one working weekend every 2 weeks.

Benefits:

Added to SAGE Benefits, 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.

Applying for a role at Bridge Support will open the door to joining an organisation that has been awarded, at excellence level, the healthy workplace charter 2019, Inclusive Excellence Award 2024-2025 and retained its Mindful Employer status for a further two years 2024-2026.

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. Put us to the test and apply today!

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.

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.

To apply, CVs should be emailed to vacancies@bridgesupport.org, all applications will be considered, and the closing date is 11:59 on Sunday 6th April 2025.  Pre-screening Telephone Interviews will take place on 9th, 10th and 11th April 2025.

Interviews will take place on 16th, 17th and 18th April 2025.

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