Flexible Support Worker – Fixed Term Contract (Day)

Bridge Support; Town of Greenwich (NY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

SAGE Benefits

Death in service 2x salary

Workplace pension after 3 months

30 days?? holiday

Job summary

Bridge Support is seeking a Flexible Support Worker for the Bridge Back Home team across the Royal Borough of Greenwich and surrounding areas. The role involves providing flexible, community-based support to clients experiencing mental health challenges, with a focus on recovery and independence.

Hours are 37.5 per week, on a flexible shift rota including evenings and weekends. Salary is £28,937.70 per annum, with benefits including pension, holiday entitlement, and training opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Assist with housing repairs, social inclusion, benefits, and emotional support.
• Provide outcome-focused support and collaborate across services and sites as needed.

Job description

Number of Roles: X1

Location: Bridge Back Home Team in various locations across Royal Borough Greenwich Services.

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Days & Hours: 37.5 hours per week, worked flexibly on a shift rota to suit the needs of the service.

Salary: £28,937.70 per annum

Reports to: Bridge Back Home (BBH) & FCS Manager and Deputy Manager

Flexible support worker JD 2026

About Bridge Support

Bridge Support is a leading provider of mental health services across the Royal Borough of Greenwich, most of Essex, and Kingston. We currently employ over 250 staff, partnering strategically to support individuals with long-term mental health challenges. Our commitment is to empower clients toward greater independence, underpinned by our values and therapeutic optimism.

We believe our people are central to achieving this mission, and we strive to foster an inclusive, supportive, and dynamic workplace.

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 until September 2028.

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.

Role Overview

Bridge Back Home (BBH) supports clients who are experiencing a crisis. Clients are referred by the Home Treatment Team (HTT), Assessment Admission Avoidance (AAA) and acute wards, and are supported in the community as they work towards their individual recovery goals. The service offers flexible assistance to people with enduring mental health needs through a seven-day shift rota. Support is focused on guiding clients through their recovery journey for up to, and sometimes beyond, an eight-week period. The role includes assistance with housing repairs, social inclusion, benefits, and emotional support.

The role also includes providing outcome-focused support, and collaborating across various services and sites as needed.

Working Pattern

While the majority of shifts are worked during daytime hours, you will be expected to work evenings and weekends in line with service needs. On occasions you may be asked to work on a weekend and longer than 5pm, this would depend on the need of the client and business.

With reasonable notice, you may also be required to provide cover across our Medium Support, High Support and TILT services.

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.

Benefit

• 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.

Closing Date

Friday 23rd October 2026

Shortlisting Date(s) & Pre-Screening Date(s)

Wednesday 28th October 2026

Interview Date & Test/Assessment

Wednesday 4th November 2026

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

Equal Opportunities

Bridge Support is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and will provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process as needed.

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

Bridge Support does not currently offer visa sponsorship.