Everyone who I met on the face to face sessions were brilliant. They helped me to get through
my mental health crisis and guided me to a much better place where I want to be.
They provided me with tools and support to help me get there thank you
Feedback from a Bridge Graduate
Service Description and Role Outline
The Bridge is an innovative out of hours service, open 365 days a year offering an alternative to emergency department admissions for people in Lewisham who are in crisis, The Bridge is based at 999 Club in Deptford and offers a safe, welcoming space in which individuals can access time-limited, recovery focused help and support when they feel unable to cope mentally or emotionally.
Working as part of a team in the role of Recovery Worker, you will be offering assessments, and triage to clients referred by our partners who include 111, the Home Treatment Team and Community Mental Health Teams. You will codesign and deliver brief interventions supporting clients to refresh or develop coping mechanisms whilst linking them into other relevant community resources.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team delivering psychologically informed interventions that support people to re-learn, practise or develop the skills they need and recognise the strengths they already have. You'll manage a caseload, working with people 1:1 and in workshops to help build their resilience, better manage their self-care and design their own wellness toolkit.
The overall aim at Bridge is to empower people so that when they graduate, they have the tools to cope more confidently in difficult times and avoid having to resort to the emergency department.
We are looking for motivated people who are passionate about the importance of good mental health and actively encourage applications from candidates who have travelled their recovery journey.
The ideal candidate will have:
Great people skills, the ability to communicate effectively with a compassionate, non-judgemental approach and the ability to hold optimism for others at times when they may not be able to hold it for themselves
A positive, 'can do' attitude, a pragmatic approach, the ability to be consistent and (gently) persistent
A genuine interest in people, their innate strengths and their capacity to change
An understanding of trauma informed approaches and a broad understanding of multiple disadvantage
The ability and commitment to work evening shifts on a rota basis, over 365 / 366 days a year. Shift times are 16:00h - 23:00h during the week and either 10:00h - 20:00h at weekends and on Bank Holidays
Staff benefits include
35 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), increasing each year to a maximum of 38 days
3% pension contribution on eligible earnings
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
The opportunity to be part of a truly amazing team
Closing Date: 12:00h on 17/11/2026; Shortlisting will be ongoing.
Interviews held on 26/11/2026; Please note that the interview date is not flexible.
