About Bridge Employment

Our mission is to find real paid jobs for people with disabilities and mental ill-health, especially those that need more support into work

Bridge Employment believes that all people where possible should be given the opportunity to earn real wages and have a fulfilling job. Bridge Employment helps people through the various stages of finding and keeping a job by providing a package of intensive support.

We are committed to working in a “Person Centred” way, ensuring that we listen to the people we work with and work towards what is best for them.

We have 12 years of experience and are well respected by the people we work with.

We have a good reputation with other agencies that may be supporting the people we are working with eg, Support Workers, Mental Health Workers, Disability Employment Advisors (at the Jobcentre) Occupational Therapists.

To find out more about how our service works please go to Finding a Job

Our video (opens a new window) has some of the people we have worked with telling their stories of what it is like to work with Bridge Employment.

The video is a large file and can take several minutes to download.

Referral

An application for referral can come from an applicant themselves, another organisation, a carer or a friend. However, a care worker, GP or other health care professional should support the referral. We can help you with this.

FEEDBACK ON OUR SERVICES

 As part of our Quality Assurance framework we regularly seek feedback from clients about how well or otherwise we are doing in supporting them on their journey to work. If you are not a client of the service – you may be a carer, a parent, a partner agency or an employer that has worked alongside us – we value your feedback similarly. This is your opportunity to have your say.

Here is a list of the sort of information that we are interested in (some of it is optional):

• Name and Position (Optional)
• Contact Details (Optional)
• What do you think Bridge does well?
• What could Bridge do better?
• Any other comments you have about Bridge

You do not need to provide your name and contact details with the comments you make but if you do we will respond to you personally. We will report back about this feedback in future editions of this newsletter, together with any steps we are going to take to address it.

You can send us your feedback in one of three ways.

Via Email to:

David.Williamson@bridgeemployment.org.uk heading the Email ‘ FEEDBACK RESPONSE’

If you would prefer to talk to someone about your views then give us a ring instead on (0114) 2795055 and we will arrange that for you.

Or by post to:

David Williamson

FEEDBACK RESPONSE

Bridge Employment

Zest Centre

18 Upperthorpe

Sheffield

S6 3NA

The way we work

Bridge adheres to the person centred model of service delivery. We seek to empower our clients by encouraging them to make choices about how and where we focus our job finding activities. To further this objective Bridge complies with legislation and good practice in relation to confidentiality, equality and diversity, dealing with complaints and health and safety. Our commitments in this regard are detailed in our Client Handbook which is available on request and is introduced as a procedure to all our clients on first meeting them.

Bridge Employment is a member of the British Association for Supported Employment (BASE). To find out more about suppoprted employment please visit their website www.afse.org.uk