Support Worker – Winnersh, Wokingham (RG41)
Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
£12.81 per hour + £50 per sleep-in shift
Driver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence (essential)
About Dimensions
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“I love the job role – some days it doesn't feel like work at all!”
– Current Support Worker
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About the role
We’re looking for a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Support Worker to join our friendly team in Winnersh. You’ll be supporting three individuals — two men and one woman — with learning disabilities, autism and epilepsy to live active, meaningful and fulfilling lives.
This is a varied, hands-on role where no two days are the same. You’ll be part of a supportive, established team focused on creating a positive, person-centred environment where individuals can thrive.
Who you will be supporting
All three individuals are wheelchair users and have different routines, personalities and support needs. One gentleman requires 24-hour support due to partial sight loss, epilepsy and behaviours of distress.
They enjoy a wide range of activities, including:
- Theatre visits, activity clubs and local walks
- Swimming — a real favourite
- Music festivals, bowling and seaside trips
- Community activities and social outings
Your role will help them stay connected to the things they love while maintaining dignity, independence and choice.
What you will be doing
You’ll support people with all aspects of their daily lives, including:
- Personal care delivered with dignity and respect
- Community support, providing 1:1 and 2:1 assistance
- Mobility support, including wheelchair use
- Meal preparation and supporting dietary needs
- Medication administration (training provided)
- Household tasks, including shopping, cleaning and attending appointments
- Emotional support, responding calmly to behaviours of distress
- Encouraging independence, confidence and meaningful engagement
Shift patterns
This is a 37.5-hour role worked across a flexible rota, including:
- 7:00am – 3:00pm
- 2:00pm – 10:00pm
- Sleep-ins: 10:00pm – 7:00am (£50 per sleep-in)
Rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work–life balance.
About you
You’ll be a great fit if you are:
- Caring, patient and values-driven
- A confident communicator
- Calm and resilient in a busy or sometimes challenging environment
- Active and happy to take part in community-based activities
- Reliable, organised and approachableA strong team player who builds positive relationships
- Comfortable supporting personal care and mobility needs
Experience is helpful, but not essential — full training and ongoing support are provided.
Rewards that make a difference
- A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you choose to work
- Flexible shift patterns to suit your needs
- 30 days’ paid annual leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
- Opportunities for career progression
- Supported Learn to Drive scheme (up to 30 driving lessons + tests paid for)
- Salary advance scheme – access up to 50% of earned pay before payday
- High Street discounts (retail, hospitality, entertainment, gyms etc.)
- Life Assurance and Company Pension
- Industry-leading training
- Enhanced DBS paid for by us
Apply now
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by Dimensions.
- We welcome applications from everyone who has the right to work in the UK, and value diversity in our workforce.
- If a driving licence is required for this role you will need to produce a copy of the driving licence at the onboarding stage.
- As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
- As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 0300 303 9150.
- We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.
