Female Support Worker

Female Support Worker – Reading (RG2)

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
£13.45 per hour + £50 per sleep-in shift (optional)
Driver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence (service vehicle provided)
Gender Requirement: Female applicants only (GOR applies – see Apply Now)

At Dimensions, you’ll find more than a job – you’ll find purpose, belonging, and the support to thrive. Your voice matters, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your growth is celebrated. Together, we make a real difference – for the people we support and for you.

“Love seeing small differences make big changes.”
– Current Support Worker

We’re proud to be recognised as a Great Place to Work for 8 years in a row.

We’re looking for a caring, creative and compassionate Female Support Worker to join our friendly and energetic team in Reading (RG2), supporting four ladies aged 30s–50s with learning disabilities and epilepsy.

This is a warm, active and structured home, where communication goes beyond words. The ladies express themselves through gestures, sounds and expressions — and you’ll play a key role in helping them feel heard, understood and supported every day.

The ladies you’ll support live full and meaningful lives, supported by strong routines and relationships. They have a wide range of interests and enjoy:

• Shopping, cinema trips and meals out
• Swimming and local sports activities
• Festivals, celebrations and family visits
• Music, sensory activities and quiet relaxation
• Day trips, local outings and even holidays abroad

• Personal care
• Hoist use (for one individual)
• Wheelchair support (two full-time, one in the community)
• Support with eating and meal preparation
• Medication administration

This is a lively home full of personality, humour and warmth.

You’ll provide consistent, person-centred support, helping each individual live safely, confidently and with choice. Your role will include:

• Supporting daily routines and personal care
• Preparing meals and supporting healthy lifestyles
• Administering medication safely
• Supporting communication through gestures, expressions and cues
• Using hoists and supporting mobility (training provided)
• Driving the service vehicle to activities and appointments
• Supporting community access, swimming and outings
• Supporting budgeting, shopping and household tasks
• Encouraging independence, confidence and engagement
• Creating meaningful, enjoyable experiences every day

This is a 37.5-hour role, worked across:

• 7:00am – 2:00pm
• 2:00pm – 9:00pm
• Alternate weekends
• Optional sleep-ins: 10:00pm – 7:00am (£50 paid to sleep)

Rotas are provided in advance to support a healthy work–life balance.

You’ll be a great fit if you are:

• Patient, calm and caring
• Creative, positive and full of energy
• Values-driven and person-centred
• Confident learning new communication styles
• Comfortable supporting personal care and mobility needs
• A confident manual driver
• Happy to be active, including swimming and community activities
• Someone who enjoys building strong, meaningful relationships

Experience is helpful, but not essential — full training will be provided.

Families play an active role in the lives of the people we support, so building positive, respectful relationships is an important part of this role.

• A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you choose to work
• 30 days’ paid annual leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
• Buy and sell holiday options
• Funded accredited qualifications via Aspire & Dimensions Academy
• Salary advance scheme – access up to 50% of earned pay before payday
• Discounts on shopping, meals, entertainment and gyms
• £200 refer-a-friend bonus
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Comprehensive wellbeing strategy and staff listening network
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us

• 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.
• Gender Requirement: Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with paragraph 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 where mentioned. In this context, “gender” refers to the sex legally assigned to an individual.
• If a driving licence is required for this role, you will need to produce a copy 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 recruitment communications.

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