Relief Support Worker – Burghfield Common (RG7)
Location: Burghfield Common, Reading (RG7)
Pay: £12.76 per hour (+12.07% for annual leave accrual)
Driver Requirement: Full UK Manual Driving Licence Essential
About Dimensions
At Dimensions, you'll find more than a job – you'll find purpose, belonging, and the support to thrive. As a Relief Support Worker, you'll have the flexibility to choose shifts that fit around your lifestyle while making a genuine difference to the lives of the people you support.
Your voice matters, your wellbeing is prioritised, and your contribution is valued. Every shift is an opportunity to help people enjoy the things that matter to them and live fulfilling lives.
Thanks to our amazing teams, Dimensions Group has been accredited as a Great Place to Work for 2026 — our eighth consecutive year of recognition.
"Love seeing small differences make big changes."– Current Support Worker
About the role
We're looking for caring, reliable and enthusiastic Relief Support Workers to join our team in Burghfield Common (RG7), supporting six adults aged between their 50s and 80s.
The people we support include people with learning disabilities, people with Down syndrome and people with mental health needs. Some people may at times experience behaviours of distress and require calm, consistent and person-centred support.
This is a friendly and sociable home where relationships matter. The people we support enjoy spending time with colleagues who are patient, good communicators and willing to get involved in activities.
The people we support enjoy:
• Listening to music
• Dancing and movement activities
• Arts and crafts
• Making jewellery and necklaces
• Completing jigsaw puzzles
• Cinema trips
• Walks and days out
• Spending time together and socialising
• Visits from musicians and entertainers
• Sharing laughter and having fun
Support includes:
• Supporting people with their personal care
• Supporting wheelchair users when out and about
• Supporting people with eating and drinking in line with guidance
• Meal preparation
• Administering medication
• Supporting people to attend activities and appointments
• Supporting communication in personalised ways
• Supporting people to do the things that matter to them
• Providing reassurance and support when people experience behaviours of distress
There are typically four colleagues supporting during the day and one colleague on waking nights.
Shifts Available
Relief colleagues can support across a variety of shifts, including:
• 7:00am – 3:00pm
• 2:30pm – 9:30pm
• Long day: 7:00am – 9:30pm
• Sleep-in: 10:00pm – 7:00am (£50 paid to sleep)
• Waking Night: 10:00pm – 8:00am
Relief work offers flexibility and variety, allowing you to choose shifts that fit around your availability.
About you
You'll be a great fit if you're:
• Friendly, patient and approachable
• A strong communicator
• Motivated and reliable
• Someone with a good work ethic
• Calm and able to adapt to different situations
• Comfortable supporting older adults with varying support needs
• Creative and willing to get involved in activities
• Someone with a good sense of humour
• Passionate about helping people live fulfilling lives
• A driver who is confident driving larger vehicles, including transit-style vehicles
Experience is not essential. Colleagues with backgrounds in support work, healthcare, elderly care or customer-facing roles may find their skills transfer well into this role. Full training and ongoing support will be provided.
Gender Requirement: Female applicants only. Gender is considered a genuine occupational requirement due to the personal care needs of some of the women we support.
Why choose Relief work?
• Flexibility to work around your commitments
• A variety of shift patterns and experiences
• Opportunities to gain experience supporting different people
• Ongoing training and development
• The chance to be part of an award-winning organisation
Rewards that make a difference
• £12.71 per hour plus 12.07% additional payment for annual leave accrual
• £50 per sleep-in shift
• Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 30 driving lessons, 1 theory/practical test - all paid for by us)
• High Street Discounts – Retail and Entertainment (supermarkets, hospitality, pubs, cinema etc.)
• Life Assurance and Pension options where eligible
• Industry leading training
• Enhanced DBS paid for by us
• Opportunities to progress into permanent roles
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.
• 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.
• As Disability Confident Leaders, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy - Dimensions has been awarded this symbol by Jobcentre Plus to recognise our commitment towards the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees.
• As part of our commitment to making reasonable adjustments we can offer support to complete your application. Please contact the Resourcing Consultant Team on 03003039150.
• We now have British Sign Language (BSL) translated videos for all of our recruitment communications.
Use of AI in the recruitment process
AI can help you research and refine your application, but everything you submit should reflect your genuine skills and experience. Please ensure your application represents your own voice and abilities.
If you use assistive technology or require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, we are committed to supporting you where we can. Please let us know in advance so we can ensure appropriate arrangements are in place.
