Support Worker – RG40 Wokingham
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Location: RG40, Wokingham (15-minute walk from Wokingham Station)
Pay Rate: £12.35 per hour + £50 per sleep-in
Hours: 30 per week + overtime opportunities
Shift Pattern: 7:00am–7:00am (includes sleep-in) / Sleep-in 9:30pm–7:00am
Driver Requirement: Full UK driving licence (Auto-friendly)
About DimensionsAt 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.
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About the roleWe’re looking for a confident and compassionate Support Worker to work 1:1 with a young gentleman in his 30s with complex learning disabilities and epilepsy (Buccal medication required). He is a wheelchair user and communicates without words, but expresses himself through smiles, gestures, and his warm personality.
You’ll be supporting him to enjoy a full and meaningful life, including:
- Swimming
- Listening to music
- Comedy shows and films
- Church on Sundays
- Coffee mornings on Fridays
This is a lone-working role that requires confidence, initiative, and the ability to build a trusting, positive relationship with both him and his family.
About youWe’re looking for someone who is:
- Experienced in health and social care, ideally in lone-working environments
- Friendly, outgoing, and able to bring good humour to each day
- Comfortable with personal care and using hoists (full training provided)
- Confident administering medication (including Buccal)
- Organised, reliable, and calm under pressure
- A driver with a full UK licence (auto-friendly)
You’ll play an important role in maintaining strong and respectful communication with his family, who are closely involved and deeply value consistency and collaboration.
Rewards that make a difference- A competitive pay rate with uplift for any 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 lessons + tests paid for)
- Salary advance scheme – access up to 50% of earned pay before payday
- High Street discounts (retail, hospitality, entertainment, cinema 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 our recruitment communications.