Support Worker

Support Worker – Winnersh, Wokingham (RG41)

Full Time – 37.5 hours per week
£12.35 per hour + £50 per sleep-in shift
Driver Requirement: Full UK manual driving licence

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.

“I love the job role – some days it doesn't feel like work at all!”
– Current Support Worker

Dimensions is proud to be accredited as a Great Place to Work for the 7th year in a row.

We’re looking for a caring, reliable and enthusiastic Support Worker to join our friendly team in Winnersh, Wokingham. You’ll be supporting three adults with learning disabilities, autism and epilepsy to live active, meaningful and fulfilling lives.

You’ll support three individuals — two men and one woman — all of whom are wheelchair users.
One gentleman requires 24-hour support due to epilepsy, partial sight loss and behaviours of distress.

They enjoy a wide variety of activities, including:

• Theatre trips, activity clubs and local walks
• Swimming — an all-round favourite
• Music festivals, bowling and seaside trips
• Community activities and social outings

Your support will help them maintain dignity, choice, independence and confidence.

Every day is different, and you’ll play an important role in supporting people to lead fulfilling lives. You will support with:

Delivered with dignity, respect and a person-centred approach.

Providing 1:1 and 2:1 support for activities, appointments and outings.

Assisting wheelchair users and ensuring comfort and safety.

Supporting with daily meals and ensuring dietary needs are met.

Full training provided.

Helping with shopping, cooking, budgeting and attending GP or hospital appointments.

Offering reassurance, responding positively to behaviours of distress, and promoting wellbeing.

This is a 37.5-hour full-time role worked flexibly across the week.

Typical shifts include:

• 7:00am – 3:00pm
• 2:00pm – 10:00pm
• Occasional sleep-ins: 10:00pm – 7:00am (£50 per sleep-in)

Rotas are shared in advance to support a healthy work-life balance.

We’re looking for someone who brings compassion, energy and resilience into their work.
You will be:

• A full UK manual driver
• Comfortable supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and epilepsy
• A clear and confident communicator
• Calm, positive and resilient
• Active and outgoing, happy to support people in the community
• Patient, kind and values-driven

Experience is helpful, but not essential — training is fully provided.

• A competitive pay rate with uplift for overtime you choose to work
• 30 days’ annual leave (including public holidays – pro rata)
• Buy and sell holiday options
• Bike to Work scheme
• Discounts on meals, shopping, entertainment and gym memberships
• £200 refer-a-friend bonus
• Life Assurance and Company Pension
• Industry-leading training and development
• Funded accredited qualifications through Aspire & Dimensions Academy
• 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.
• 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.

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