D019527
£13.45 - £13.45 Per Hour
Reading
England, South East England, Berkshire
Permanent
Hours per week: 37.5
Closing Date: July 15, 2026
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)
“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
- 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 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 videosfor all recruitment communications.