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Support Worker

DIMENSIONS CYMRU LIMITED
12.35 per hour
RG40, Wokingham
Full-time
28th February 2026
Listed 2 weeks ago

D019366

£12.35 Per Hour

Wokingham

England, South East England, Berkshire

Permanent

Hours per week: 37.5

Closing Date: February 28, 2026

Support Worker – RG40 Wokingham

Start 2026 with purpose – Join Us as a Support Worker

Location: RG40, Wokingham (15-minute walk from Wokingham Station)Pay Rate: £12.35 per hour + £50 per sleep-inHours: 30 per week + overtime opportunitiesShift Pattern: 7:00am–7:00am (includes sleep-in) / Sleep-in 9:30pm–7:00amDriver Requirement: Full UK driving licence (Auto-friendly)

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

We’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.

We’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.

  • 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
  • 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 videosfor all our recruitment communications.