Senior Support Worker

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Reading
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Social Care
This role is not offered with visa sponsorship, though the employer is a licensed UK sponsor

SKILLS

Person-centred care Support with learning disabilities Team supervision Medication administration Positive communication Flexible working Rota management Safeguarding

FULL DESCRIPTION

Senior Support Worker

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is seeking a passionate Senior Support Worker in Reading, Berkshire. Full-time, up to £13.45 per hour. Closing date: 11th May 2026.

Job Details

  • Reference: 89668
  • Location: Reading, Berkshire
  • Salary: up to £13.45 per hour
  • Type: Full-Time
  • Posted: 27th April 2026
  • Closing Date: 11th May 2026

Role Overview

We are looking to recruit a passionate and motivated Senior Support Worker to join our dedicated team in Reading. You will provide person-centred care and support to individuals with learning disabilities in all aspects of everyday life and to assist them in enjoying a wide range of activities.

Senior Support Worker Duties

  • Supervising, managing and mentoring a team of staff
  • Developing and sustaining warm and trusting relationships with service users
  • Encouraging service users to engage in a range of exciting social activities, both within and outside of their homes
  • Providing personal care, administering medication and lone working
  • Supporting with overseeing staff deployment and rotas and working flexible hours including evenings and weekends
  • Working closely with local multi-disciplinary teams and community-based agencies to provide holistic, wrap-around support
  • Facilitating service user engagement, involvement and peer support
  • Ensuring robust methods of quality monitoring

Requirements

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience (essential)
  • Skills in positive communication and engagement
  • Unconditional positive regard for a variety of people we support
  • Flexibility to work on a rota including evenings, weekends and sleep-ins

Benefits

  • Probationary bonus
  • Pension contributions
  • 28 days Annual Leave
  • Company paid enhanced DBS
  • Opportunity to work towards QCF Diploma in Health and Social Care
  • Structured induction and values-led training via the Development Pathway

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted via the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] website using vacancy reference 89668. You can complete the online application form or download and email to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. If you have not received a response within 10 working days of the closing date, please accept this as unsuccessful. Unsuccessful applicants must wait 6 months before reapplying. For advice, call [contact hidden].

Recruitment Department, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd, Wellington House, 131 Wellington Road South, Stockport, SK1 3TS.

Important Notes

  • This post will not be open to Sponsorship under the UKVI scheme.
  • We can only accept applications from candidates located in and eligible to work within the UK.
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