Qualified Social Worker, Children and Young People Disability Team, Reading Borough Council Pay rate to £47.50 per hour Contract role Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work as a Team Manager in a Children and Young People Disability Team in Reading Borough Council. Don't forget, if this role isn't the perfect fit, we're confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including: Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO) Best Interest Assessor (BIA) Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Looked After Children (LAC) Children's Social Work Adult Social Work Service Manager Head of Service Team Manager Assistant Team Manager A wide range of housing roles Careers in SEND in local authorities Let us help you take the next step in your career. Get in touch with me today to explore our exciting opportunities! Contact me on or for more information.

Our client Bracknell Forest borough council is looking for an Assistant Team Manager to join their Children's services. Key objectives of the role: You will deputise when required for the Team Manager and work closely alongside them to deliver our vision and strategic values. You will have direct responsibility for social workers, including newly qualified social workers, students and support staff. You will support the Team Manager to drive performance, ensure the right plans are in place and needs lead services and intervention is provided for children and families. We will expect you to deputise for the Team Manager when required and support them across a range of areas, including recruitment and retention of staff and the chairing of meetings. You will be able to build effective relationships, demonstrate strong assessment and analytical skills have a well-developed understanding of assessment, planning and intervention and work effectively as part of a management...

Are you a passionate Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference in people's lives? Do you thrive on helping adults regain confidence, maximise independence, and achieve positive outcomes within their own communities? The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is looking for a dedicated and skilled Occupational Therapist to join our Adult Social Care team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment where your expertise will directly improve the lives of residents, carers, and families. About the Role As an Occupational Therapist, you will deliver a high-quality, person-centred Occupational Therapy and Reablement service to adults with physical disabilities, long-term conditions, frailty, and age-related needs. You'll take ownership of a varied caseload, including complex and high-risk cases, working collaboratively with residents, carers, healthcare professionals, and partner agencies to develop practical solutions...

Part Time Care Assistant / Support (Evenings & Weekends) Location : Windsor Salary: £14.60 £31.40 per hour, plus 35p per mile Great Park Homecare is a 5-star rated and award-winning, independent, in-home community care company serving the Windsor area. They provide High Quality, tailor-made care to help each client live independently in the comfort of his/her own home. The Role If you are looking for a Part Time role to top up your income or use free time to provide empathetic support to people in need in your local community, they would love to hear from you You don't need experience as they will train successful candidates to deliver high level support of people in their own homes. All you do need is to be reliable with a friendly demeanour. You will also need to drive, having access to a car as they support men & women in their own homes in & around Windsor. As a local Family Business, they look forward to welcoming you into their family! Benefits...

Our client Wokingham Borough Council is looking for an Assistant Team Manager to join their Care leavers team. Main Accountabilities: Lead and manage a Children's Services social work/ personal advisor team, ensuring high-quality, child-centred social work /practice aligned with statutory requirements, systemic theory, and the Family First agenda. Drive continuous improvement in safeguarding, care planning, and service delivery through effective leadership, supervision, and partnership working. Provide professional supervision and guidance to personal advisors & social workers, ensuring effective case management and decision-making. Monitor and assure quality of practice, ensuring compliance with legislation, policies, and procedures. Manage team performance, workload allocation, and staff development through coaching and training. Ensure robust safeguarding practices, timely interventions, and risk assessments to protect children and young people. Collaborate...

Our client Wokingham Borough Council is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join their Children with Disabilities team. Main Purpose of Job: To provide a service of assessment, provision and review of specialist equipment and adaptations for children with disabilities living in the Wokingham area. Main Responsibilities Assess children and young people to determine their needs and develop action plans to promote their independence or reduce risk. Arrange for the provision of equipment and/or minor adaptations to meet identified needs and demonstrate its correct use to parents/carers. Identify when a major adaptation work is required to the family home, advise families on the adaptation process and liaise with relevant professionals (e.g., Grants Officer, surveyor, architect, builder) to ensure that proposed adaptations meet the assessed needs. Complete the housing needs report and send it to the relevant team for review and prioritisation of their house move on...

Job Description: Position Title: Registered Nurse Reports to: Home Manager Job base: Client Residential Care Home Shift work including evenings, weekends and nights; Some on call work may be required. Job purpose: To provide a quality nursing service that meets the needs of the residents and fulfils regulatory and organisational requirements. Summary The job sits within Care, which provides older people with high quality nursing and residential care throughout the country. Homes offer a wide range of high quality care options including respite, palliative and specialist dementia care. The job holder will ensure that they fully understand and fulfil their responsibilities in respect of both health & safety and equality & diversity at all times. This profile is not an exhaustive list of duties and other activities may need to be carried out requiring similar skill levels. Key Accountabilities (All accountabilities will be carried out in line...

Our client Wokingham Borough Council is looking for an Occupational Therapist to join their Children with Disabilities team. Main Purpose of Job: To provide a service of assessment, provision and review of specialist equipment and adaptations for children with disabilities living in the Wokingham area. Main Responsibilities Assess children and young people to determine their needs and develop action plans to promote their independence or reduce risk. Arrange for the provision of equipment and/or minor adaptations to meet identified needs and demonstrate its correct use to parents/carers. Identify when a major adaptation work is required to the family home, advise families on the adaptation process and liaise with relevant professionals (e.g., Grants Officer, surveyor, architect, builder) to ensure that proposed adaptations meet the assessed needs. Complete the housing needs report and send it to the relevant team for review and prioritisation of their house move on...

Our client Wokingham borough council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help pod. Provision of high quality, relationship-based social work to children, young people and families, ensuring their safety and promoting positive outcomes through effective, child-centred practice Delivery of robust safeguarding practice in line with statutory responsibilities for children in need, child protection, and looked after children Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies to co-produce purposeful plans that support sustainable change and strengthen family networks Contribution to effective multi-agency working, maintaining strong professional relationships to improve outcomes for children and young people Maintaining high standards of recording, report writing, and court work in line with legislative and organisational requirements Championing corporate parenting principles and promoting the best outcomes for children in care and care leavers...

Our client Wokingham Borough Council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their MASH team. Main Accountabilities of the post Receive referrals and gather relevant and proportionate information to ensure that informed and evidence-based decisions are made in a timely way, in accordance with statutory guidance and Wokingham Child Protection Procedures. Work in a co-located team of professionals to collaborate, screen and explore all information received in order to form a timely view of the child's needs and any next steps required to address these needs/safeguard. Ensure that all information is recorded accurately, proportionately and in a timely way ensuring that the case management system is used as the team and service requires. Ensure that all work carried out is in line with local levels of need, best practice, legislative guidance and performance management/ key performance indicators. Provide advice, support and signposting to professionals and families,...

Care Assistant (Nights) Calcot, Reading £15.26 per hour Contract Type: Full Time (42 hours per week) Working Pattern: Nights Hours: 12 hour shifts, 8 pm to 8 am working on rolling rota of 3 consecutive days on and 3 consecutive days off You must hold either The Care Certificate or a minimum of Level 2 NVQ in Health and Social Care. Friends of the Elderly (FotE) is a not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing excellent care with a family feel, we have been supporting older people for over 120 years. The charity provides care home and day care services for older people, as well as grants for older people in financial difficulty. About Friends Place, Calcot Recently opened in July 2025, Friends Place, Calcot is more than just a care home - it is a vibrant, welcoming community designed to provide exceptional residential, dementia, and respite care. Run by Friends of the Elderly, where we pride ourselves on delivering personalised, compassionate...

The AICS Group specialises in providing community-based rehabilitation and support to our clients who have a brain injury, cerebral palsy, spinal injuries, learning disabilities, complex behaviour, live in support and social and personal needs. The AICS Group is looking for Male / female support Worker to work with our client who is located in Windsor . This role provides immense job satisfaction within a busy and varied environment, working with a range of health and social care professionals. ABOUT THE ROLE Client: Our male client acquired a brain injury and requires Support Worker to provide support with his rehabilitation goals. Hours required: The shift pattern required for our client is as followed: 12 hr shifts ( Monday to Saturday ) PERSON SPECIFICATION Essential Skills: A minimum of 1 years experience in health and social care UK Driving License Moving and handling Psychology Graduate Rehab experience Basic...

Make a Real Difference - Join Our Team at Juniper Female Assistant Support Worker Bracknell Part-time (14 hours per week) 9,522 per annum / 13.08 per hour We are looking for a caring, reliable Female Assistant Support Worker to join Juniper, a small and welcoming supported living service supporting one person with learning disabilities to live independently and achieve their goals. This is a truly person-centred role, where respect, trust, and inclusion are at the heart of everything you do. Working closely with a small, collaborative team, you will provide consistent, compassionate support while encouraging independence, wellbeing, and confidence. You will support with: Personal care and medication Everyday life skills such as cooking, cleaning, shopping, and budgeting Community access and local activities Following support plans and working safely and responsibly About you: Values-driven, respectful, and dependable Committed to making a positive difference...

IMPORTANT: You must have experience of working in either an Extra Care Scheme or Domiciliary Care branch in a supervisory role to apply for this position. Applicants who do not have this experience will not be responded to. A leading care provider in West Berkshire is looking to recruit a Team Leader to join their Extra Care Scheme. About the Team Leader role and what the client is offering: A competitive annual salary of 26,000. A permanent, full-time contract Working Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm, with additional on-call duties Occupational maternity pay, adoption pay & paternity pay Occupational sick pay and death in service payment All the above subject to terms and conditions You'll ensure their extra care scheme runs smoothly, that their care staff are fully supported, and that medication administration always meets regulatory and internal standards. Key Responsibilities: Roster, template, and monitor care calls using their electronic care management...

SEN OUTREACH SUPPORT WORKER Monday-Friday ( Term Time Only) 8.30pm-4.30pm Part time Available The Post Holder will report to: Education Manager This is not intended to be an exhaustive or definitive list. You may be required to carry out other duties where necessary. As an Outreach Worker you will: Work with schools to provide support for children (and their families) at risk of permanent exclusion. Either in a group or 1:1 within an educational setting in our centre. To provide outreach support to students in most need, who are unable to access education by identifying, assessing and evaluating the outcome of the impact the intervention has achieved. Be aware of the services available around the Local Authority, ensuring that families in most need are supported to access these services. You will have access to the support the parents and school needs to get involved with their children s development, health, learning and wellbeing....

Exciting Opportunity for a Particle Scientist: Postdoc Position! Are you ready to take the next step in your scientific career? Our client is seeking a talented and motivated Particle Scientist for a 1-year postdoctoral position that promises to enhance your expertise in crystallisation processes. Join us on an exciting journey to unlock the intricacies of particle science! Key Responsibilities: In this dynamic role, you will: Conduct in-depth investigations into crystallisation processes to deliver fundamental insights. Scope and evaluate solvent selection to optimise yield and productivity, addressing typical production bottlenecks. Execute solubility solvent screens utilising COSMO predictions and experimental measurements to pinpoint suitable crystallisation solvents. Develop and refine crystallisation processes to maximise yield and purity across diverse chemical routes and solvent systems. Determine crystallisation kinetics in single-solvent systems using...

Our client Wokingham borough council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help pod. Provision of high quality, relationship-based social work to children, young people and families, ensuring their safety and promoting positive outcomes through effective, child-centred practice Delivery of robust safeguarding practice in line with statutory responsibilities for children in need, child protection, and looked after children Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies to co-produce purposeful plans that support sustainable change and strengthen family networks Contribution to effective multi-agency working, maintaining strong professional relationships to improve outcomes for children and young people Maintaining high standards of recording, report writing, and court work in line with legislative and organisational requirements Championing corporate parenting principles and promoting the best outcomes for children in care and care leavers...