Support worker recruitment · Reading
Support worker recruitment agency in Reading.
We supply vetted, experienced support workers to private and independent care providers across Reading and the wider Berkshire — supported living and residential services, learning disability and autism support, mental health teams and domiciliary care agencies. One enquiry, locally-matched candidates, and full compliance handled by us.
Support workers for Reading employers
From a single shift to an entire rota, we place support workers into supported living and residential services, learning disability and autism support, mental health teams and home-care providers across Reading and the wider Berkshire. Tell us the service, the hours and the start date — we shortlist compliant, locally-based staff and handle the paperwork so cover arrives ready to work.
Roles we cover
- Support workers and senior support workers
- Learning disability, autism and complex-needs support
- Mental health support workers
- Days, nights, sleep-ins, weekends and ad-hoc cover
- Block bookings, ongoing contracts and permanent posts
Compliance you can stand behind
Every support worker we supply is fully vetted before they reach you, to the standards social-care providers and public-sector buyers expect. You stay in control — you review and approve every candidate before they start.
Built into every placement
- Enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks
- References and full employment history
- Care Certificate and mandatory training confirmed
- Role-specific training, including positive behaviour support where needed
National framework approvals
Framework-approved, public-sector ready
We hold places on national public-sector staffing frameworks and supply to the vetting and compliance standards used by NHS, Health & Social Care, university and public-sector buyers.
Also approved on local-authority temporary-staffing DPS arrangements, including Halton, Dorset and Luton.
Every placement is backed by enhanced DBS and right-to-work checks, references and full compliance documentation. The company is registered with the ICO.
Reading, Berkshire
Support workers in Reading: the local picture
Reading Borough Council commissions adult social care for Reading and the surrounding area. Hospital care comes from Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust. NHS Thames Valley ICB plans and funds health services for the area. The main hospital serving Reading is Royal Berkshire Hospital.
What support workers need to work here
England has no compulsory register for care staff, so the checks we run carry the weight: right to work, an enhanced DBS check with the barred list check where the role needs it, two references and up to date mandatory training, all on file before a first shift.
Who inspects services in England
Care and health services in Reading are inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Each placement comes with the compliance file a provider needs to show its staffing checks at inspection.
Live support worker jobs in Reading
Our current rates for support workers are £13 to £18 an hour, depending on the setting, shift pattern and experience.
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Need support workers in Reading?
Tell us the service and the hours for your supported-living, care-home or community team. We’ll match vetted, compliant support workers across Reading and the wider Berkshire — or talk it through with us first.