Optalis is the Adult Social Care delivery partner on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council. Optalis is owned and funded by the two councils - it is not a private provider or an employment agency.
Activity Coordinator – Bluebell HouseFull-Time, 37 hours per week - £22,572.70
Bluebell House is a characterful period property surrounded by crowds of bluebells and provides support to older people living with dementia, as well as nursing care for people aged 65 and over who are living with long term health conditions. Our team of nurses and healthcare assistants ensure that our residents get a personal approach to their care needs, whilst our activity coordinators help make the days enjoyable and fulfilling.
We are recruiting for an Activity Coordinator to support our residents on a full-time basis. Working hours are between 9am and 6pm and you will be required to work alternate weekends.
You will need to be a car driver.
What we are looking for is someone with infectious enthusiasm and a creative approach to inspire both residents and staff to get involved. As an Activity Coordinator, you’ll help create a stimulating environment that celebrates life through imaginative and fun activities that can suit every interest and ability. As part of this role, you will get to know our residents and their families to help tailor activities to maximise wellbeing, independence and social engagement.
Working for Optalis you will also receive a range of benefits, including:
We anticipate this to be a popular role and reserve the right to close early should there be a large volume of applications.
Optalis is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our staff and customers. All successful applicants will be required to undertake a DBS check and will need to provide proof of their right to work in the UK.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The DBS clearance level required is Enhanced with Adult Barred list. For advice and information on disclosing criminal records you can contact Nacro’s support service on 0300123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk
Optalis is the adult social care delivery partner on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council. Optalis is owned and funded by the 2 Councils. Optalis is not a private provider or an employment agency.
Apprentice Training Facilitator, Full Time 37 hours per week, £25,686 Wokingham
Can you use your experience in the care sector to support others to learn and develop their skills? If you enjoy being part of others progression and seeing their knowledge and confidence grow, then you might be our next team member. This is a rewarding and varied role that will see you supporting new and experienced colleagues alike.
As an Apprentice Trainer you will join Optalis’ established, supportive and highly valued Learning and Development Team. Through an external provider, you will be taught all the skills, behaviours and knowledge you need to become a qualified trainer. The current L&D team will provide you with all the support you need during the apprentice programme to help you succeed.
Our team of 7, provides high quality and service specific training, ensuring the organisation meets the standards set by Skills for Care, CQC, and other regulatory bodies. We ensure that our staff provide safe care by giving them the skills and knowledge needed to work in a way that provides our customers with the care they need to enable them to live their best lives.
You will be delivering training across our services, but your place of work and location of our main training room is in Trinity Court in Wokingham.
As part of the wider HR team, we work closely with our colleagues to ensure we meet the needs of newly joining and existing staff. We also work with the team to respond proactively to any learning needs that are identified through their day-to-day work.
Interviews will take place on Friday 9th May 2025 at Trinity Court, Wokingham, RG41 2PY.
The interview will include a 10 minute presentation created by yourself to demonstrate your ability to engage learners and ability to present a topic of learning. We are not looking for you to be an expert in this, just show the potential you have. There will also be a formal interview.
We welcome any questions or an informal discussion about the role: Please email our senior training facilitator: OptalisTraining@optalis.org
We anticipate this being a popular role and therefore reserve the right to close early should there be a large volume of applications. We would therefore advise not to wait until the closing date to submit your interest.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The DBS clearance level required is Enhanced with Adult Barred list.
For advice and information on disclosing criminal records you can contact Nacro’s support service on 0300123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk
Optalis is the Adult Social Care delivery partner of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council. Optalis is owned and funded by the two councils - it is not a private provider or an employment agency.
Support Worker – Catherine House SL4Part- & Full-Time Positions - from £11.70 per hour
+ Sleep-ins £50 per night
Our teams provide individualised care and support for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities living and neurodiversity living in the community. At Catherine House, we support 9 customers with mild-to-moderate learning disabilities and visual impairments to live as independently as possible. We recognise that each person has unique interests, needs and preferences and our customers receive support where they need it, ensuring that they are offered a wide range of activities, including teaching life skills, attending local day services and socialising with friends and family..
We are recruiting for full- and part-time support workers for Catherine House in Windsor. This will be a mix of AM and PM shifts, as well as alternate weekends and sleep-ins.
Experience in adult social care would be beneficial but is not necessary as full training is provided.
Your role will be to support our customers in their day-to-day lives and could include assistance with personal care, managing medication, shopping and meal preparation, and supporting with emotional and physical wellbeing. We also provide support with life skills such as improving confidence, managing finances and being part of the local community to maintain important relationships
We reserve the right to close early should there be a large volume of applications.
Job Title – Reablement Assistant, Wokingham £25,727.10
Short-Term Assessment and Reablement Team (START) is an intermediate care service providing short-term interventions of up to 6 weeks, to promote independence to residents in their own homes across Wokingham.
This is a busy service, focused on providing timely rehabilitation goals to achieve maximum independence for the customer using a therapy-based approach.
If you are thinking to choose this career as a new career or have experience of working as a Support worker, Care Worker, Healthcare Assistant, or have worked in Domiciliary Care, and are looking to make a difference in our community, we would love to hear from you.
To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate your values which should match with Optalis core values.
This role requires flexibility as you will be working every other weekend, bank holidays and evenings. You must also be able to travel around Wokingham Borough and have your own transport available at all times.
Support Worker - Float Support RBWMFull-Time, 37 hours per week – from £11.70 per hour + 45p per mile
Our Float Support team works closely with our Residential and Independent Living Services across the Royal Borough, providing additional support to customers in their day-to-day lives and allow them to access services in the community. This service is responsible for actively enhancing customers lives to become valued members of their community, to develop friendships and relationships, and have a life with meaning.
We are recruiting Support Workers for full-time roles to cover daytime hours and alternate weekends – there are no night hours in this role.
As a Support Worker you will provide high quality, person-centred support and care to a range of individuals with learning disabilities, and tasks may include personal care and domestic duties. Duties include key working for our customers and working closely with other professionals and family members to ensure they maintain health and well-being. You will also be responsible for supporting and motivating our customers to attend appointments and activities, as well as to help them with travel through appropriate means.
Experience in the care sector would be beneficial but is not necessary as full training will provided. However, as this is community based, you must be confident to support individuals in the community by yourself.
This role requires you to be able to drive and have your own vehicle, as you will be travelling to different locations across Maidenhead, Windsor, Ascot and the surrounding area to support our customers in their own homes.
This role is exempt fromthe Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The DBS clearance level required is Enhanced with Adult Barred list. For advice and information on disclosing criminal records you can contact Nacro’s support service on 0300123 1999 or helpline@nacro.org.uk
Support Worker – Tithe Barn SL6Part- & Full-Time Positions - from £11.70 per hour
Our teams provide individualised care and support for people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with physical disabilities living in their community. At Tithe Barn, our 2-bedroom service located on the outskirts of Maidenhead, we support two female customers with moderate to severe learning disabilities. We recognise that each person has unique interests, needs and preferences and support customers to be as self-sufficient as possible, working closely with them and their support networks to help them reach their goals.
We are recruiting for experienced support workers to work either part- or full-time hours, covering a mix of mornings, afternoons and alternate weekends.
Your role will be to support our customers in their day-to-day lives and could include assistance with personal care, managing medication, meal preparation and shopping, and supporting with emotional and physical wellbeing. We also provide support with life skills such as improving confidence, managing finances and being part of the local community to maintain important relationships.
At this time, we are only able to consider applications from people who have experience of behaviours that challenge in either a learning disability or mental health care setting. Previous knowledge or training of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) practices would be beneficial, though PROACT-SCIPr training will be provided for successful candidates.
Due to the location of the service and limited public transport, this role would be best suited for people who can drive and have access to their own transport.
We reserve the right to close applications early if this proves a popular role.
Job Title : Chef, Wokingham 30 Hours Weekly FTE £26,334.82
Suffolk Lodge is a Dementia Residential Care Home, it is a two-storey building located in a pleasant residential area within a very easy walking distance from the Town Centre of Wokingham.
This home provides residential care for up to 37 older people. We have 1 unit for hospital discharge and reablement and 4 specialist units for older people living with dementia who require the support of a secure environment and a higher level of care from our staff members.
This role is to provide nutritious meals for the residents at Suffolk Lodge, working alongside the Head Chef. You will be required to prepare and cook meals with the support of the Head Chef and independently.
You will be required to cater for special events such as parties, birthdays and events for the residents. To ensure the kitchen and dishes at Suffolk Lodge are kept to a high standard of cleanliness.
Please see attached JD for more information including skills and experience required.
Care Quality Compliance Officer
Wokingham | Maidenhead | Windsor £28,000 Full Time
Purpose of the Service/Team
The Quality, Governance and Risk team provides internal services, with a core focus on compliance, continuous improvement and learning, to maintain compliance and offer assurance, direction and guidance to the broader teams and functions across Optalis Services.
The Governance and Risk team covers the following areas:
Primary Purpose of Role
The role's primary purpose is to support quality monitoring throughout Optalis, focusing on (but not limited to) Optalis provider services registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The Care Quality and Compliance Officer will work with the wider team to ensure services meet regulatory standards and organisational policies. By conducting thorough audits across various compliance areas, including finance, person-centred care, support practices, and medication management, you will help to maintain and improve the quality of care provided, ensuring the highest standards of safety and support for the people we support. This role will involve remote assessments and on-site visits to perform audits, assess compliance, and make actionable recommendations.
Reporting to the Head of Governance and Risk, and with support from the Care Quality Specialist, you will embed a quality assurance framework and set SMART actions. The evidence-based audit reports give the Senior Management Team operational oversight and ensure services can demonstrate quality processes to regulators.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Quality and Compliance
· To promote positive customer outcomes and customer safety in the context of the Optalis Core Values.
· To monitor the Quality, Governance and Risk team mailbox and respond to staff, customers, and other professionals on issues relating to care quality.
· Review audit data, follow up and support corrective actions.
· Work positively in partnership with the teams as part of a quality assurance function.
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assessment
· Conduct regular internal audits and site visits, to monitor quality and compliance.
· Assist in the preparation for regulatory inspections and audits, ensuring all documentation, processes, and practices meet required standards.
· Analyse compliance data, highlight areas of risk, and report findings to the Care Quality Specialist and Head of Governance and Risk, with actionable recommendations.
Communication and Reporting
· To be a point of contact in Optalis for questions and support for in-service care quality and provide advice and guidance as appropriate to the role.
· Liaise with staff to ensure an accurate and timely response in line with the legislation.
· Provide accurate and timely information to ensure that engagement is consistent, and communication is accurate and transparent.
· Plan and prioritise work activities, to ensure continuous improvement is the focus.
Quality Improvement
· With the Quality, Governance and Risk team, support to deliver quality and compliance guidance.
· To support the Policy Writer to review and update policies, procedures, guidance documents and associated forms.
· To make suggestions to improve quality across Optalis and assist where required to implement changes and help identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
· Seek out, manage and influence opportunities for continuous improvement and change.
· Commit to ongoing learning and improvement, keeping mandatory training up to date.
· Maintain professional knowledge by attending workshops and reviewing CQC updates.
Suffolk Lodge require an additional day staff member– immediate interviews
We are looking for enthusiastic staff to be part of our day care team.
We are a residential home specialising in caring for people living with dementia.
Experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be given at the start of your journey with us.
We offer competitive rates of pay with an enhanced rate for working weekends.
Qualified Nurse - £44,566.62
Recruiting now for our Nursing Home in Wokingham. This home provides personal and nursing care for up to 58 customers located in a lovely rural location close to Wokingham Town Centre.
The service provides support to older people and younger adults. Specialisms also include treatment of disease, disorder, injury and dementia.
This home has recently become an Optalis family member, and we are looking to secure qualified nursing individuals to join us in our journey to achieving a good CQC standard status asap.
Responsibilities will include
Ensuring the highest standards of person-centred care are being delivered at all times by undertaking accurate assessment and planning of care, delivery and ongoing evaluation of the care plans
Carry out nursing tasks including distribution of medication, dressings, catheterisation, tube feeding and management of chronic medical conditions.
Committing to acting in line with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct, maintaining registration requirements
A team player to supplement the staffing team, motivated and approachable to all levels of care staff
For more information on this role and a chance to talk through confidentially please contact alison.reeves@optalis.org
This role could also be secured with part-time hours to suit an individual’s availability
We anticipate this being a popular role and therefore will reserve the right to close should there be a large volume of applications. Would advise not to wait until the closing date to submit your interest.
iThis role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The DBS clearance level required is Enhanced with Adult Barred list.