Careers at Optalis

01/09/2026

📣 Recruitment Event - 22nd September!
We are recruiting Activity Support Organisers to join our Day Services teams at Boyn Grove Community Resource Centre in Maidenhead.

Sign up for our recruitment event and if you meet our criteria, we will guarantee you an interview on Tuesday 22nd September!
🗓️ Tue 22 Sept
🕙 10am - 4pm
📍 Boyn Grove Library SL6 5BF

Known as Community Lives, we operate two services from Boyn Grove:

The Dementia Resource Centre is our specialist hub for older adults with a formal diagnosis of dementia. Here, people can socialise, stay active, enjoy sensory experiences, and receive tailored support designed to enhance their quality of life. We are recruiting:
• Full-time; 37 hours | Mon-Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm

Our Learning Disability Day Service provides stimulating activities and opportunities for people with learning disabilities, autistic people and people with physical disabilities to enjoy the things that matter, stay mentally and physically active and develop new skills. We are recruiting:
• Full-time; 37 hours | Mon-Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Part-time; 22.5 hours | Wed-Fri 8.30am – 4.30pm (12-month fixed term contract)

Our teams put on a range of activities and events throughout the day - there is honestly never a quiet moment at Boyn Grove! From singing, cooking and games to sports, day trips and pub lunches - even taking on a 5k challenge - you name it and we probably do it!

Community Lives is about enriching the lives of the people we support. This means we are looking for people who are creative, musical, artistic - whatever interests and hobbies you bring to the table, we'll likely find a way to include it. Most importantly, we want someone who is passionate about helping people live their best lives

In addition to enthusiastic and compassionate individuals, we are looking for people who:
• Hold a valid manual UK driving licence as the role will involve driving our vehicles to transport people.
• Have right to work in the UK - we do not offer sponsorship and you must have at least 12 months on your current visa.

This role does include some care responsibilities, but previous experience isn't needed as we provide full training and support. Our current teams are made up of people from a wide range of backgrounds - care, schools, nurseries, even corporate finance and marketing. Bring your passion and we'll take care of the rest.

Full-time salary is £24,791.39 and our weekday hourly rate is £12.85

If you're looking for a change, this is your opportunity to find out more about us and how you can get involved.

Spaces are limited, so our recruitment team will contact you to have a quick chat. To register interest and reserve your preferred time:
🤳 scan the QR code
🔗 Use this link: https://calendly.com/optalis/optalis-recruitment-event

Please share and tag your friends!

Optalis is the Adult Social Care delivery partner of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead with nearly 70 services across the two boroughs. We are owned and funded by both councils, and are not a private provider or an employment agency.

To find out more about the event and other roles available:
🌐 https://www.optalis.org/jobs
📧 [email protected]
☎️ 01189778600

11/08/2026

NOW HIRING: Activity Support Organisers 🌟
Are you energetic, compassionate, and fun-loving? Join our wonderful Community Lives teams across Maidenhead, Wokingham, and Woodley!

Our Community Lives service offers stimulating activities where the people we support can develop new skills, find companionship, and boost their well-being. In simple terms: we have a lot of fun while providing high-quality care! 💜

What you’ll be doing:
• Dementia Resource Centre: Helping people living with dementia feel safe, comfortable, and engaged in nostalgic, positive activities. (Maidenhead)
• Learning Disability Day Support: Supporting individuals to stay active, build new skills, make friends, and create great memories. (Maidenhead, Wokingham and Woodley)
• Physical Disabilities & Long-Term Conditions: Supporting adults with tailored activities like woodworking, cooking, light exercise, and community trips. (Wokingham)
• Out & About Service: Helping adults with learning disabilities join in with local community events, social clubs, and outings (Wokingham and Woodley)
• Fun activities: Ranging from arts & crafts, music, and bingo to pub lunches, cooking sessions, and trampoline therapy!

You’ll support activities, oversee health and well-being, assist with personal care, meals, and mobility, and drive our vehicles for trips out.

The details:
⏰ Working Hours:
‣ Day Services: Monday to Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm
‣ Out & About Service: Flexible shifts across daytimes, evenings, and weekends
💰 Pay: £12.85/hr (Mon–Fri) | £14.38/hr (Sat–Sun) (£24,791.39 FTE) + great benefits
📍 Locations: Boyn Hill Resource Centre (Maidenhead), Matthewsgreen Centre & Acorn Centre (Wokingham), Woodford Park (Woodley)
🚗 Requirement: Full driving licence essential (manual licence required for Maidenhead roles)

No experience? No problem!
While care experience is beneficial, full paid training and shadowing are provided at your own pace so you feel confident from day one.

How to apply:
🌐 Visit https://www.optalis.org/jobs
📧 Email your CV to [email protected]
💬 Send us a direct message here on Facebook!

Optalis is jointly owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council. We deliver adult social care on their behalf—we do not make a profit, and our sole goal is quality care. We are not an agency and do not offer sponsorship.

Know someone who would be great for this? Tag them in the comments or share this post! 👇

29/07/2026

Support Workers Needed!
If you're passionate about making a difference in people's lives and hold a valid UK driving licence, we've got a job for you! 🫵

Thank you to everyone who shared and tagged for our recent HCA Recruitment Event; it was a huge success!

We're recruiting kind, caring and proactive people to join our teams in supporting people with learning disabilities across the Wokingham and Windsor & Maidenhead boroughs. We have a number of different vacancies, including roles based in one location and out in the community, and you may be asked to drive one of our vehicles to help people we support get out and about 🚗

The Role
As a Support Worker, you will be helping adults with learning disabilities and autism to remain as independent as possible. That could mean accompanying them on trips to the shops and appointments, helping with meal prep and cooking, and ensuring people remain in good health. Every person we support is unique; they have their own individual needs and ways they like to do things, so being patient and understanding is crucial.

As we expand our teams to provide more support, we are looking for people to join the following services:

📍 Brambletye in Finchampstead
📍 Rushall Place in Winnersh
📍 Loddon Short Breaks Service in Earley
📍 Winston Court in Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead
📍 Tithe Barn in South Bray, Maidenhead

Positions are also available in other services across Maidenhead, Wokingham, Winnersh and Woodley.

Let's be clear - these are care roles, but our goal is to put smiles on faces and help people to achieve their goals. Responsibilities will vary depending on people's individual needs and abilities, but you will most likely be helping people to wash and maintain good hygiene, as well as administering medication and helping with mobility.

It can be hard work at times, but a career in care is unlike any other job ✨

Experience in care would be beneficial, but is not needed as we provide full training and support as you begin your journey with us. This includes classroom-based training with our Learning and Development team, eLearning and shadowing our existing team. All training is paid and is done at your pace to ensure you are comfortable and confident.

We have a number of roles available, including for people who do not hold a driving licence - but these locations are our priority currently.

We offer great benefits when you join and our hourly rates are competitive - £12.85ph Mon-Fri and £14.38 Sat-Sun

To apply for a role with us:
🌐 Optalis Jobs - https://www.optalis.org/jobs
📧 Send your CV to [email protected]
💬 Inbox us with your details

Optalis is joint owned by the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham Borough Council - we deliver adult social care on their behalf. We do not make profit; our goal is to deliver quality care for the people we are supporting.

We are not an agency, and we do not offer sponsorship.

Please share with or tag friends to help us find more amazing people to help our teams support individuals to live their best life.

17/07/2026

📣 HCA Recruitment Event - July 21 and 22
In case you missed it, we are holding a recruitment event for Healthcare Assistants next week in Wokingham.

All of our allocated time slots are now full but we are working to make space for extra people to attend!

If you are still interested in coming along, please email [email protected] with your CV

The open days are your chance to meet with our management teams, find out more about what we do and how you can get involved. If you like what you hear, and you meet our criteria, we will offer you an *IMMEDIATE* interview!

We are recruiting for the following locations:
📍 Bluebell House, Wokingham - RG41 2RP
📍 Suffolk Lodge, Wokingham - RG40 1DH
📍 The Hollies, Burghfield Common - RG7 3BH

Previous experience of working in care would be beneficial, but is not needed - we only ask that you are kind, compassionate and willing to get stuck in. And a good sense of humour will certainly help! We provide all of the training and support as you start your career with us; this includes practical classroom-based training at our Head Office in Wokingham, eLearning and shadow shifts.

We can offer full-time (44hpw) and part-time (11-33hpw) roles, covering either long days or wake nights. Shifts are 12 hours, including a 1 hour unpaid break.

Optalis is the adult social care delivery partner of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council, and is owned and funded by the two Councils. Optalis is not a private provider or an employment agency, and we do not offer sponsorship with our roles.

If you'd like to know more, pop us a message or email [email protected]

02/07/2026

📣 Tell Your Friends - We're Hiring Healthcare Assistants!

Do you know someone who is interested in a career in adult social care with Optalis? We're looking for kind hearted, compassionate people (like you!) to join our nursing and care homes teams in Wokingham and Burghfield Common.

We're holding Recruitment Open Days at our Head Office on July 21 and 22. Meet with our managers and find out the difference a Healthcare Assistant can make in the lives of the people we support. Meet our criteria and we will offer an *IMMEDIATE* interview.

🗓️ Tue 21 and Wed 22 July
🕙 10am to 4pm
📍 Trinity Court, Wokingham, RG41 2PY

No experience? No problem!
Whether new to care or a seasoned pro, we provide full paid training and support to help develop your career with Optalis.

We are recruiting for the following locations:
📍 Bluebell House, Wokingham - RG41 2RP
📍 Suffolk Lodge, Wokingham - RG40 1DH
📍 The Hollies, Burghfield Common - RG7 3BH

We have full-time (44hpw) and part-time (11-33hpw) roles, covering either long days or wake nights. Shifts are 12 hours, including a 1 hour unpaid break.
Pay is £12.85ph Mon-Fri and £14.38ph at weekends.

Previous events have been busy so we recommend booking a preferred day and time with us. Scan the QR code on the graphic or use the link below to access the booking system:
>> https://calendly.com/resourcing-optalis/recruitment

Optalis is the adult social care delivery partner of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council, and is owned and funded by the two Councils. Optalis is not a private provider or an employment agency, and we do not offer sponsorship with our roles.

Want to know more? Pop us a message or email [email protected]

24/06/2026

📣 HCA Recruitment Open Days - July 21 and 22
Our last event in May went so well, we're doing it again!

As we continue to expand our teams and services, we are recruiting people to join our nursing and care home teams as Healthcare Assistants (HCAs). The open days are your chance to meet with our management teams, find out more about what we do and how you can get involved.

If you like what you hear, and you meet our criteria, we will offer you an *IMMEDIATE* interview!

In this vital frontline role as a HCA, you will provide essential daily support to our residents - assisting with care needs, mobility and meals, whilst also encouraging to take part in activities in the home and explore positive memories. Working alongside our nursing team, you'll help people to live comfortably and enjoy their later years.
We are recruiting for the following locations:
📍 Bluebell House, Wokingham - RG41 2RP
📍 Suffolk Lodge, Wokingham - RG40 1DH
📍 The Hollies, Burghfield Common - RG7 3BH

Previous experience of working in care would be beneficial, but is not needed - we only ask that you are kind, compassionate and willing to get stuck in. And a good sense of humour will certainly help! We provide all of the training and support as you start your career with us; this includes practical classroom-based training at our Head Office in Wokingham, eLearning and shadow shifts.

We can offer full-time (44hpw) and part-time (11-33hpw) roles, covering either long days or wake nights. Shifts are 12 hours, including a 1 hour unpaid break.

The recruitment open days will be at our Head Office in Wokingham and we recommend booking your preferred day and time as previous events have been busy. You can scan the QR code on the graphic to access our booking system or use the link in the comments below 🤳

Optalis is the adult social care delivery partner of Wokingham Borough Council and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Council, and is owned and funded by the two Councils. Optalis is not a private provider or an employment agency, and we do not offer sponsorship with our roles.

If you'd like to know more, check the comments below for how to get in touch!

09/06/2026

04/06/2026

✨ Working with us means more than just a job — it means being valued.

We’re proud to offer a wide range of benefits to support you at work and beyond 💜
From wellbeing support to professional development, we’ve got you covered.

Take a look at what’s on offer - if you like what you see, apply now or get in touch with our Resourcing team to find out more. Details are in the comments below 👇

02/06/2026

Proudly serving our local community. 🤝

As the social care partner for Wokingham Borough and the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Optalis is deep-rooted in our community. We are looking for Support Workers and Care Assistants to join our care teams across the two boroughs.

Whether you're an experienced professional or looking for a fresh start in a stable, council-owned company, we have a place for you.

See where you fit in: https://zurl.co/qPWiU