Our latest news
Good teams start with a culture of respect, collaboration, and support for each other
In our latest feature, we’re celebrating the Supported Employment Service (SES) team. Their strength? A culture of respect, collaboration, and support for each other and the people they serve.
Festive Season Arrangements 2025
With thoughts rapidly turning to the festive season and teams planning their rotas for this season, here are the Christmas pay arrangements for this year.
Suffolk Lodge sponsored walk at Dinton Pastures on Sunday 18 September
Suffolk Lodge’s oldest client Alice Gibson (pictured ) is an amazing 104 years of age. To mark this milestone and also to help raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Society, Alice’s daughter Christine Ware has arranged a 5km (around 3 miles) Memory Walk at Dinton Pastures in Wokingham.
Come to our recruitment stand at Reading Jobs Fair on 21 September
If you would like to find out more about our care and support roles, please do come along and have a chat - or phone 0118 977 8600 and talk to our HR team
Occupational Therapy Drop In Sessions at Wokingham Library - no appointment required!
Come along on the 7 September to Wokingham Library to chat with an Occupational Therapist
Optalis takes on a new independent living service
We are delighted to announce that Mokkatam which provides care and support for adults with learning disabilities has joined Optalis
Bringing Older People's Accommodation to Woodley
Introducing the new extra care housing scheme on the former Fosters Care Home site
What's it like working in our Out and About service
Check out the video here and see our jobs page if you would like to work in this service.
New free digital resource for Carers
Wokingham Borough Council has teamed up with Carers UK to offer local carers digital products and online resources with information and support for carers on a single webpage.
Supported Employment Service holds career clinics at Addington School, Woodley
The Optalis Supported Employment Service will be at Addington School on Thursday 29 September.
Ace@Optalis is top of the class!
Reading College students are celebrating their graduation from a job-focused course run by the Optalis Supported Employment Service
Suffolk Lodge in Wokingham is recruiting!
We are an older people's service just opposite Waitrose in Wokingham and are looking for care and support workers.
