Are you looking to start the year with a brand new job? Are you ready for the next step in your career? We have an exciting opportunity for you to become a deputy manager, helping support 15 adults with learning disabilities and/or autism to live a gloriously ordinary life that makes sense to them. We have two houses in the Wirral area, one in Birkenhead and the other in New Brighton. Although you will be primarily based in Birkenhead, you will be expected to work across both houses as needed. As a deputy, your time will be split between being hands-on supporting on rota, and assisting the manager with managerial tasks. You will help manage the staff team, coaching, mentoring and encouraging them to boost morale, as well as carrying out supervisions and appraisals. You may also be asked to help the manager in other tasks such as rota planning, developing and maintaining relationships with families and external professionals, and being part of the on call rota. But do not worry, you will not be on your own. You will be part of and work closely with the Wirral and Wrexham management team and our admin team are always at the end of the phone. IND1 What we need from you You will have experience of supporting individuals with a learning disability and/or autism and ideally will have managed a team before. You will be ambitious for the people who draw on our support and will ensure MacIntyre s DNA and Leadership DNA are embedded in all that you and your teams do. You ll be creative in your thinking and your approach to staff, the people we support and their families to inspire and motivate. MacIntyre is moving towards a digital care record system and therefore you will need to be a confident IT user. This is a full time position with hours split between admin duties and on rota across the area. You will be required to travel as needed to support the service manager; this includes attending meetings and training in Milton Keynes, Wrexham, Warrington or other areas. Expenses paid for this travel. About us MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone s unique gifts, talents and contributions. Training and Development At Macintyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face-to-face training and mentoring support whilst on the job. But it doesn't stop there - throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your Manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities - all free of charge. Pay and Rewards We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes: Six weeks' annual leave including statutory public holidays Workplace Pension scheme MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost) MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period) Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff. Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre) How to apply If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us 01908 357 016 and we will send an application form to you. Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don't delay, apply today. Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked Accessibility at the top of the screen. COVID-19 Information We will take every precaution to keep you and everyone involved safe during the recruitment process and your employment with MacIntyre. We encourage all our employees to follow Government advice and get vaccinated against COVID and flu. If you are a frontline care worker, you are on the priority list for vaccination.