Make Your Summer Count: Gain Hands-On Experience and Make a Difference as a Support Worker!
Are you a student looking for a rewarding summer placement? Join MacIntyre this summer, and work with children with autism and learning disabilities, where your passion and energy will help make a real difference. Gain valuable experience, create positive change, and thrive in a flexible, supportive environment that empowers both you and the children we support. If you're upbeat, compassionate, and excited to inspire, we’d love to hear from you!
We’re looking for students who are eager to bring their enthusiasm and dedication to supporting children with autism and learning disabilities. Your application is your chance to shine! In your supporting statement, we want to hear about the experiences, skills, and passions that make you a great fit for this role. Whether academic or practical, tell us how your unique strengths and values align with the work we do at MacIntyre. This is your opportunity to show us what makes you stand out.
At MacIntyre, we believe everyone deserves the chance to live a fulfilling life, and we’re dedicated to making that a reality for each person we support. We’re committed to bringing honesty, respect, fun, compassion, and kindness into everything we do. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a direct impact by supporting young people with autism and learning disabilities, while gaining valuable hands-on experience that will enhance your CV.
No previous experience is needed we’ll provide full training to ensure you get the most out of your placement.
A snapshot of your day:
* Get to know each young person, understanding their unique needs and preferences to offer person-centred support. Whether 1:1 or with an experienced staff member, you'll help them achieve their goals.
* Jump in to help with the daily rhythm of life - whether it’s personal care, meal prep, or managing medication - ensuring everything flows smoothly while keeping each young person feeling supported and truly at home.
* Encourage young people to explore the local area through community activities, helping them build confidence, independence, and social skills along the way.
Why MacIntyre?
* Flexible hours that fit around your summer break or other commitments.
* Full training and support to help you succeed in your role, with plenty of opportunities to learn more.
* Join a team that shares your passion for making a difference, where we prioritise creating a positive, supportive, and enjoyable environment in everything we do.
If you’re looking for a summer role where you can make an impact, gain valuable skills, and work in a supportive environment, we’d love to hear from you.
Please submit your application along with a supporting statement detailing your motivations and any relevant experience.
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About you
You don't need experience to become a Children's Support Worker at MacIntyre. We’re looking for passionate individuals who have the right attitude, and share our values. If you’re someone who celebrates differences, values inclusion, and is eager to learn, you’ll be a great fit for our team.
We are located in a rural village with no nearby public transport. If you have reliable means of getting to work, then we encourage you to apply - if you have a driving licence, this would be preferred.
Who are we?
At MacIntyre School we have four modern houses within the school campus adjacent to the heart of the village of Wingrave. Each house accommodates up to five young people in their own bedrooms, decorated and equipped to their individual tastes. The homes are registered in pairs, which means you will work over two homes supporting up to ten young people with the support of a large staff team and experienced home managers.
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that following our recent Ofsted inspection, our children's homes were awarded a glowing 'Good' rating! The inspectors had some truly wonderful feedback, including:
"Staff value children's voices and use individualised communication aids creatively to gain children's views. For example, one child is helped to express their views through story telling. Staff work with the organisations' therapists to help children to develop their vocabulary. Children can regularly give their views on the home including activities, room décor and foods."
"Staff are attentive to children, and they respond promptly to help children calm when they are upset. Staff use known calming strategies, such as fragrances and massage, to help children feel better. Staff seek out ways to reduce restrictions for children, such as replacing a mechanical walking restraint with an object of reference. One professional said, ‘Staff have good insight into the underlying reasons for a child’s distress and work well to reduce incidents for them.’"
We celebrate the successes and personal gifts of each child we want our staff to be aspirational for the young people we support. When presented with new challenges, our teams collaborate to ensure the homes remain a supportive place to come to work. Our children's homes are the perfect place this summer for you to gain some experience.
Training and Development
At Macintyre we fully support your training and development to become the best Support Worker you can be. 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 Support Workers 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 becoming a Children's Support Worker at our Children's Home in Wingrave 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, phone us onand 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 children, young people and vulnerable adults. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.
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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.