Is your career in care as rewarding as it could be? Are you frustrated with unrealistic schedules that leave no time for the people you support? Why not join MacIntyre? You will work with the same people regularly and have the opportunity to build long term life changing relationships. You'll join our friendly team in Wrexham as a Support Worker covering 24 hours per week. Female applicants only. We are only able to accept female applicants
* for this role due to the operational needs of the service .
Your ability to drive unlocks the opportunities for people to do the things they really enjoy. S o you must be a driver with a manual license. Don't worry! You won't be racing between appointments. So, what would you be doing? You will provide invaluable support to four ladies who currently live in their own flats in Wrexham Your day might begin with helping the ladies get ready in the morning which would include support with having a bath or shower, using the bathroom and getting dressed in their outfit of choice. For the rest of the day, it is down to their choice as each of the ladies enjoy different activities from shopping, swimming, walking and flicking through Netflix to watch the latest comedy. You will also support them to take their medication and attend medical appointments if necessary. We are hoping new staff might have new ideas on things we might like to do. As you've probably worked out these individuals are full of life and fun to be with, could you support them to lead lives that make sense to them? You don't have any past care experience but a kind, caring, creative and patient attitude is a must. We will train you on all the formal key skills you will need in terms of Emergency first aid, safeguarding and giving medication etc. Shift Patterns tend to cover weekends and evenings, 365 days of the year. In addition to your annual salary, you'll have the opportunity to work sleep-ins
* at £65 per night.
This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement. Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time., 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.
Although we welcome you if you've been a support worker or care assistant, experience isn't necessary. If you have the right attitude, share our values and are willing to learn, you're likely to be a great fit. We are looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected. People who tend to do well in this service are fun and confident, positive and creative.
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., 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. To work in the Social Care sector in Wales it is now a requirement to be registered with Social Care Wales. If you currently hold registration you are able to change the employer stated on your registration once you start working for us. If you do not hold registration you are able to start work with us once appropriate pre-employment checks are made but you are required to obtain registration with Social Care Wales within 6 months of starting your role. We will support you in working towards this : more information can be found on the Social Care Wales website.. 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, change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others.
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)
Advertised pay rates effective from 1st January, 2022