Elevate Your Career in Social Care as a Senior Support Worker at MacIntyre Are you prepared to advance your social care career to the next level? The Senior Support Worker (SSW) position at MacIntyre presents a unique opportunity to unlock your potential and make a meaningful impact in the lives of others. At MacIntyre, we are ambitious for ourselves and for each other, and we believe in fostering an environment where everyone has a voice and is listened to. In this role, you will: Enhance Your Skills: Engage in comprehensive training programs designed to broaden your expertise and capabilities as we keep on learning together. Embrace New Challenges: Assume increased responsibilities that will enrich your professional experience and foster personal growth. We want equality in opportunities for all team members. Lead with Confidence: Utilize your leadership skills to mentor and support less experienced colleagues, nurturing their development while honing your own talents. Everyone should feel safe and in control in their roles. As you transition into the Senior Support Worker role, you will derive immense satisfaction from contributing to the lives of people with learning disabilities, empowering them to lead fulfilling and ordinary lives. Your insights and innovative ideas are highly valued, and we are committed to supporting you in implementing them. We also recognize the importance of friends, family, and neighbourhoods in enriching the lives of those we support. Requirements: A UK manual driving license is essential, as driving is a fundamental aspect of this role. Previous experience as a Senior Support Worker or in staff management is highly advantageous, significantly contributing to your success in this position. Many members of our senior team, including managers, specialists, and directors, have found that stepping into the SSW role was a pivotal moment in their careers. This position uniquely combines the responsibilities of a support worker with managerial insights, offering a comprehensive perspective on how we can continually enhance our services. Join us at MacIntyre and become an integral part of a team dedicated to excellence in social care. Your journey begins here. IND2 About you Previous social care experience is essential. Perhaps you have been a support worker or care assistant and are now looking to step up to a more senior role with more responsibility and greater challenges. You will need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach. This is an exciting opportunity that has potential to grow with you as you develop within MacIntyre. You will need to be a driver with a UK manual licence. 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. 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 usand 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.