Step into a Rewarding Role with Purpose
Are you ready to advance your career and make a significant impact in the lives of others? At MacIntyre, we are ambitious for ourselves and for each other, prioritizing meaningful connections and professional fulfilment.
We are currently seeking a compassionate Support Worker for a part-time position 30 hours per week. In this position, you will cultivate lasting relationships with the people you support, contributing to their well-being and quality of life. We believe that everyone has a voice and deserves to be listened to, and we foster an environment where everyone feels safe and in control.
You will join a small, friendly team who support David who is 59 and lives in his own home. Music is his passion he has a big collection of CDs and loves going to the disco with staff, enjoying interacting and people watching. He is a member of the choir and has a great time playing regularly in a brass band.
John is also quite comfortable at home in his own space and enjoys quiet time, with staff available to support as and when required.
Our Values: Growth and Community
At MacIntyre, we keep on learning and strive for equality, valuing the importance of friends, family, and neighbourhoods.
Are You Ready to Make a Difference?
If you are seeking a fulfilling role where your contributions are valuedwhether as a permanent staff member or a relief workerwe invite you to join us. Together, we can empower these remarkable people to lead their best lives while fostering an inclusive environment. We look forward to hearing from you!
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About you
Experience isn’t always necessary. If you have the right attitude, good customer service skills, 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.
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.