Join Our Team as a Support Worker (Female Only) Are you looking for a job where you can make a real difference? Or perhaps you re thinking about a rewarding career change? If so, we d love for you to join us in supporting people with learning disabilities to live their best lives We are currently recruiting for support workers in Wheathampstead, a lovely village situated between St. Albans and Luton. In this role, you ll be supporting five adults, aged 18 to 60, each with their own unique needs and personalities. This is a full-time position, offering 37.5 hours per week. The role follows a rotating shift pattern, including days, evenings, and weekends. If you re looking for more flexibility, we also offer part-time and flexible hours. We believe life should be enjoyable Our team is all about having fun and creating positive experiences for the people we support. We regularly go on walks, visit the cinema, and enjoy trips to the zoo or ice skating. Locally, we love exploring the village, popping into shops, or enjoying a coffee at a caf or a visit to the pub. We also spend time together at home, taking part in sensory activities and using specialist equipment to engage with different experiences. Of course, we also love the simpler things in life, like curling up with a good book and having quiet moments together. If you share our values of kindness, respect, compassion, fun, and honesty, we d love to hear from you Come and be a part of a caring team where no two days are the same, and your work truly makes a difference. Ready to take the next step? Apply today and start your journey with us IND1 About you Of course we welcome you if you've been a care assistant or support worker, but experience isn t necessary. If you share our values, are warm, friendly and willing to learn, you re likely to be a great fit. We re looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected. You must be a driver with a UK manual driving 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. 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.