Job Ref: 212990976

Date: 2021-01-08 16:55:07

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Having the opportunity to cange another's life for the better is a gift. To do this everyday, what a life. Come and join us as a Support Worker and support adults with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them.

Outline

You will be working as a support worker at our supported living service in Shenley Church End where we have full time and part time hours available. This service supports four individuals, who all have a learning disability, autism and associated mental health conditions. We work to enable people to make positive choices in their lives and to be able to take increased control.

The people that live at the service have varied interests including football, video games, watching films, cooking, shopping, swimming and keeping active including walking and bike rides. The service is split into four separate flats where the tenants take responsibility to maintain their own accommodation; you will support the individuals in their day to day living needs and be required to support them in accessing the community and trips out. You will support and enable the tenants to do as much for themselves as they are able, which will include maintaining their home, budgeting, shopping, meal planning, cooking, support with medical appointments and making positive choices to maintain good mental health and well-being. You will need to be a highly motivated individual who is able to work on their own initiative but be part of a wider team.

You'll be required to work on a rota basis which will include days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays
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.

It is desirable for this role that you hold a full manual driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK, so you can drive the service vehicles, though this is not essential.

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, you can either download one from the attachments on our website advert or phone us on (phone number removed) 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 children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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

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