Do you have experience supporting people who have learning disabilities? Could you mentor a small staff team?

This role is for male applicants only.

If you’re a sports fan you’ll get on really well with Dave*, who has a passion for snooker, football and rugby.

Dave is 52 and lives in his own supported living accommodation in Wigan. He’s an outgoing guy with a great sense of humour, who loves meeting new people and discussing food, TV and sport. He takes great pride in his appearance and what he’s wearing.

As a Senior Support Worker you’ll provide direct support and also develop rotas and work with the Frontline Manager to ensure a high standard of practice in the service. You will supervise the staff team, leading by example and identifying training needs, whether that’s formally or by way of day-to-day coaching and reflection.

You’ll take your turn working shifts on a rota, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins.

At times, Dave may become anxious and require emotional support. We will provide you with full training and with day-to-day help and advice from your frontline manager and team throughout.

• Name changed for privacy

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About you

You will need to have some experience as a Support Worker or Care Assistant. But as important as experience is, 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.

You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles.

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 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.

Ready for the next step in your social care career?

The Senior Support Worker Role at MacIntyre unlocks doors. It combines elements of the support worker role with those of a manager. Having a foot in both camps provides a unique insight into how we can improve.

You may feel nervous about taking the next step and wonder if you are ready? That is natural.

Many of our senior team, including managers, specialists and directors found that making the move to a SSW role was the launch pad for their career.

The Senior Support Worker role unlocks doors:

• New training courses that will add to your skillset.
• New challenges and responsibilities that will grow your experience.
• A determination to lead from the front will brush up your current talents.
• If you enjoy support work you will probably find that mentoring and supporting less experienced colleagues can be very rewarding.
• As you grow into the role of SSW you will find being able to contribute more makes the role even more enjoyable. Fulfilling your passion for people with learning disabilities to live glorious ordinary lives.
• You may already have ideas about how we could improve. We want to hear those ideas and support you to put them into practice.

If you think you would be a fantastic fit for this role then please do apply. We want to hear from you.

You must be a driver with a UK manual licence.

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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.

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.