Support Worker

You will be working as a support worker at our registered home in Great Holm, Milton Keynes supporting people with learning disabilities and / or autism. We are looking for support workers for full or part time positions on a rota basis and you must be a driver with a UK manual licence. This MacIntyre home is across 16 flats on one site. Each flat has between one and four residents and you will work as part of a team making sure support is kept fresh, creative and genuinely person-centred. We asked some of the residents what they like about living here and they said : I like living here because I see my friends and girlfriend regularly and I like my flat . I like the staff, they look after me but I also get to live independently in my flat. I like to see my friends and going to the cinema with staff . I like the parties and barbecues that everyone has . You need to be enthusiastic, willing and come up with fun and exciting activities whilst being patient and an eager learner. Also, you need to be encouraging, reassuring and clear while communicating. We will provide you with full training and day-to-day help and advice from your frontline manager and senior support workers. With an ageing population there is now an emphasis on health, so some knowledge on health conditions such as dementia, Parkinson's or epilepsy is helpful but not essential. What is important is that you can help them get the right support when needed and advocate on their behalf. This is a wonderful opportunity to make a positive difference to someone's life, where no two days are the same!, 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.

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. You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles. You must be a driver with your own transport which is insured for business use.

MacIntyre is a leading national charity shaping inclusive and welcoming neighbourhoods where people with learning disabilities and autistic people are able to contribute, connect and lead gloriously ordinary lives., 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., 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.

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)