Support Worker

Support Worker Wrexham, Part-Time hours, manual UK driving license essential We are currently recruiting for kind and caring Support Workers to work for a national learning disabilities charity with local services based in Llay, Ponciau and Coed y Glynn in Wrexham. Founded in 1966, MacIntyre provides learning, support and care for more than 1,200 children, young people and adults who have a learning disability and / or autism all over the UK. An opportunity has arisen in one of our Wrexham services, specifically for candidates who hold a UK manual driving license. This is an occupational requirement because you may be required to drive the person's manual Mobility vehicle to the local community, such as to the shops, hospital appointments, football matches, the park, beach etc. Due to mobility insurance requirements, you must have held your driving license for a minimum of 2 years. You will be supporting people in their own homes to live gloriously ordinary lives. This can involve supporting someone to keep their homes clean and tidy, to cook, wash, plan weekends and evenings, take care of a garden space, take part in hobbies and develop new interests, access and explore their local community. Our focus is placed on people's wellbeing and fulfilment and this role can be extremely rewarding for someone looking to give back to their local community. If you are looking for a part time position and can drive a manual car, then please get in touch with us to find out more., We will support a sense of wellbeing through a celebration of each person's unique gifts, talents and contributions, the quality of our relationships and ensuring the promotion of real opportunities to connect with others. Our purpose To achieve excellence in everything we do. MacIntyre's "primary purpose" is to make a positive contribution to the lives of children and adults with disabilities. We make this contribution by ensuring that all our interactions are great, that our knowledge and skills represent excellence and that we support people to develop purposeful and warm relationships. Our "secondary purpose" is to have a positive influence in our local communities and on our sector by connecting well, nurturing partnerships and demonstrating best practice. Our DNA MacIntyre has a particular way of working with people and because it is so important to all our activities we call it our DNA. It is a combination of our values and the way that we put those values into actions that is unique to MacIntyre. Through our Promises and Value Base , the promotion of Great Interactions and Person Centred Approaches , we aim to support every person to live a life that makes sense to them, with a level and style of support of their choosing. 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.

We are looking for people who share our values, who are warm, friendly and willing to learn, and also who celebrate people's differences. At MacIntyre, we strive to make all of our staff feel included, valued and respected, just like the people we support. You don't have to have any past care experience but a kind, caring, creative and patient attitude is a must. We will train you on all the formal key skills you will need in terms of Emergency first aid, safeguarding and giving medication. We hold a number of training courses that you will be expected to attend whilst you are working with MacIntyre, but don't worry, you will be given plenty of notice. You must however have a resilient, patient and compassionate attitude as there may be times where you will need to help Sarah control and regulate her emotions and anxiety in line with her Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plan. But please do not worry, full training on this will be provided.

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.

In Wrexham, MacIntyre Support Workers will earn an hourly rate of £12.00. If you hold a NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or a higher qualification, your pay will rise to £12.20 per hour. You will have the opportunity to complete these qualifications whilst working with MacIntyre. This means, on a full-time contract, your annual salary will be £23,463 - £23,854 depending on qualifications. In addition to your annual salary, you'll have the opportunity to work sleep-ins

• at an extra £65 per night. This adds an extra £3,380 to your annual salary if you do 1 sleep in a week. There is also often overtime hours available too!, 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), Alternatively if you would prefer to complete a manual application form, call us 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.