“Meaningful Career, No Experience Needed”
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Looking for a career that makes a real difference?
Are you honest, respectful, fun, compassionate, and kind ? If so, you might be exactly who we're looking for.
At MacIntyre, we support adults with learning disabilities in Leicester to live meaningful, fulfilling lives. We recruit based on values, not experience — because we believe the right attitude matters more than a CV. Full training is provided.
Why a Support Worker role?
Many people join us from retail, hospitality, care, admin, or customer service — often because they want something more rewarding and stable. While many sectors are changing or shrinking, the social care sector continues to grow, offering:
Long-term job security
Clear career progression
Recognised qualifications & full training
Truly meaningful work
What does the role involve?
Every day is different. You'll be supporting people to live the life they choose — whether that's learning new skills, contributing to their community, or enjoying hobbies and days out.
You might:
Support James as he volunteers at a local food bank
Help Lucy get ready for horse riding
Cheer on Graham as he becomes more independent
Join David as he creates his next creative project
It's about being there, encouraging independence, and celebrating individuality.
About You
Experience not required — values & commitment matter most
Great interpersonal or customer service skills are helpful
Willing to learn and grow
Enjoy helping others succeed
A driver (you can use our cars; your car is a bonus and expenses are covered)
What We Offer
Fully paid training & development
Real career pathways in a growing sector
Supportive team culture rooted in our values
Full or part time hours — 2 to 5+ days per week
If you're ready for a purpose-filled caree r where you can make a difference every day, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help people live lives that make sense to them.
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.
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.
This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.
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