Support Workers - Be Part of Someone's Everyday in Great Holm, Milton Keynes
Full-time & Part-time Roles Available
At MacIntyre, we believe in the power of connection. We're a national charity supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism to live full, meaningful lives in the heart of their communities.
We're now looking for kind, committed Support Workers to join our team in Great Holm, where we support individuals living across 16 self-contained flats. Each flat is home to one to four people who value their independence and enjoy friendship, fun, and a good social life.
Here's what some of the people we support say:
"I like living here because I see my friends and girlfriend regularly - and I like my flat."
"I like going to the cinema with staff."
"I like the parties and barbecues that everyone has!"
What the role involves:
Your days will be varied - helping with routines and appointments, joining in on outings and activities, or just being a friendly, reassuring presence when it matters most.
You'll be part of a close-knit, supportive team that values respect, positivity, and getting to know each person well so the support we offer always makes sense to them.
What you'll need:
* A kind and patient nature
* Good communication skills and a willingness to learn
* A creative, can-do attitude and a sense of fun
* A full UK manual driving licence (essential)
No previous experience? No problem. We provide full training and ongoing support to help you thrive in your role. Some people we support are older, so an interest in health and wellbeing is a bonus, but most of all, we're looking for people who care.
Make every day count - for someone else, and for yourself.
Join MacIntyre and help people live life their way, one meaningful day at a time.
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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.
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.
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, 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.