Senior Support Worker

Senior Support Worker Join to apply for the Senior Support Worker role at Archadeck of Nova Scotia. Join Our Team and Make Every Day Meaningful at MacIntyre Helping people live glorious ordinary lives. At MacIntyre, we believe in fostering a culture where everyone has a voice and is listened to. We're seeking passionate individuals to help create a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere for those we support—people with multiple learning and physical disabilities, aged from their mid‑twenties to mid‑sixties. As the Senior Support Worker you will develop rotas, complete supervisions and deputise for the Frontline Manager. You'll work closely with the staff team, encouraging, coaching and identifying training needs, whether formal or by way of day‑to‑day coaching and reflection. Your role will also be vital in assisting with daily activities, including medication support, intimate care, feeding (including via peg tube), and facilitating enjoyable leisure activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, dining out, and outings in our mini‑bus. Our staff share mealtimes and cook delicious meals together, valuing the connections formed over shared experiences. Plus, our dedicated multi‑disciplinary team, including registered nurses, is available around the clock to ensure the highest standard of care. At MacIntyre, we are ambitious for ourselves and each other. Many of the individuals we support have limited verbal communication, which means you'll learn to recognise subtle non‑verbal cues. Every small action you take can make a significant difference—rewarding you with smiles, laughter, and the joy of seeing someone relax or light up. Position Details Full‑time (37.5 hours per week) Shifts on a rota basis, including days, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays About You You'll need experience working with vulnerable people, ideally those with a learning disability. Perhaps you have been a Support Worker or Care Worker and are now looking to step up to a more senior role. You must be patient and resilient, with loads of common sense. Perhaps you have an interest in psychology or counselling, or want to specialise in autistic spectrum conditions. Either would be a good fit for this job. We’re 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 UK driving licence. 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 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. 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. Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level Employment Type Full‑time Job Function Other Industries Individual and Family Services #J-18808-Ljbffr