Support Worker Waking Night

**Looking for Part-time work? Why not start a career in social care that can be both rewarding and adventurous? No experience needed** We're looking for a Part time Waking Night Support Worker to work 2 nights per week (18 hours per week) You will join a team in Shrewsbury, who support three charming gentlemen aged 50 to 70, who each have a learning disability. **What will you be doing?** As a Waking Nights Support Worker, your main role will be regularly checking in on the people who draw on our support whilst they sleep, making sure that everything is ok and that they are getting a good night’s sleep. Sometimes they wake-up during the night, and so you will then support them in whatever they may need. This may be reassuring and chatting with them so that they are able to go back to sleep, or providing support with personal care and medication. Most importantly, your role is to make sure the people who draw on our support are safe and do not feel vulnerable throughout the night. **Who will you be supporting ?** Let us introduce you to the wonderful David He enjoys watching films on Netflix, solving puzzles, colouring and playing darts. David uses sign language to communicate, however he is happy to teach anyone the basic signs. Peter likes nothing more than a good laugh and joke over endless cups of tea Ben is an ABBA fanatic (Who isn't?) He enjoys listening to Abba and attends every Abba tribute concert held at the local theatre/venues. His love for dogs, especially Collies would be the ultimate ice breaker They all enjoy trips to the pub, have a great sense of humour and likes nothing more than hearing jokes over tea and biscuits. Having a good Chinese take away would be their ideal Saturday Night routine Names changed for confidentiality "Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding." **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. **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. **Potential earnings** Our Support Workers in Shropshire earn a base rate of £9.75 (£10.50 from 1st April) per hour, but there is potential to earn more. Here are a couple of examples (these are for illustration, not contractual): Full-time Support Worker: £19,063 (£20,530.12 from 1st April) annual salary plus £5,520 for an average of two weekly sleep-ins (£60 per sleep-in) = £24,583 a year (26,050.12 from April 1st) **Part-time Support Worker working 22.5 hours per week: £11,438 (£12,318 from April 1st) annual salary plus £2,760 for an average of one weekly sleep-in = £14,198 a year (£15,078 from 1st April)** On top of these amounts, there is usually the option to work some overtime hours if you wish **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) **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 suppo