Senior Support Worker

**Do you have experience supporting people with learning disabilities? Are you looking for the next step in your career? Why not join us as a Senior Support Worker?**

As a Senior Support Worker, you will join a a dedicated, resilient, enthusiastic team providing support to the lovely Sarah*.

**Intrigued to know more?**

Sarah lives in her own home and is supported to live as independently as possible. She is very interested in holistic activities such as massages, foot spa's, facials and crystals. She enjoys a wide range of music from Indian music to the great 70’s and 80’s in particular Donnie Osmond. Sarah fondly remembers watching rugby with her family and still loves to catch a game on tv.. She likes to go into town, shopping, visiting local markets and going to local parks for fresh air.

Sarah likes to meet new people and enjoys telling them about the amazing life she has had, she is very well travelled. She has many photo scrap book colouring and uses this to relax in the afternoons.

She has a great sense of humour. Once she has built up a relationship with someone she can be very kind natured, making sure that staff have had enough to eat and drink and asking if they are ok.

**What would you be doing?**

You will manage staff rotas and mentor, train and coach your team. Working with the Manager you will monitor and control expenditure to ensure there are robust budget controls in place. You will ensure compliance with regulatory standards and our own processes and procedures.

**Female applicants only please.**

Your ability to drive unlocks the opportunities for people to do the things they really enjoy. **S**o you must be a driver with a manual license**. Don't worry You won't be racing between appointments.
- _Name changed for privacy_

**About you**

You'll be someone who can see the bigger picture and have the visionary skill to be able to help develop the service further.

You must have supervisory experience within the social care sector, understanding the intricacies and challenges involved.

You will need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach. Attention to detail, and good Microsoft Word and Excel skills would also be beneficial.

**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.

**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**

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**COVID-19 Information**

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