Support Worker

**Are you looking for work that is truly fulfilling? Do you want a job where your influence will continue long after your shift ends? Could you support adults with a learning disability to live life on their own terms?**

You'll join our friendly team of Support Workers at a small and homely residential service in Wallasey, where we support 6 adults aged from 36 to 74 who like to be out and about as much as possible.

Susan* does voluntary work in a nursery two afternoons a week, she does this independently however she prefers to be supported to visit her mum who has Dementia. This support is very important to Susan as it helps her to maintain contact with her mum on a regular basis.

David* enjoys travelling on public transport, so we support him to navigate trains, buses and his particular favourite the ferry

Simon* likes to bake cakes, make pizza and smoothies. Could you see yourself being Simon's sous-chef?

You'll play a key role in making sure people live as independently as possible, helping them to remain active members of their local community and joining in with their favourite pastimes and hobbies. You could find yourself getting involved in arts and crafts one day, and going out to the cinema or a concert the next. We also maintain a lovely front garden and grow our own veg. The most important thing for the people we support here is that their staff are cheerful, positive and don't rush them.

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are worked on a rota basis to include days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
- _Names have been changed in order to protect their privacy_

**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.

**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**

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