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 the way they want?

We're looking for full-time and part-time Female Support Workers to join the friendly team at our Supported Living Service in Hemel Hempstead. The team support five fantastic adults who have a learning disability.

What will your day be like?

You will be supporting people like Stephen* and Julie. They each have their own mobility vehicles, this is great as we are able to use these to get into town and visit parks and local attraction's. It would help if you have a manual driving licence but it's not essential.

Stephen loves visiting the local coffee shops, he'd happily spend all day in one. He's not shy about introducing himself to other customers and staff and of course he'll introduce you to his new friends. He has diabetes so has to watch what he eats. Like the rest of us when it comes to food he's not great at following the rules. In his case he's happy to change the rules and a little friendly guidance and support is required. He can be quite persistent so sometimes its more than a little support to keep him following a healthy diet.

Julie loves music especially the favourites from when she was growing up. Her Spotify playlist is very well worn. You may get tired of hearing the same old songs but you won't get tired of seeing the pleasure they bring her, even more so if you'll join in and sing along. She loves going for a drive in her car. Sometimes she enjoys the journey as much the destination. Sometimes its good to just sit back, take in the sights and enjoy the wind in your hair.

Support with maintaining friendships and family connections. can make a real difference. You'll also support with everyday living needs such as cooking, shopping and helping them to become more independent.

You'll take your turn on a rota which includes early mornings, evenings and weekends. If you are interested in part-time work let us know which days work best for you, we can be flexible but ideally look for a minimum of two or three shifts per week.

“I came from a background in retail and this job has been a totally different experience. Each day is different and every day I go home feeling I truly made a difference in someone else's life, I just wish I had thought about this type of work sooner.” - Support Worker, 2021.

• Names changed for privacy

About you

Of course, we welcome you if you've been a care assistant or support worker, but experience isn’t necessary. If you share our values, are warm, friendly and willing to learn, you’re likely to be a great fit.

Due to the nature of this service, we can only accept applications from female candidates who have a valid UK manual driving license

We’re 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

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 us 01908 357 016 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.

This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.

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.