Support Worker

Why not start a rewarding new career in social care? No experience necessary: we'll train you.

You will provide invaluable support to four people with learning disabilities who live in their own flats in Wrexham. So what would you be doing day to day? Who better to tell you than Claire*, one of the individuals we support. We asked her what she wants from a support worker. Here's what she had to say.

Things that are important to me about our Support Workers :-

• Talk to me/ treat me like an adult
• Support me to do things, not do them for me…..even if it takes a long time
• To listen to me and not ‘tell’ me. I do not like it if it sounds like you are being bossy with me.
• Always ensure you include me, I am able to make decisions about my life and do not like it if I think you are talking about me.
• I need someone who is kind and patient with me.

Support me to ;-

• Visit my family
• Go out and about in the car either to a cafe or to the shops or both!
• Make the most of my garden and enjoy the outdoors when the weather is nice.
• Stay safe inside and outside of my home as I can have seizures and I will need you to stay close in case I need medical assistance.
• Do crafts and play on my wii, I love it when I get the chance to beat you on my golf game.

Things you need to know about me:-

• I have a very naughty sense of humour.
• My favourite thing is sticking the V sign up to people and even a bit of swearing but please don’t be offended by this.
• Sometimes I need persuading to do things out of my comfort zone but if I keep saying no then I need you to respect my choices.
• I am looking for someone who can be a friend to me and not just a support worker.
• I have a lot of medical appointments and so I will need you to make sure I am treated fairly and equally in these environments.
• I find it hard to trust people and I can feel a bit awkward if I don’t know you but, once I get to know you, I am really funny and we will have a laugh every day.

You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles.

There are full and part-time roles available working shifts on a rota basis to include days, evenings, nights and weekends.

• names changed for 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.

You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles.

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.

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.