Senior Support Worker
Senior Support Worker
Job Description
Are you ready for the next step in your career? Have you worked with people who have a learning disability and/or autism?
As a Senior Support Worker, you will join a friendly team who provide invaluable support in this single complex service.
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.
You'll be assisting with a wide range of activities from everyday living needs and 'must dos' (such as cooking and cleaning, shopping and baking and general house maintenance), through to the lighter side of life becoming involved with their hobbies and interests.
David* is young, healthy, strong and physically very able. His autism and learning disabilities can lead him to become frustrated, upset or anxious. Supporting him to manage his behaviour when he is feeling anxious is a key part of the role. You will be joining an experienced team and will always be working alongside at least one other member of the MacIntyre team. The team support him to live a life that makes sense to him, accompanying him when he's enjoying getting out and about as well as supporting him in his own home.
David knows his team and enjoys their company, this has helped him make great progress in managing his anxiety and behaviour. The team take great pride in working for this specialist service.
We provide care for him 24 hours a day so you'll take your turn working shifts on a rota, including days, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. This role is 37.5 hours per week, usually working long days - 16 hour shifts.
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* Name changed to protect privacy
About you
You will need some experience working with vulnerable people, ideally those with learning disabilities. Perhaps you have been a support worker or care worker / practitioner and are now looking to step up to a more senior role with more responsibilities and greater challenges.
You will need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach.
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
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.
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