Support Worker
Support Worker
Job Description
Join the team supporting Sam in his own home!
Are you kind, patient and looking for a rewarding role where you can make a real difference and where AI can’t make you redundant?
We're looking for Support Workers to join the team supporting Sam, a gentleman with Autism, a Learning Disability and visual impairment who lives independently in his own bungalow with 1:1 support.
What matters to Sam?
- - Consistency, routine and familiar people.
- - Clear communication. Sam uses short sentences and likes staff to repeat back what he has said so he knows he has been understood.
- - Spending time out in the community. Sam goes out most days, often more than once.
- - Relaxing at home listening to his favourite films and TV programmes, he particularly likes Lara Croft.
- - Maintaining regular contact with his family, who visit each week.
- - Enjoying visits to places he knows and likes, including Tesco Café, Starbucks, McDonald's, the cinema and occasional discos.
Sam enjoys a varied lifestyle but builds strong relationships with people over time and has clear preferences regarding the places he visits and who supports him with particular activities. Trust, patience and consistency are therefore essential in this role.
As Sam is blind, he has developed an excellent awareness of his surroundings and routines. He notices changes to familiar routes and can become anxious if plans change unexpectedly, so staff need to be calm, reassuring and able to prepare him for any changes sensitively and positively.
Sam can sometimes change his mind about activities at short notice, so you will need to be flexible, patient and able to follow his lead while encouraging meaningful opportunities and community participation.
What about pay?
In Warrington, MacIntyre Support Workers will earn an hourly rate of £12.82, meaning your annual salary will be £25,066.30 for a full time 37.5 hr contract. In addition to your annual salary, you’ll have the opportunity to work sleep-ins* at an extra £60 per night. This adds an extra £2,880 to your annual salary if you do 1 sleep in a week. There is also often overtime hours available too!
"Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding."
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What we're looking for in you:
- - Friendly, patient and reliable.
- - Able to build positive relationships and work as part of a small team.
- - Comfortable supporting someone with Autism, a Learning Disability and visual impairment.
- - Able to provide consistent, person-centred support and understand the importance of routines and familiar environments.
- - Flexible and responsive to changing plans and preferences.
- - No care experience needed, as full training will be provided.
If you enjoy supporting people to live independently, building meaningful relationships and helping someone get the most out of life, we'd love to hear from you.
This is more than a job. It's an opportunity to make a real difference every day in someone’s life.
*Name changed for privacy reasons.
About us
MacIntyre is a national charity supporting more than 1,400 children, young people and adults who have a learning disability or are autistic.
For 60 years, we've worked alongside people to build lives filled with opportunity, connection and belonging. Whatever your role, you'll help make that possible.
Learn and grow with us
Wherever you're starting from, we'll help you succeed.
You'll receive a full induction, a mix of online and face-to-face training, and mentoring from experienced colleagues while you learn the role.
As your career develops, you'll have access to ongoing learning, professional qualifications where relevant, and opportunities to progress, all fully supported by MacIntyre.
Pay and Benefits
Alongside your salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits including:
- 6 weeks' annual leave per year including public holidays
- Pension scheme
- Paid DBS check
- Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme
- Shopping discounts through Blue Light Card and our staff discounts scheme
- Ongoing training and career development
See the full range of benefits on the Careers page of our website.
How to Apply
Click Apply to complete a short application and upload your CV.
We may close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Please note: we do not offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. You must already have the right to work in the UK.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults we support. If we offer you a job, we’ll work with you to complete the appropriate pre-employment checks.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we work in.
If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we're happy to help, call us on 01908 357016. Our recruitment website also includes accessibility tools such as translation, OpenDyslexic font and display options.