Female Support Worker

MacIntyre; Ponciau; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity for learning disabilities in Ponciau is seeking dedicated female support workers to provide essential support to individuals with learning disabilities in Wrexham. Full-time and part-time positions are available, requiring driving abilities. The ideal candidates will have a positive attitude, good interpersonal skills, and a willingness to learn. This role offers comprehensive training and development opportunities, alongside a variety of benefits including annual leave, pension contributions, and employee discounts.

Benefits

Six weeks' annual leave including public holidays

Workplace Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance scheme

MacIntyre Rewards Scheme

Discount on leading retailers

Qualifications

• No prior experience is required, but customer service skills are essential.
• Must be a driver with a manual license.
• Candidates should be female due to the needs of the individuals supported.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to two individuals with learning disabilities.
• Help with daily activities like making coffee and using social media.
• Encourage positive behavior and help manage anxiety.

Skills

Customer service skills

Ability to support individuals with learning disabilities

Positive attitude

Communication skills

Patience

Job description

Why not start a career in social care that can be both rewarding and adventurous? No experience needed!

You will provide invaluable support to two ladies with learning disabilities who live in their own bungalows in Wrexham.

Female applicants only please.

We are only able to accept applications from female candidates at this time, due to the needs of the people we support. We are offering Full-time and Part- time positions ranging from 15 - 37.5 hrs per week . This will include one sleep in per week and provides opportunity for extra hours too.

Your ability to drive unlocks the opportunities for people to do the things they really enjoy. S o you must be a driver with a manual license . Don't worry! You won't be racing between appointments.

Intrigued to know a bit more?

Who better to tell you than Jane and Eleanor*. We asked them what they want from their new support worker. Here's what they had to say.

Things that are important to us 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 us and not ‘tell’ us.
• They need to know when to stop talkingwhen I become anxious

Support me to

• Make a good cup of coffee
• Look at Facebook, and know how to log me onto zoom.
• Go out when we want and stay in when we want to.
• Go to the pub.might not be your choice of pub.

Things you need to know about us

• We both like to tell jokes, I need staff that are fun and are not easily offended if I swear or call them names.
• I sometimes want to eat all the food in my cupboards and other days I do not want to eat at all. My staff need to understand my anxiety around food.
• I do not like loud noises that startle me when I am not expecting themthis makes me anxious.but sometimes I can be very loud, but that's ok with me.
• I can sometimes need a lot of positive encouragement to get out of bed.
• We both like animals.
• We like to clean our homes when supported in a positive way.
• I do not chose to shower or change my clothes every daybut I am getting much better at doing this with lots of positive support.
• Things we quite like when we do choose to go out are..shopping, bingo, disco’s, walking, family visiting, gardening and watching the plants grow.

We are hoping new staff might have new ideas on things we might like to do

As you've probably worked out Jane and Eleanor are full of life and fun to be with, could you help them to lead lives that make sense to them?

Do check out our Facebook page : https : / / www.facebook.com / MacIntyreWrexham

• names changed for privacy

"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."

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

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

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