Flexible Hours Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity is seeking a Support Worker in St Albans to provide essential support to adults with learning disabilities. This flexible role allows you to make a real difference in someone's life while enjoying a supportive work environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Six weeks' annual leave

Workplace Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance scheme

MacIntyre Rewards Scheme

Discounts with leading retailers

Access to the Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Must be a driver with a manual driving licence.
• Warm, friendly, and willing to learn.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in daily activities.
• Assist with mobility and social interactions.
• Help build a routine of activities.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Flexibility

Job description

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Posted:

19.05.2025

Expiry Date:

03.07.2025

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Job Description:

Are you looking for a chance to earn some extra money in your spare time working flexible hours? Or perhaps you're interested in seeing if a career as a Support Worker is right for you!

How Relief hours work

It's a bit like a zero-hour contract but without the bad bits.

• You don't have to work when it's not convenient for you.
• Receive the same training towards professional qualifications as permanent staff.
• We offer these contracts not because it suits us but because it suits you.
• With over 95% of our staff are on permanent contracts you will be supported to apply for one when its right for you.
• Job security and career development

The flexible hours (Bank) post supports the permanent rota staff by completing shifts that are vacant due to annual leave, training and other staff absences. As such, hours are non-specific, but your manager will endeavour to balance the needs of the service against your own work/life balance as appropriately as possible.

You will provide invaluable support adults with learning disabilities who share their her own house in St Albans. So what would you be doing? Who better to tell you than Sarah* herself. We asked her what she wants from her new support worker. Here's what she had to say.

Things that are important to me about my Support Workers

• I'm looking for committed, cheerful and dedicated support workers.

Support me to:

• Use my wheelchair so I can get out into the town as much as possible.
• Go swimming and use the Hydrotherapy facilities. I will need you to get in the pool with me.
• Go horse riding.
• Go for coffee.
• Or just hang around at home, cooking, listening to music or do a bit of arts and crafts.

Things you need to know about me:-

• I'm a fun loving and enthusiastic individual with limited communication but enjoy intensive interaction.
• I like to move about in my wheelchair, I'm interested in other people and watching what they're doing. I find this funny and it makes me smile and feel included
• I look forward to working with you so we can embark on this journey together

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to someone's life!

As you get to know them as individuals you will support them to build a routine of activities that allows them to thrive in this next stage of their lives

What we can guarantee is that no two days will be the same.

"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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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.

We’re 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 driving licence.

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 usand 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.

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.