SEN Support Worker

TN United Kingdom; Wingrave; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein etabliertes Unternehmen sucht engagierte Support Workers, die einen bedeutenden Unterschied im Leben von Kindern machen möchten. In dieser Rolle werden Sie Teil eines unterstützenden Teams, das sich auf die Entwicklung von Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und die Förderung der Unabhängigkeit konzentriert. Sie haben die Möglichkeit, mit Kindern zu arbeiten, die besondere Bedürfnisse haben, und ihnen dabei zu helfen, ihr volles Potenzial zu entfalten. Diese erfüllende Karriere bietet nicht nur die Möglichkeit, einen positiven Einfluss zu haben, sondern auch umfassende Schulungen und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten, um Ihre Fähigkeiten zu erweitern und beruflich zu wachsen.

Benefits

Sechs Wochen Jahresurlaub

Betriebliche Altersvorsorge

Mitarbeitersparplan

Gesundheitsförderungsplan

Lebensversicherung

Mitarbeiterbelohnungsprogramm

Zugang zur Blue Light Card

Qualifications

• Gute Kundenservicefähigkeiten und die Fähigkeit, Unterschiede zu feiern.
• Fähigkeit zur Teamarbeit und zur Unterstützung von Kindern mit besonderen Bedürfnissen.

Responsibilities

• Unterstützung von Kindern mit Autismus oder Lernbehinderungen im Alltag.
• Entwicklung von personenzentrierten Unterstützungsplänen.

Skills

Kundenservicefähigkeiten

Teamarbeit

Einfühlungsvermögen

Education

Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare

Job description

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Become the Difference in Their Journey Join us as a Support Worker

Are you looking for a role that allows you to make a real difference, with a supportive team and a schedule that gives you time to build meaningful relationships with those you support?

At MacIntyre, we're looking for dedicated Support Workers to join our team. In this role, you’ll have the chance to build meaningful relationships with the children you support, providing consistent support and making a lasting impact. Every day brings new opportunities to offer life-changing support tailored to each child’s needs.

Our Support Workers are part of a team that works closely with children 24/7, developing person-centred support plans that focus on long-term, life-enhancing changes. It’s about providing more than just day-to-day support, going beyond the basics to make a lasting impact on their lives.

Here are just a few examples of the rewarding progress our team has helped children achieve:

Susan was once nervous about swimming, but now she swims every week and loves it.

David has gained the confidence to pay for his shopping at the supermarket.

Lucy now cleans her own teeth, which has made her mornings much less stressful.

Simon* has joined a local rugby club, where he’s making new friends and staying active.

MacIntyre's children's homes are located on the site of MacIntyre School, in the gorgeous rural surroundings of Wingrave. In our children’s homes, we focus on developing communication, functional skills, and independence. The opportunities for learning and growth extend to a variety of community-based activities, where you'll be actively involved in supporting the children in everyday life. Your ability to drive will unlock even more exciting opportunities for the young people.

Working at our children’s home is both enjoyable and fulfilling. The children we support have autism or learning disabilities, and each one has unique qualities and potential. Could you help them lead gloriously ordinary lives, full of independence and fulfilment? In return, you may find the work incredibly rewarding.

Why not start a career in social support and earn a Level 3 Diploma in Residential Childcare all for free? No experience is necessary we provide all the training you need.

We offer both full-time and part-time positions, with part-time roles requiring a minimum of three shifts (24 hours per week).

*Names changed for privacy

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About you

You don't need experience to become a children's Support Worker for MacIntyre. 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 have a manual driving licence as you may be asked to drive service vehicles and you will need to get to and from work - our children's home is in a rural location with no nearby public transport. You must live within 15 miles of Wingrave.

Who are we?

At MacIntyre School, we have four modern houses within the school campus adjacent to the heart of the village of Wingrave. Each house accommodates up to five young people in their own bedrooms, decorated and equipped to their individual tastes. The homes are registered in pairs, which means you will work over two homes supporting up to ten young people with the support of a large staff team and experienced home managers.

We’re absolutely delighted to announce that following our recent Ofsted inspection, our children's homes were awarded a glowing 'Good' rating! The inspectors had some truly wonderful feedback, including:

"Staff value children's voices and use individualised communication aids creatively to gain children's views. For example, one child is helped to express their views through story telling. Staff work with the organisations' therapists to help children to develop their vocabulary. Children can regularly give their views on the home including activities, room décor and foods."

"Staff are attentive to children, and they respond promptly to help children calm when they are upset. Staff use known calming strategies, such as fragrances and massage, to help children feel better. Staff seek out ways to reduce restrictions for children, such as replacing a mechanical walking restraint with an object of reference. One professional said, ‘Staff have good insight into the underlying reasons for a child’s distress and work well to reduce incidents for them.’"

We celebrate the successes and personal gifts of each child we want our staff to be aspirational for the young people we support. When presented with new challenges, our teams collaborate to ensure the homes remain a supportive place to come to work.

Training and Development

At Macintyre we fully support your training and development to become the best Support Worker you can be. 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 Support Workers 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 becoming a Children's Support Worker at our Children's Home in Wingrave 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, phone us onand 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 children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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.