Senior Support Worker

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Support Worker to elevate your career in social care. This role combines support work with managerial elements, offering unique insights into improving care services. You will lead by example, mentor less experienced colleagues, and contribute to fulfilling the lives of individuals with learning disabilities. With comprehensive training and development support, you will be equipped to make a significant impact. Join a team that values diversity and inclusion, and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave, pension contributions, and health support. Your journey starts here!

Benefits

Six weeks' annual leave

Workplace Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)

Health Cash Plan

Life assurance scheme

MacIntyre Rewards Scheme

Discounts through MacIntyre Perks

Access to Blue Light Card

Enhanced DBS Certificate

Qualifications

• Must be a driver with a manual or automatic license and own transport insured for business use.
• Experience isn’t necessary; right attitude and willingness to learn are key.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities, providing mentorship and guidance.
• Engage in community outreach and assist with daily living skills.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Mentoring

Problem Solving

Education

Driver's License

Job description

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Ready for the next step in your social care career?

The Senior Support Worker Role at MacIntyre unlocks doors. It combines elements of the support worker role with those of a manager. Having a foot in both camps provides a unique insight into how we can improve.

You may feel nervous about taking the next step and wonder if you are ready? That is natural.

Many of our senior team, including managers, specialists and directors found that making the move to a SSW role was the launch pad for their career.

The Senior Support Worker role unlocks doors:

• New training courses that will add to your skillset.
• New challenges and responsibilities that will grow your experience.
• A determination to lead from the front will brush up your current talents.
• If you enjoy support work you will probably find that mentoring and supporting less experienced colleagues can be very rewarding.
• As you grow into the role of SSW you will find being able to contribute more makes the role even more enjoyable. Fulfilling your passion for people with learning disabilities to live glorious ordinary lives.
• You may already have ideas about how we could improve. We want to hear those ideas and support you to put them into practice.

The Learning Centre

The learning centre supports adults with learning disabilities across the week. The centre also provides outreach support to adults with learning disabilities in the community. The team consists of a deputy manager, senior support workers, and support workers. They also provide outreach support to people like David. David * has a his own job but appreciates the support we provide with some of his domestic arrangements. Once a week we join him for a batch cooking session. Through this activity he learns new skills and doesn't have to worry about what he is going to eat on a daily basis. Learning to cook for himself makes his money go further, cutting out expensive takeaways, and he is also eating a more healthy diet.

We also have opportunities at our learning centre in Ampthill. Apply to this advert and we can discuss which location suits you best.

*name changed to protect privacy

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About you

Experience isn’t 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.

You must be a driver with a manual or automatic license and your own transport insured for business use.

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 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 at 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.

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.

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.