Senior Support Worker

MacIntyre; Leicester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading charity as a Senior Support Worker in Leicester, guiding a dedicated team to support individuals with learning disabilities. This role involves mentoring, managing operational tasks, and ensuring the well-being of those supported. With a focus on compassion and community, you’ll help unlock opportunities for fulfilling lives.

Benefits

Six weeks' annual leave including public holidays

Workplace pension with employer contribution

Staff savings scheme

Employee assistance program

Health cash plan

Qualifications

• UK manual driving licence and willingness to drive adapted cars.
• Supervisory experience is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Mentor your team and provide proactive support.
• Manage rota, finances, compliance, and inspections.
• Support individuals with personalized care.

Skills

Flexibility

Organization

Attention to detail

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

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Job Description

Ready to lead with purpose and passion? Join us as a Senior Support Worker, and guide your team to success!

We're a tight-knit team supporting six wonderful people with learning disabilities, aged 24 to 56, across three houses in Leicester. Each person brings their own personality, routines, and aspirations, making our time spent together truly meaningful. That’s where you come in – in this role, you’ll unlock opportunities for people to live a gloriously ordinary life on their own terms, staying connected with their families, friends, and communities, and exploring new experiences.

Responsibilities

• Mentor your team, provide proactive support, and be the go-to person for advice and encouragement.
• Lead with empathy and motivate your team to deliver their best every day.
• Ensure compliance while prioritising the health and happiness of those supported.
• Manage rota, finances, compliance, inspections, and other operational tasks.
• Create an environment where both your team and the people we support thrive.
• Support individuals with personalized care, such as assisting a young man with energy and music preferences or supporting someone like Sarah with her independence and style.

Requirements

• UK manual driving licence and willingness to drive adapted cars.
• Flexibility, organization, and a solutions-focused approach.
• Attention to detail and good Microsoft Word and Excel skills.
• Ability to see the bigger picture and help develop the service further.

About You

You will be compassionate, patient, and enthusiastic about supporting people to live fulfilling lives. Supervisory experience is desirable but not essential.

About Us

MacIntyre is a national charity supporting over 1,200 people with learning disabilities and/or autism, founded in 1966. We celebrate everyone's unique talents and contributions.

Benefits

• Six weeks' annual leave including public holidays
• Workplace pension with employer contribution
• Staff savings scheme, employee assistance, health cash plan, and more

How to Apply

Click the Apply button on our website, complete your details, and upload your CV. For a manual application, contact us for an form. Apply soon as the vacancy may close early.

Additional Information

We promote equality, diversity, and inclusion. We conduct necessary checks to safeguard those we support. See our website for more details: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/