Support Worker

The Methodist Church in Britain; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks annual leave

Pension scheme

Paid DBS check

Health and wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Training and development

Job summary

MacIntyre is hiring for a Support Worker to assist adults with learning disabilities in an all-female home. You will support daily living, personal care, and help residents stay independent and in control of their lives.

The role involves early, late, and night shifts, including weekends, with DBS checks and UK right-to-work requirements. No prior care background required; a UK manual driving licence is required and visa sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Warm, friendly, and willing to learn.
• Reliable, patient and compassionate.
• Ability to work as part of a team and follow instructions.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible.
• Assist with personal care such as medication, showering and brushing teeth.
• Build close, trusting relationships and maintain a safe environment.
• Support people to make their own choices and stay in control of their lives.
• Help with everyday life skills, appointments and shared hobbies.
• Find local experiences and opportunities that encourage connection and purpose.
• Work early, late or waking night shifts, including weekends.

Skills

Compassionate

Reliability

Patience

Willing to learn

Job description

Support Worker post in an all-female home run by MacIntyre, a national charity for people with learning disabilities or autism. The work covers everyday life skills, appointments, hobbies and personal care for adults in their forties, helping them stay in control of their choices. Shifts run early, late and waking nights, including weekends, on full or part-time hours. No care background is needed, but a UK manual driving licence is required and visa sponsorship is not offered.

What the job involves

• Support adults with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible
• Help with personal care such as taking medication, showering and brushing teeth
• Build close, trusting relationships and maintain a safe environment
• Support people to make their own choices and stay in control of their lives
• Help with everyday life skills, attending appointments and shared hobbies
• Find local experiences and opportunities that encourage connection and purpose
• Work early (7am to 2.30pm) or late (2pm to 9.30pm) shifts, including weekends and bank holidays
• Cover waking nights (9.30pm to 7am) for annual leave and sickness

Registration & licences

• UK manual driving licence

Skills & knowledge

• Warm, friendly and willing to learn
• Kind, compassionate and fun
• Patience and reliability
• Shares MacIntyre's values and celebrates differences

Checks & eligibility

• Right to work in the UK without sponsorship
• Pre-employment checks, including DBS
• Female, under a genuine occupational requirement exemption from the Equality Act 2010

Nice to have

• Care assistant or support worker experience, welcomed but not required
• Retail, hospitality or other people-facing work experience

What’s offered

• 6 weeks' annual leave a year including public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Paid DBS check
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Blue Light Card and staff shopping discounts
• Full induction, mixed online and face-to-face training, and mentoring
• Ongoing training, career development and professional qualifications where relevant