Support Work

Is your career in care as rewarding as it could be? Are you frustrated with unrealistic schedules that leave no time for the people you support?

Why not join MacIntyre? You will work with the same people regularly and have the opportunity to build long term life changing relationships.

You’ll join our friendly team in Wrexham as a Full-time Support Worker supporting two people, between the ages of 20 to 40, to try and live independent lives. In addition to your annual salary, you’ll have the opportunity to work sleep-ins* at £65 per night. You'll also have the pleasure of receiving the Blue Light discount card and making savings at the checkout, along with other benefits detailed below.

Your ability to drive unlocks the opportunities for people to do the things they really enjoy. So you must be a driver with a manual license. Don't worry! You won't be racing between appointments.

Here are some of the key things they are looking for from a Support Worker:

• Someone who can support me to make a good cup of tea!
• We both like to tell jokes and have a great sense of humour
• I need people that are fun and like a joke, that are not easily offended if I swear or call them names
• Someone who will support me to become more independent – supporting me to do things, not do them for me... even if it takes a long time.
• Someone that can stay positive even when I do not want to do much or go out.
• I want someone that talks to me and treats me like an adult and who knows when to stop talking... maybe when I become anxious
• Someone to take me to the pub... but it might not be their choice of pub!
• Someone to take me for walks, horse riding and cycling because we like to keep fit and explore new places
• Someone to take us shopping, to discos and visits with family.
• When we stay at home we like music and TV - especially Victor Meldrew and Mrs Browns Boys! We also really like cooking, especially curries.
• Someone to support me to use my iPad and to watch YouTube and Disney videos with me .
• We need a person who can bring new ideas on things we might like to do.

You will be welcomed by an experienced team who will provide plenty of support and advice if you need it.

You'll take your turn working shifts on a rota, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins. We will always try and accommodate your needs based on family or personal commitments.

Check our local Facebook page to get a feel of what we do: https://www.facebook.com/MacIntyreWrexham

*If you’re not familiar with it, for a sleep-in shift, you sleep at the person’s home overnight in the spare room, ready to wake up and provide support if someone is restless. In the Wrexham area, we pay £65 per sleep-in.

About you

We are looking for people who share our values, who are warm, friendly and willing to learn and also who celebrate differences. We strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected, just like the people we support.

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 us 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.

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.

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.