Care Assistant Abingdon, England
Job description
Is your career in care as rewarding as it could be for you right now? Do you wish you had more time to spend with the people you support? and lastly, do you want more for the people you care for?
MacIntyre might have just what you are looking for! We have an amazing opportunity for you to join MacIntyre and work with 3 fabulous young men in their home located in the Abingdon area. You will care for and build long lasting relationships with Ben, Joe and Gary* and become part of our growing care team for these young men.
We're looking for full-time Support Workers to join the friendly team at our Supported Living Service in Abingdon. The team support three fantastic adults who have a learning disability.
What will your day be like?
You'll support three young men; Ben, Joe and Gary*, who live gloriously ordinary lives in their home located in Abingdon. A lot of the fun happens on the move, so you must be a driver with a manual licence so that you can get involved with all of the fun! Your ability to drive unlocks the opportunities for these young men to do the things they really enjoy.
Ben* has a great sense of humour and is full of chat and banter, although he needs some peace and quiet as well. He's a good swimmer and enjoys swimming with other people. He enjoys train travel, shopping and he’s a fast walker! Ben would love someone to join and support him with all of these fun things! He will definitely keep you busy!
Joe* knows his own mind and how he wants to live his life, which includes a love of music. If you are a music lover, Joe would love to meet you! you could entertain his house mates together!
Gary* is a beautiful, warm human being who loves horses, nature and art, if you like the same sort of things, how great would it be to join Gary and share your interests together!
If Ben, Joe and Gary* haven't managed to persuade you by now, which I am sure they have! there's more!
If you have little or no previous experience in care, we still want to hear from you! we will provide you with an extensive care training package whilst you are getting to know and work with these amazing young men. If you care about having a positive impact on the people you work with, if you think you can be part of a team who will work together to create a warm, cosy and fulfilling home environment for Ben, Joe and Gary* we want to hear from you today!.
You'll receive a competitive salary of £11.60 per hour and a range of benefits including access to the valuable Blue Light discount card.
We will require you to work a minimum of 4-5 days per week so that you become a consistent and reliable member of Ben, Joe and Gary's* extended family and you'll take your turn on a rota which includes days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
" I started a career in domiciliary care as I wanted to help people. It was frustrating having to walk away from people who needed my support. I'm glad I have discovered MacIntyre and the chance to go home happy at the end of a shift knowing that I have made a difference" Feedback at a recent MacIntyre careers event
- Names changed for privacy
About you
If you are the right person for the role, if you are kind, caring, active and eager to make a difference to peoples lives, we will provide you with the training you need. We sometimes find people with an interest in psychology do well in this role, or perhaps you're considering a specialist career supporting autistic people and people with learning disabilities.
You will need a manual driving licence (the men have their own cars). You'll be a ‘people person’, creative, flexible and have bucket loads of initiative and great resilience.
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.
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.
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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.
