Support Worker London, England
Job description
Why not start a rewarding new career in social care? No experience necessary: we'll train you.
You will provide invaluable support to eleven adults with learning disabilities who live in their own house in Streatham. The house has a warm, fun, happy atmosphere and there is always lots going. The house has a big garden which is about to undergo a facelift. We are looking to plant flowers, grow veg, add comfortable garden furniture, a swing, paint the big fence in bright colours or add a collage to represent the people who live at here.
So what will you be doing?
You'll be assisting with a wide range of activities from everyday living needs and 'must dos' (such as cooking and cleaning, shopping and baking and general house maintenance), through to the lighter side of life becoming involved with their hobbies and interests.
David* and Ryan* are keen football fans and supporters of Aston Villa and Wimbledon. They are not just armchair fans, along with the others in the house they enjoy going to the park to kick a football around. Stephen's* passion is snooker and he is an excellent player. He has his tickets booked for a live tournament which we will be supporting him to attend.
When you are baking you are sure to get a visit from John*, he loves to lick the mixture off the spoon.
Music with a good beat plays a big part in creating the atmosphere in the house. If you enjoy showing off your dance skills you'll be a great hit. We also have some fans of live music who love to attend concerts.
As you've probably worked out the people we support are full of life and fun to be with, could you support them to lead lives that make sense to them?
Shifts are worked on a rota basis which may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins. Full-time hours are 37.5 hours per week, but we can also offer part-time and relief hours to fit around other commitments.
- names changed for privacy
About you
Experience isn’t always 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.
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.
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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.
