Support Worker - FEMALE part-time 6.5 hours a week

MacIntyre ,
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
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The feeling of supporting and empowering people with learning disabilities and autism to live a life that makes sense to them is the most heartfelt. And Seeing the difference that YOU can make is unforgettable We love what we do and are recognised as an Award Winning Charity for our passion and dedication. Join us a flexible part time Support Worker and you'll see why Outline You will help us to support Karen, a lady in her 40s who has learning disabilities to live a life that makes sense to her. You'll be assisting Karen to become an active member of her local community. You'll support Karen for 6.5 hours per week with no sleep-in duties. Hours will be 10:00 to 16:30 usually either a Monday or a Friday. The person we are looking to employ will also be offered relief work at our other services which may include sleep duties. Not real name How Relief works The Relief (Bank) post will support the permanent rota staff by completing shifts that are vacant due to annual leave/sickness/training/unforeseen vacancies. As such, hours are non specific but the service will endeavour to balance the needs of the service against your own work/life balance as appropriately as possible. Rotas will be available 6 weeks in advance. About us MacIntyre is an award-winning national charity supporting people with learning disabilities. We use person-centred approaches to keep the people we support safe, happy and healthy and to ensure each individual is able to live a life that makes sense to them. Using Positive Behaviour Support strategies ensures we see the person first, not their behaviour or learning disability. About you No experience? No problem As long as you have the passion and drive to want to make a real difference, we’ll teach you the rest. With your key attributes and our training, together we can deliver the best possible support. Pay and Rewards MacIntyre provides a full induction and ongoing training, including the opportunity to gain nationally accredited vocational qualifications. We also offer a range of benefits which includes: 30 days' annual leave (including public holidays) Workplace pension scheme MacIntyre pays for your DBS check Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme Cashplan which provides money back on core health treatments such as: optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody MacIntyre Rewards Scheme MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more Part-time positions are pro rata. Next Steps If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the green 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, you can either download from the attachments on our website advert or phone us on 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 Statement MacIntyre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining Empowering people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them Contact 01908 357016 in case of query. Registered Charity No. 250840 [This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.] This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89878598

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