Senior Support Worker

Are you ready for the next step in your social care career? Could you mentor a team whilst supporting people with learning disabilities? We love what we do and are recognised as an award winning charity for our passion and dedication. Due to growth, we are now expanding our services in Hemel Hempstead. This is your opportunity to get in at the beginning and help us establish a new registered care provision from scratch. Outline As a Senior, you'll develop rotas and deputise for the Frontline Manager. You will work closely with the staff team, ensuring people's support plans are followed. You'll encourage the team and meet development needs, whether that's by way of formal training or day-to-day coaching and reflection. You and your team will be supporting Teresa and Simon* two young people with autism and complex needs, as they leave specialist residential education and move into a shared home in Hemel Hempstead. To help with the transition, you will be based at our Children's home in the Wingrave, Aylesbury area (where both Teresa and Simon are currently living). This is so you can get to know them both as well as the families involved and support them when they make this exciting new move. It may be a scary as well as exciting time for Simon and Teresa so it's important for them to become familiar with you and the team so you're able to provide the best emotional reassurance possible. A little more about Simon and Teresa; Both Simon and Teresa are 19 years old, and have a wide variety of interests. Simon loves to be active, riding his bike and going horse-riding, and he'll go on the biggest, scariest theme park ride! Teresa enjoys long walks in big open spaces or going to trampoline parks; her collection of toys and dolls are really important to her, and if you're a fellow lover of Mamma Mia, you'll get on fine! Simon and Teresa both need staff who are patient, who won't rush them and who understand their anxieties. They will need a lot of reassurance, especially as this move will be a huge change in their lives, It will be a collaborative process for everyone, getting to know each other and sharing enthusiasms, interests and fun. *Not their real names About us MacIntyre is a award-winning national charity supporting children, young people and adults 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. What we need from you You will need some experience working with vulnerable people, ideally those with learning disabilities. Perhaps you have been a Support Worker or Care Assistant and are ready for more responsibility. It's important that you share our values, and are ambitious to grow and develop. You'll need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach. You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you may be required to drive the service vehicles. Training and benefits MacIntyre provides a full induction and ongoing training, including the opportunity to gain nationally accredited vocational qualifications, free of charge. Our benefits include: * 30 days' annual leave (including public holidays) * Workplace pension scheme * MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more * 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 pays for your DBS check 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.* 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. * If you would prefer to complete a manual application form, you can either download one 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. 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