Senior Support Worker - learning disabilities

MacIntyre ,
Edenbridge, Kent
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Are you ready for the next stage of your career? Could you lead a team whilst supporting people with learning disabilities? As a Senior, you will combine supervising Support Workers with providing direct support to eight adults with learning disabilities, aged between 21 and 55. The people we support enjoy getting out and about into the local community to visit shops and restaurants, the cinema and the leisure centre. At home, they spend time gardening, cooking and baking, arts and crafts and having fun theme nights. Music, singing and dancing are other favourites, so you may find yourself having an energetic bop around the living room or showing off your karaoke skills! You'll develop rotas, supervise staff, become involved in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff, and generally ensure a high standard of practice in the service. You will work closely with the staff team, leading by example to ensure the people we support are living a life that makes sense to them. You'll encourage your team and identify training needs, whether that's formally or by way of day-to-day coaching and reflection. This role is 37.5 hours a week, and you'll take your turn working shifts on a 24x7 rota. Shift times include 08:00 - 16:00, 11:00 to 19:00 and 13:00 - 21:00, plus sleep-ins. About us MacIntyre is an award-winning national charity supporting over 1,500 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. We celebrate everyone's unique gifts, talents and contributions. What we need from you You must have experience supporting vulnerable people, ideally those with a learning disability. Perhaps you have been a support worker or care worker and are now looking to step up to a more senior role. You will need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles, together with your own transport. 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

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