Senior Support Workers - Learning Disabilities

MacIntyre ,
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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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? We are looking for Senior Support Workers for two of our services in Milton Keynes. You will play a key part in leading the team of support workers at your service. Together, you will assist the people we support to live as independently as possible. You will join in with their favourite pastimes and hobbies, helping them to be active members of their local community, and promoting independence whilst recognising and reacting to changing health needs for the people in these services. As a senior, you will develop rotas, supervise staff, become involved in the recruitment, selection and induction of new staff, and deputise for the frontline manager, generally ensuring 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. Because of the complexity of their learning disabilities, some people we support need help with intimate care or medication, and can display some emotional and physical behaviours of concern. We will provide you with full specialist training for this, as well as offer day-to-day help and advice from your manager and other senior practitioners. You'll take your turn working shifts on a rota, including early and late shifts, weekends, public holidays and sleep-ins. An example of core shifts are: (early) 07:30 - 15:00 and (late) 14:30 - 22:00, but shift times can be flexible to suit needs and activities of the people at the service. 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. Our core belief is that everyone has potential, something to offer and a valuable contribution to make to their community. 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 worker and are now looking to step up to a more senior role with more responsibilities and greater challenges. You will need to be flexible and organised, with a positive approach. You must be a driver with a manual licence, in order to drive 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

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