Support Worker

MacIntyre; Wrexham; On-site; Full time

Job description

Support Worker

Job reference: 004665

Salary: £12.60 per hour

Closing date: 17/04/2025

Location: Wrexham

Job Description

Are you looking for a career change, one where you can make a real positive impact on people’s lives as a support worker? Every day, you’ll have the chance to improve someone’s day and, at times, change their life entirely. This sense of purpose and fulfilment is unmatched in many other professions.

Whether you’re experienced in this role or completely new to it, all we ask is that you are a fun, kind, and compassionate person. You’ll be based in one of our friendly homes in Wrexham, supporting and empowering adults with Autism and/or learning disabilities to live as independently as possible.

In this role, you’ll be an integral part of enabling the people we support to enjoy their glorious ordinary lives, by fulfilling experiences. Whether it's swimming, arts and crafts, dining out, or going on outings, you'll be supporting them to explore the activities that bring them joy - we can guarantee that no day will be the same.

Your kindness and attention can light up someone's day in ways that words can't capture—rewarding you with smiles, laughter, and the joy of seeing someone feel understood. The personal satisfaction that comes from knowing you have made a real difference in someone’s life is unlike any other.

In Wrexham, MacIntyre Support Workers will earn an hourly rate of £12.00. If you hold an NVQ Level 2 in Health and Social Care or a higher qualification, your pay will rise to £12.20 per hour. You will have the opportunity to complete these qualifications whilst working with MacIntyre. This means, on a full-time contract, your annual salary will be £23,463 - £23,854 depending on qualifications.

In addition to your annual salary, you’ll have the opportunity to work sleep-ins at an extra £65 per night. This adds an extra £3,380 to your annual salary if you do 1 sleep in a week. There is also often overtime hours available too!

We will train you on all the formal key skills you will need in terms of Emergency first aid, safeguarding, and giving medication. We hold a number of training courses that you will be expected to attend whilst you are working with MacIntyre, but don’t worry, you will be given plenty of notice.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorships as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding.

What do we want from you?

We are looking for people who share our values, who are warm, friendly and willing to learn, and also who celebrate people’s differences. At MacIntyre, we strive to make all of our staff feel included, valued and respected, just like the people we support.

You don't have to have any past care experience but a kind, caring, creative and patient attitude is a must. You must have a resilient, patient and compassionate attitude as there may be times where you will need to help individuals control and regulate their emotions and anxiety in line with their Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) plan. But please do not worry, full training on this will be provided.

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.

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
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• 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 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.

Take a look around the company: https://www.macintyrecharity.org/