Job Description

New Job Advert - Learning Centre Support Worker

\xe2\x80\x9cWould you relish the opportunity to make a positive difference to people\'s lives?

If so, this could be a great opportunity for you to develop a career, working with people who have learning disabilities and / or autism.

We have a lovely vacancy for you to support the people who attend MacIntyre Learning Centre in Warrington Cheshire. You will be working 35-hours per week, and you will be involved in two other venues, \'New Routes\' and \'The Puddle Project\'.

What will you do

To begin with, on a day to day basis you will have a lot of fun supporting people at the Learning Centre through your engagement and interactions by enabling a person\'s skillset. We have so many different activities at the Learning Centre and other venues you will be involved in doing with people we support, such as:

• \xc2\xb7Duke of Edinburgh Award
• \xc2\xb7Arts / Crafts
• \xc2\xb7Sewing
• \xc2\xb7Pottery
• \xc2\xb7IT
• \xc2\xb7Horticulture & Animal Care
• \xc2\xb7Yoga\xc2\xb7Sports\xc2\xb7Walking
• \xc2\xb7Life Skills
• \xc2\xb7Music / Dance
• \xc2\xb7Exercises

About you

If you have the enthusiasm and have a person-centred approach to develop and support people with their life skills, then you are likely to be a right fit for us. This is a rewarding role where each day is different and fun, as we would like you to be part of the team who shares in our values. Do you have the skills and knowledge to be supportive in other areas such as horticulture and animal care, and have an adaptability to be proactive and learn new skills too, if you do then this role is for you.

For more information about this role, please call 01925 558878

You must hold a full manual license and own vehicle

Apply online today!\xe2\x80\x9d

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. We celebrate and develop everyone\'s unique gifts, talents and contributions.

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 including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more
• 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 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 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. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support. As part of this commitment, our accessibility toolbar allows you a number of options: read adverts in another language (including Welsh for our Services located in Wales), change the font to Open Dyslexia, change the colours, and many others. Just click the button marked \xe2\x80\x9cAccessibility\xe2\x80\x9d at the top of the screen.

COVID-19 Information

We will take every precaution to keep you and everyone involved safe during the recruitment process and your employment with MacIntyre. We encourage all our employees to follow Government advice and get vaccinated against COVID and flu. If you are a frontline care worker, you are on the priority list for vaccination.

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