Could you support two young men with learning disabilities, to lead gloriously ordinary lives?
We are looking for a Waking Night Support Worker to join our friendly team of Support Workers in Flitwick.
We all know a good night's sleep is important for how we feel the next day, so you will be making a real difference in someone's life even when they are asleep.
What will you be doing?
As a Waking Nights Support Worker, your main role will be regularly checking in on Alfie and Joe whilst they sleep, making sure that everything is ok and that they are getting a good night's sleep.
Sometimes they may wake-up during the night, and so you will then support them in whatever they may need.
This may be reassuring and chatting with them so that they are able to go back to sleep, or providing support with personal care and medication.
Most importantly, your role is to make sure they do not feel vulnerable throughout the night.
Alfie* moved in recently moved in recently and Joe* will be joining him in January.
Joe is registered blind.
They are both 18 years old and about to start a new exciting phase in their lives.
Like all people about to embark on a big change, they are both excited and nervous, so you and the team will play an important role in making the transition as smooth as possible.
Alfie is a live wire and always on the go.
He has already told us he is looking forward to going bowling and loves Karaoke nights.
He will be attending college during the day and going home at weekends.
You will need to be a driver as there will be a car available for them to use.
Being mobile unlocks a range of activities and broadens their options to explore their new environment.
As you get to know them as individuals, you will support them to build a routine of activities that allows them to thrive in this next stage of their lives.
If you are someone who loves variety in your work, you will fit in perfectly here.
We are looking for people who can either work 3 or 4 night shifts per week.
*Not real name to protect privacy About you Experience isn't always necessary.
What we look for are people who are honest, respectful, fun, compassionate and kind.
If you can bring the right attitude we will provide full training on how to support people with learning disabilities.
We are looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected.
You must be a driver with as you will be driving service vehicles.
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.
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Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining.
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We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support.
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