Are you a passionate Team Leader or Senior Support Worker?
Do you have experience supporting people who have a learning disability?
Would you like to join a values led organisation who genuinely want to support and develop great people just like you?
Are you ambitious to support people to live gloriously ordinary lives.
You will lead a team of approximately 20 staff members supporting 7 people in total.
You will encourage and mentor your staff, completing supervisions and appraisals and ensuring they have all the training and resources they need.
You'll work together to keep people's support fresh, creative and genuinely person-centred.
Of course there will be the practical details such as overseeing the rota, completing risk assessments and support plans.
You will be responsible for the budget, and ensuring the sites are fully compliant with all regulatory requirements as well as our internal processes.
You'll develop constructive relationships with external professionals, social work teams, families, and the local community.
You'll be responsible for the recruitment and onboarding of any new staff members joining the team.
You will be joining a collaborative local management team, where colleagues share ideas, experience and advice.
"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."
#IND1 What we need from you You will have experience of supporting people, with autism and learning disabilities , ideally you will have worked in a Supported Living environment.
You will have experience of either directly managing or supervising a team.
You will lead by example and be a visible leader.
You'll be creative in your thinking and your approach to staff, the people we support and their families and be able to inspire and motivate.
You'll need to be well-organised, with a good understanding of budgeting, and be IT-literate.
You must be a driver with your own transport, as you will travel regularly between services in the area, as well as to meetings, conferences and training.
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.
Our Vision For all people with a learning disability to live a life that makes sense to them.
Our Mission We will support a sense of wellbeing through a celebration of each person's unique gifts, talents and contributions, the quality of our relationships and ensuring the promotion of real opportunities to connect with others.
Our purpose To achieve excellence in everything we do MacIntyre's "primary purpose" is to make a positive contribution to the lives of children and adults with disabilities.
We make this contribution by ensuring that all our interactions are great, that our knowledge and skills represent excellence and that we support people to develop purposeful and warm relationships.
Our "secondary purpose" is to have a positive influence in our local communities and on our sector by connecting well, nurturing partnerships and demonstrating best practice.
Our DNA MacIntyre has a particular way of working with people and because it is so important to all our activities we call it our DNA.
It is a combination of our values and the way that we put those values into actions that is unique to MacIntyre.
Through our Promises and Value Base , the promotion of Great Interactions and Person Centred Approaches , we aim to support every person to live a life that makes sense to them, with a level and style of support of their choosing.
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 You will qualify for a 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) 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 Area 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.
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.
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, we cant wait to hear from you!
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.
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