Relief Support Worker

Relief Support Worker

Job reference:005230

Salary:£12.82 per hour plus £60 per sleep-in

Closing date:27/04/2026

Location:Warrington

Job Description

Support & Inspire: Join Our Team as a Weekend Relief Support Worker in Warrington

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Looking for flexible weekend work that’s meaningful, rewarding, and truly person-centred? Join our friendly team in Warrington and be part of something special.

At MacIntyre, our DNA is simple: Support and Inspire. Everything we do is shaped around the people we support—helping people live the life they choose.

Why Work With Us?

Weekend Flexibility That Works for You
Our relief roles are ideal if you’re looking to work weekends, with the flexibility to fit around your lifestyle and commitments.

Learn, Grow, and Thrive
You’ll receive full training and ongoing support, with opportunities to gain qualifications and develop your skills—just like our permanent team.

Real Opportunities to Progress
Many of our relief staff go on to secure permanent roles. When you’re ready, we’ll support you to take that next step.

A Role That Matters
You’ll play a vital role in ensuring continuity of support over weekends—covering shifts and helping maintain consistency for the people we support.

About the Role

This is a person-centred role, where no two weekends are the same.

You’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism across our Hub 6 supported living service. Your focus will be on building meaningful relationships, understanding what matters to each individual, and supporting them to live fulfilling, independent lives.

That might include:

• Supporting people to enjoy their weekends—whether that’s relaxing at home, cooking together, or getting out and about
• Encouraging choice, independence, and confidence in everyday activities
• Providing emotional support and being a consistent, positive presence
• Working collaboratively as part of a supportive and values-driven team

We’re looking for someone who:

• Shares our values and passion for person-centred support
• Is a great communicator and team player
• Enjoys cooking and everyday life skills
• Is reliable and happy to work weekends and bank holidays

What Our Team Says

*Joanne, who joined us from a completely different industry, shares:

“I joined MacIntyre three years ago with no prior experience in support work, and it’s been a whirlwind ever since! Every day, I get to dive into fun activities with the incredible people who MacIntyre support. From laughter-filled outings to creative projects, I find fulfilment in every moment. It’s not just a job; it’s a passion, and I can’t imagine doing anything else!”

*Name changed for privacy

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About you

Experience isn’t always necessary to become a Support Worker If you have the right attitude, good customer service skills, share our values and are willing to learn, you’re likely to be a great fit. We are looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected.

A driver with a UK manual or automatic licence is desirable.

"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."

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 usand 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 “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.