Senior Support Worker ( Female Only )

Senior Support Worker ( Female Only )

Job reference:005169

Salary:£25,652

Closing date:30/04/2026

Location:Aylesbury

Job Description

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Social Care Career?

Become a Senior Support Worker with MacIntyre

Are you passionate about supporting others and looking to develop your career? At MacIntyre, we’ll help you take that next step by combining hands-on support work with opportunities to lead, guide and inspire others. As a Senior Support Worker, you’ll continue to make a real difference in people’s lives while building your confidence, leadership skills and experience within a supportive team.

You will be based in our friendly, all female home in Aylesbury supporting and empowering adults in their 40's with learning disabilities to live as independently as possible – whether that is helping with everyday life skills, attending appointments together, or sharing hobbies and interests.

Whilst the people you will be supporting enjoy their daily routines, we can guarantee that no day will be the same. You might find yourself supporting Holly* to go to the cinema, Sarah* to volunteer at the local food bank, or enjoying a cosy evening in with Josie* watching a musical with a foot spa.

What Makes This Role Special

This position bridges direct support and leadership. It’s ideal for someone who enjoys being involved in daily life with the people we support but also wants to grow into future management or specialist roles. We understand that stepping up can feel like a big change, and that’s completely normal. Many of our senior colleagues, including managers and directors, began in roles just like this. They took this opportunity, developed their skills and confidence, and found their own career path. Now it could be your turn.

About the Role

• Helping with daily routines and personal goals

• Promoting independence and wellbeing

• Being there to listen, share a laugh, and make life a little brighter

You’ll also take on some leadership responsibilities, including:

• Helping to plan and organise staff rotas across both services

• Supervising and supporting your team members

• Assisting with recruitment and induction

• Stepping in for the frontline manager when needed

Whatever strengths you bring, whether it’s a love of cooking, gardening, or simply a positive attitude, you’ll make a genuine difference every day.

Take the Next Step

If you’re ready to grow your career, lead with compassion and continue making a difference across two vibrant services, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and discover where a career with MacIntyre could take you.

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About You

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities and/or autism

• Confident in taking the lead, mentoring others and managing shifts

• A natural communicator with empathy, resilience and a good sense of humour

• Committed to person-centred approaches and positive behaviour support

• Willing and able to work flexibly, including evenings, weekends, bank holidays and sleep-ins

You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles.

Due to the nature of this service we can only accept applications from female applicants

"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.

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 “Accessibility” at the top of the screen.

This post is exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.