Support Worker

Support Worker

Job reference: 005340

Salary: £12.82 per hour

Closing date: 03/07/2026

Location: Warrington

Job Description

Your next move could be your most meaningful yet.

Whether you've come from retail, hospitality, admin, warehousing, or a job that simply stopped feeling worthwhile - if you're honest, patient, and want to do something that genuinely matters, we want to talk to you.

At MacIntyre, we recruit on values, not CVs. We support adults with learning disabilities in our services across Warrington - and we're looking for people who care about getting it right, not people who've done it before.

Who we're looking for

We hire for attitude and train for everything else. You'll fit here if you:

• Are naturally patient, warm, and reliable
• Enjoy working with people and helping them succeed
• Want a job with real purpose
• Hold a full manual UK driving licence — you'll be taking the people we support out and about in our vehicles

What the job actually looks like

You'll work closely with adults who have learning disabilities — in their home and out in the community. Some days that means helping with a morning routine; others it's a day out, a swim, a meal out, or helping someone take a step they've been working towards for months. No two days are the same. All of them matter.

Some roles include occasional sleep-in shifts, where you stay overnight in the person's home, ready to provide support if needed. Sleep-ins are paid at £60 per night in Warrington.

Every person we support is different. For example, here are a few people waiting to meet you:

• "John lives a very active, fast-paced life and needs someone who can keep up. He has a National Trust pass, a safari park membership, and loves swimming — especially the jacuzzi at his David Lloyd gym. He also uses Makaton and PECS to communicate."
• "Stephen has his own Motability car and loves drives out to Blackpool. He enjoys short walks — especially if there's somewhere nice to eat at the end. He uses Makaton and objects of reference to communicate, and you'll support him with a blood glucose reading twice a day."

What you'll get:

• Fully funded Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care — earned while you work
• Blue Light discount card — savings at hundreds of retailers
• Generous holiday allowance
• A supportive team around you — you are never working alone
• Comprehensive training from day one — no care background required

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.

You must be a driver with a UK manual licence

"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 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.