Support Worker

Support Worker

Job reference: 005373

Salary: £12.88- £13.38 per hour

Closing date: 31/08/2026

Location: Wingrave

Job Description

Ready to make a real impact?

If you’ve ever looked at your own life skills and thought, "I’d be good at supporting young people," you probably would be.

Support Worker - Children’s Homes

Requirements: Full manual UK driving licence required (due to rural location and driving MacIntyre vehicles)

Experience: Not required, we hire for values and train for skills.

You know how to stay calm when things feel overwhelming. You understand the power of routine, the necessity of patience, and the joy of celebrating small steps forward that others might completely miss. You know that the right support changes everything.

At MacIntyre, we support young people with autism and learning disabilities across our modern, welcoming children’s homes in the rural village of Wingrave. We are looking for people who bring that kind of quiet, genuine empathy to work with them every day. Whether you come from a background in hospitality, retail, customer service, or have personal experience caring for a loved one, your transferable skills are exactly what we need to make a difference.

No two days are quite the same, but your core purpose remains constant: delivering young person-centred support that champions choice and independence.

• Great Interactions:You will work closely with the young people, supporting their morning routines, helping them manage their personal care with dignity, and using creative communication tools to ensure their voices are always heard.
• Community and Fun:You will help plan holiday, vocational, and social activities. You will be out and about, driving our vehicles to take young people into the community, helping them try new experiences at their own pace.
• Tracking Growth:Working alongside our Registered Managers and Deputy Managers, therapeutic teams, and families, you will help implement learning and behaviour support plans, celebrating the progress that means the world to our young people.

"One young person joined our home feeling incredibly anxious and bound by strict routines. With consistent, patient support from our team, they gradually built the confidence to manage everyday situations independently and form meaningful friendships." (MacIntyre Team Member)

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About You

You don’t need a background in social care to thrive here. We hire based on your core values. If you are naturally positive, a great role model, strictly professional regarding boundaries and confidentiality, and genuinely passionate about social inclusion, you are exactly who we are looking for.

Shift Patterns:

To provide the stability our young people need, we work on a flexible, young person-centred rota:

• Early shifts: 7:00 am – 2:00/3:00 pm
• Late shifts: 2:00/3:00 pm – 10:00 pm
• You will work a mix of these shifts, including every other weekend, with fixed weekdays off to keep your work-life balance in check.

Welcome to our Wingrave community

We have four modern houses within our school campus, situated right next to the heart of the village of Wingrave. Each house is a real home, accommodating up to five young people in their own bedrooms, which are decorated and equipped to match their individual tastes.

Because our homes are registered in pairs, you will work across two houses, supporting up to ten young people in total. You will never be doing this alone; you will be backed by a large, collaborative staff team and experienced home managers who are there to guide and support you every step of the way.

We celebrate the successes and personal gifts of each child, and we want our team to be truly aspirational for the young people we support. When faced with new challenges, we work together to ensure our homes remain a positive, deeply supportive, and rewarding place to come to work.

Your Career Progression & Benefits:

Wherever you're starting from, we'll help you succeed.

You'll receive a full induction, a mix of online and face-to-face training, and mentoring from experienced colleagues while you learn the role.

As your career develops, you'll have access to ongoing learning, professional qualifications where relevant, and opportunities to progress, all fully supported by MacIntyre.

Pay and benefits

Alongside your salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits including:

• 6 weeks' annual leave per year including public holidays
• Pension scheme
• Paid DBS check
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Shopping discounts through Blue Light Card and our staff discounts scheme
• Ongoing training and career development

See the full range of benefits on the Careers page of our website.

How to apply

Click Apply to complete a short application and upload your CV.

We may close this vacancy early if we receive enough applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please note: we do not offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. You must already have the right to work in the UK.

Safer recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults we support. If we offer you a job, we’ll work with you to complete the appropriate pre-employment checks.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we work in.

If you need any adjustments during the recruitment process, we're happy to help, call us on 01908 357016. Our recruitment website also includes accessibility tools such as translation, OpenDyslexic font and display options.