Support Worker

Support Worker

Job reference:005279

Salary:£13.04 per hour

Closing date:18/05/2026

Location:London

Job Description

Are you looking for work that is truly fulfilling? Do you want a job where your influence will continue long after your shift ends? Could you support adults with a learning disability to live more independently?

You'll join our friendly team of Support Workers who support 12 adults with learning disabilities. Their age range is 50 to 80.

You'll support them to live as independently as possible, helping them be active members of their local community and joining in with their favourite pastimes and hobbies.

If you are good cook you are sure to be popular, food in the house isn't just fuel it's fun. Baking cakes and biscuits will produce a list of volunteers to taste your creations. Exploring food from different cultures is another firm favourite.

We have some talented artists who look forward to the monthly visit from Moving Waves Arts & Crafts. Can you offer creative ideas, inspiration and support between visits?

Don't worry if cooking and art aren't your strong points there is lots more going on for you to get involved in. Movie nights, karaoke, darts, football and even playing musical instruments are all popular.

We also have a nice garden and everyone is looking forward to some sunshine and firing up the barbecue.

We are hoping new staff might have new ideas to bring to the party. The most important thing for the people we support here is that their staff are cheerful, positive and don't rush them.

As you've probably worked out the people we support are full of life and fun to be with, could you support them to lead lives that make sense to them?

This is a full-time role 37.5 hours per week. Shifts are worked on a rota basis to include days, evenings, nights, weekends.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for someone kind, patient, and open hearted. Someone who sees the value in every individual and wants to support people to live lives that truly make sense to them.

If you enjoy building relationships, having fun, and making a real impact, you will fit right in.

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About you
Experience isn’t always necessary. 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.

We are currently looking for support workers that hold a UK Manual driving licence.

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 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.

Please note, we are currently unable to offer sponsorship as we await further guidance from the Home Office. Applications requiring sponsorship cannot be considered at this time. We appreciate your understanding.

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.