Support Worker

Support Worker

Job reference: 005327

Salary: £12.82 ph

Closing date: 13/07/2026

Location: St Albans

Job Description

Help Someone Like Sarah* Live a Glorious Ordinary Life

At MacIntyre, we know that the little things matter.

A trip to the swimming pool. Lunch with friends. A favourite song playing in the car. A smile from someone who knows you well.

We're looking for a caring and enthusiastic Support Worker to join our team and support people with learning and physical disabilities to live lives that are full of the people, places and experiences that matter most to them.

Could You Support Someone Like Sarah?

Sarah* loves being out and about. Whether she's heading to the swimming pool, exploring her local community, enjoying a day out, or spending time with people she knows and trusts, she thrives when she's surrounded by warmth, fun and meaningful connections.

Like many of the people we support, Sarah communicates in her own unique way. By spending time together, being curious and listening beyond words, you'll learn what makes her smile, what she enjoys, and how she expresses her choices, feelings and personality.

Every person we support is different, but they all have something in common: they want meaningful relationships, opportunities to make choices, and support to live life on their own terms.

What Will You Be Doing?

You might be supporting someone like Sarah or Adam* to:

• Go swimming or enjoy their favourite activities
• Visit local shops, cafés or park events
• Spend time with family and friends
• Enjoy meals and everyday moments at home
• Make choices about how they spend their day
• Stay healthy, safe and comfortable

You'll also provide practical support with daily living, including getting ready, medication administration, eating and drinking support, and PEG feeding where required. Most importantly, you'll support people in ways that promote dignity, independence, choice and belonging.

Why This Role Matters

The best support isn't about doing things for people—it's about working alongside them, building relationships and creating opportunities for them to live the life they choose.

By taking the time to understand each person's communication, preferences and aspirations, you'll help create opportunities for connection, confidence and joy.

The rewards can often be found in the smallest moments: sharing a laugh, seeing someone enjoy a favourite activity, helping them try something new, or simply knowing they feel safe, understood and valued.

Position Details

• 37.5 hours per week
• Shifts worked on a rota basis including days, evenings, weekends and bank holidays

Join MacIntyre

At MacIntyre, we're ambitious for the people we support and for each other.

If you're looking for a role where you can build meaningful relationships, make a genuine difference and help people live gloriously ordinary lives, we'd love to hear from you.

Because every great day starts with someone who cares enough to make it possible.

*Name changed for privacy.

"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."

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Who Are We Looking For?

You don't need previous experience in support work—we'll provide all the training and development you need.

What matters most is that you:

• Enjoy spending time with people
• Are kind, patient and reliable
• Can build positive relationships
• Are willing to learn and develop new skills
• Believe that everyone should have opportunities, choices and a voice

A UK manual or automatic driving licence is essential for this role and to have held your licence for at least 2 years.

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.

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