SEN Education Mentor

MacIntyre No Limits

It is all about creativity and making memories!

At MacIntyre, we take pride in our work and are dedicated to making a meaningful impact. Our commitment to the people we support is reflected in everything we do, our DNA and values.

We are full-time female Support Workers to join the supportive and friendly team at our Supported Living Service in Hemel Hempstead. We are looking for proactive people who can share their passions and interests five fantastic adults who have learning disabilities.

Are you patient, approachable, resilient and fun? Do you enjoy cooking, music, arts and crafts, walks in parks, going to the gym, gardening? The people we support enjoy all of these and you would be supporting them to make the most of these activities enabling them to live gloriously ordinary lives!

We do require you to be a driver with a UK manual licence so that you can support them on trips out in their cars. The shifts are 7am – 2.15pm, 2 – 9.15pm working one weekend on and the next weekend off.

Your interest in joining our remarkable team is truly appreciated and it speaks volumes about your commitment to making a positive difference in the lives of individuals facing unique challenges.

We are more than happy to share our culture, activities and the fulfilling journey that the people we support and staff experience. If you would like to learn more please contact us.

We look forward to the possibility of working together and creating a positive impact on the lives of our people, we support; you bring the passion and the values and we will provide the training.

About you

Of course, we welcome you if you have been a care assistant or support worker, but experience is not necessary. If you share our values, are warm, friendly and willing to learn, you are likely to be a great fit.

You must be a driver with a UK Manual driving licence.

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

We are looking for people who celebrate differences, and we strive to make all our staff feel included, valued and respected.

About us

MacIntyre is a national charity that 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 does not 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 that 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 etc and access to the Blue Light Card that offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre)

If you are interested in joining us please visit www.macintyrecharity.org/currentvacancies and search job reference 3905 or call 01908 035612