Job Description

Do you have experience supporting people who have learning disabilities? Could you help lead a team whilst supporting people with learning disabilities?

We are looking for a Senior Support Worker to join our Milton Keynes team. You will be working across our supported living and outreach services.


The people who draw on our support enjoy a busy social calendar, including various activities like bowling, singing and gardening! We strongly believe that good support doesn't stop at the walls of our premises but needs to involve engagement with the community. A key part of your role will be to develop our 'Everyone Everywhere' initiative, which entails growing the community's awareness of MacIntyre and what we do.


We need someone to help the individuals be active members of their local community promoting independence whilst recognising and reacting to changes in health needs for the people in these services.


As a senior support worker, you'll develop rotas and work with the frontline manager to ensure a high standard of practice in the service. You will supervise the staff team, leading by example and identify training needs, whether that's formally or by way of day-to-day coaching and reflection.


This role is 37.5 hours a week working on a rota that consists of shifts covering 07:30 to 15:00 and 14:30 to 22:00, including weekends, bank holidays and sleep ins.

About you

This role would suit someone who is passionate about supporting others; expressing new and creative ideas and who has a kind and caring nature.


This would also suit someone looking for that next step in their career, from experience support worker to Senior.


If you would like to know more about MacIntyre then please do head over to our website. Click here to find out more.


You must be a driver with a manual licence, as you will be driving service vehicles.

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 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.

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.