About Us

Established in 1966 by Kenneth Newton Wright, the parent of a child with a disability, MacIntyre has grown to become a leading national charity, highly respected and committed to setting standards and increasing choice. We provide learning, support and care for more than 1,200 children, young people and adults who have a learning disability and/or autism, at locations across England and Wales. Our diverse range of services includes registered care homes, supported living, outreach, accredited training schemes and lifelong learning services, as well as a residential special school and further education provision. 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. 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. 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 children, young people and vulnerable adults. 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. COVID Information During the pandemic we are currently following Government guidance regarding reducing transmission rates. This means we are taking every precaution to keep you and everyone involved safe during the recruitment process. It also means we are requesting that our current and future employees can commit to employment only with MacIntyre at present. This can be discussed during interview.