Support Assistant
Triangle Housing Association
Phone Number: 02827666880Email: peopleservices@trianglehousing.org.uk
Web: www.trianglehousing.org.uk
Job description
The Organisation: This is an incredible opportunity to work for a customer focused organisation with an excellent reputation of providing housing and support services. Triangle strives to ‘Build Better Lives’ together by building homes and providing accommodation, individualised housing and care support. We promote social inclusion, supporting people to live independently and maintain their tenancies; we also provide support systems to enable adults with a learning disability maintain meaningful employment. The Role: To work with service users and staff team to deliver quality personal care and housing support services to individuals with a learning disability/challenging behaviour enabling them to lead a full and integrated life in the community in which they live. Care and support must be delivered in accordance with the organisation’s core values, customer service standards and customer service guide. Anticipated Interview date will be week commencing 15th May 2026
Responsibilities
- Support service users with intimate personal care needs, ensuring that their independence is promoted, and they are afforded appropriate levels of privacy and dignity
- Support service users to access and take part in a range of activities including recreational, educational, leisure, spiritual thus promoting social inclusion and integration in their local community
- Ensure medication is ordered, stored, and administered in accordance with Triangle’s medication policy and training provided
- Participate in the safe handling of all Association’s and service user’s monies held and controlled within the service as per procedure
- Actively participate in team meetings, handovers, and Performance reviews
- Participate in Triangles quality management systems, audits, and reviews
- Full list of duties and responsibilities are available on the Job description and Person Specification
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Level 2 qualification in Health and Social Care or willing to undertake a Level 2 qualification in Health & Social Care on appointment
- Must be registered with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC) Or become registered on appointment
Further Information
The Package: We have a permanent full-time Support Assistant posts based in the Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Ballymena and Ballyclare area. We are also creating a waiting list for future opportunities in all areas. Salary scale is Band 2 Level 1 - 4 (£24,521 - £25,281 per annum) Relief (casual) Contracts are also available for all areas Some of the benefits include: 33 days annual leave, increasing with length of service to a maximum of 40 days (Includes public holidays) Enhanced Employer Pension Contribution (6% Employer/ 4% Employee) Health Cash Plan Employee Assistance Programme Weekly overtime payment Enhanced Family Leave policy Occupational Sick Pay Enhanced Personal Development (EPD) Programmes - Part Funded Triangle Housing Association are committed to being an inclusive employer with a diverse workforce. We therefore encourage applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
- Vacancy ID
- 1769131
- Job ref.
- SS/AA/04/26
- Job Sector
- Carers and Support Workers
- Area
- All of Northern Ireland
- Location
- Ballycastle, Ballymoney, Ballymena and Ballyclare
- Salary
- £24,521 - £25,281 per annum (Band 2 Level 1 - 4)
- No. vacancies
- 11
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 37
- Published date
- 22/04/2026
- Closing date
- 06/05/2026
- Worktime
- As per rota requirement but will include short days, long days and sleepovers
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