Support Assistants


Job description

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. 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.

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.
  • Support service users to participate in the running of their home and assist with developing their life skills.
  • Ensure medication is ordered, stored, and administered in accordance with Triangle’s medication policy and training provided.
  • Actively participate in team meetings, handovers, and performance reviews.
  • Carry out work in accordance with Health and Safety policy, procedures, training and guidance within Risk assessments.
  • Be available to meet and willing to undertake the shift pattern which includes waking night duty, weekend working and bank holidays on a rota basis.
  • Full list of 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

We have permanent full-time Support Assistant posts based in the Ballycastle, Greenisland, Ballymena, Ballyclare and Belfast areas. We are also creating a waiting list for future opportunities in all areas. Please not that this recruitment drive is not accepting relief worker applications. This recruitment is only for full time contracts.   Anticipated Interview date will be week commencing 29th and 30th June 2026.

Vacancy ID
1772977
Job ref.
SA/AA/06/26
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
Co Antrim
Location
Ballycastle, Greenisland, Ballymena, Ballyclare and Belfast areas
Salary
£26,045 - £26,335 per annum
No. vacancies
12
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37
Published date
29/05/2026
Closing date
22/06/2026
Worktime
As per rota requirement, will include short days, long days and sleepovers, to be confirmed

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