Support Assistant


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 and spiritual thus promoting social inclusion and integration in their local community.
  • Participate in the planning, development, and implementation of care / support plans with the service user which will include any programme advised by a relevant professional and support participation in reviews/meetings
  • Communicate with service users, team members, manager, families/carers and professionals which may have relevance to the service user’s wellbeing, quality of the service delivered and safety
  • Participate in the safe handling of all Association’s and service user’s monies held and controlled within the service as per procedure.
  • Involve service users in making decisions about the services they receive and provide information within agreed timescales which are crucial to customer satisfaction.
  • Ensure attendance and participation in any internal and external personal development training, Conference days etc
  • Full list of duties and responsibilities are available on our 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

Anticipated Interview date will be 13 August 2026

Vacancy ID
1778517
Job ref.
SA/BM/07/26
Job Sector
Carers and Support Workers
Area
Co Antrim
Location
Ballymoney
Salary
£26,045 - £26,335 per annum (Band 2 Level 1 - 4)
No. vacancies
5
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37
Published date
20/07/2026
Closing date
06/08/2026
Worktime
Monday - Friday, hours to be confirmed

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