Support Worker

Threshold Services; Banbridge; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Threshold Services in Banbridge is seeking a dedicated Support Worker to assist individuals with physical and learning disabilities and acquired brain injury. The role focuses on recovery through a strength-based, person-centred approach, promoting independence and dignity.

You will provide direct support including overnight care where needed, help with daily living tasks, health monitoring and community participation, and work with the team to implement personalised support plans.

Qualifications

• Provide professional and high quality support to individuals with physical and learning disabilities and acquired brain injury.
• Direct support including overnight support where applicable.
• Assist with personal care and daily living tasks while promoting independence.

Responsibilities

• Person Centred Support: Develop and maintain a positive, trusting and professional relationship with the person we support.
• Openly display compassion and sensitivity to the persons we support.
• Proactively contribute towards harmonious and holistic support for the persons we support.
• Assist in management of physical health and mental wellbeing through tailored support plans.
• Involve the people we support in decision making and respect their choices.
• Deliver care and person centred support enabling the people we support to develop social, domestic, personal and community living skills.

Job description

Location: Banbridge - However, there may be some travel required within Northern Ireland to fulfil the duties associated with the post.

Salary: £13.00 per hour *Please note: The advertised rates will apply from 01 December 2026. Until then, the salary will remain £12.71 per hour

Contract Type: Occasional Hours

Purpose of Support Worker Role:

• To assist the Team Leader in the provision of professional and high quality support to those individuals with physical and learning disabilities and acquired brain injury promoting recovery through a strength's based, person centred approach. This enables the people we support to ensure they live independent lives achieving their full potential in all aspects of their lives.
• Provision of direct support to include overnight support where applicable to the persons we support, ensuring their physical and mental wellbeing. This support will include daily assistance with physical care, personal hygiene needs, daily life tasks and skills development, whilst sensitively championing their personal independence and safeguarding their privacy, dignity and rights
• Directly assist the persons we support with the setting and achieving personal orientated goals, which may include social inclusion and self-esteem.

Main Responsibilities of Support Worker

Person Centred Support

Develop and maintain a positive, trusting and professional relationship with the person we support, acting in a supportive and empathetic manner.

Openly display compassion and sensitivity to the persons we support, ensuring appropriate professional boundaries are maintained.

Proactively contribute towards harmonious and holistic support for the persons we support.

Assist the persons we support in the management of their physical health and mental health and wellbeing, through the development and implementation tailored support plans.

Involve the people we support in all aspects of decision making, adopting a compassionate approach to any individual difficulties that may be encountered.

With supervision and guidance, deliver care and person centred support enabling the people we support to develop and improve their social, domestic, personal and community living skills, as defined within their personal support plan and identified outcomes.

Housing Support

Provide person centred care and support by motivating, mentoring and empowering the people we support in respect of maintaining their homes, adhering to tenancy agreements, meal preparation, shopping and personal budgeting.

Assist the people we support in the planning, organisation and participation in the either individual or group activities both within the scheme and in the community.

Assist and encourage the people we support to maintain standards of good personal and home hygiene whilst respecting their right to make choices.

Assist the people we support in the management of their medication, budgeting, finances and meal preparation as applicable to their support plans.

Empower the persons we support by involving them in all decision making and respecting their choices.

Provide care using a person centred approach, focusing on re-establishing positive identity, hope, independent and meaningful lives.

Enabling the persons we support to make informed decisions, whilst sensitively advocating for their needs.

Liaise with external agencies as appropriate, supporting the persons we support with housing, signposting and referral progression, where appropriate

Encourage direct participation and contribution to their local community as