Care & Support Assistant – Activities, Manor Court, Lurgan

NIFHA - Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Association; Lurgan; On-site; GBP 11,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing association in Lurgan is seeking a Care & Support Assistant to plan and deliver activities that enhance resident's wellbeing. Responsibilities include personal care support and ensuring dietary needs are met. Candidates must demonstrate literacy, numeracy, and teamwork skills. This role offers a permanent contract with 20 hours per week and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Great on-job training

Contributory pension scheme

Health cash plan

Free employee health checks

Cycle to Work scheme

Free uniforms

Subsidised meals

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate and deliver a programme of activities.
• Deliver care and support services promoting welfare and wellbeing.
• Assist with personal care and ensure dietary needs are met.

Skills

Ability to read, write and communicate in English

Basic numeracy skills

Experience of working as part of a team

Willingness to undertake training

Willingness to register with NISCC

Job description

Care & Support Assistant – Activities, Manor Court, Lurgan Radius Housing

• Closing Date: 23 November 2025
• Location: Lurgan
• Salary: £12.61 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 20 hours per week
• Job Ref: FHA04347

The Care & Support Assistant – Activities will plan, coordinate and deliver a programme of activities in support of the cognitive and physical wellbeing of residents/service users.

Part of the role will also be to deliver care and support services which will help to promote the welfare and wellbeing of our residents and safeguard them from harm. This includes tasks such as assisting with personal care, supporting staff with mobility issues and ensuring that our resident’s dietary needs are met.

Radius Housing provides quality and affordable social housing in over 80 towns and cities throughout Northern Ireland. We provide a range of services from sheltered housing for the over 55’s and general needs housing for families and single people, as well as specialist care and support facilities for the frail, elderly, people with dementia and learning disabilities and other complex needs.

Our aim is to be an employer of choice and to recruit employees who will embrace our vision and values and fulfil our performance standards within their role.

Criteria

To be shortlisted, candidates need to provide evidence of the following as a minimum:

• Ability to read, write and communicate in English, as evidenced by a relevant qualification, or experience of demonstrating literacy in English in an education or work environment.
• Basic numeracy skills, as evidenced by relevant qualification or use of numeracy in an education or work environment.
• Experience of working as part of a team
• Willingness to undertake training for the role
• Willingness to register with NISCC (Northern Ireland Social Care Council) as a requirement of the role

In return, we offer a range of benefits to employees including great on-job training, a contributory pension scheme, a health cash plan which can provide help with dental, optician and medical costs (including cover for dependent children in full time education up to 18 years of age), free employee health checks and a Cycle to Work scheme. Care and Support staff also benefit from free uniforms, and subsidised meals.

For further information on employee benefits go to the employee benefits section of our website.

Closing date for applications is 23 rd November 2025, unless otherwise stated.

Radius reserves the right to enhance criteria to facilitate shortlisting.

Association wide waiting lists may be compiled for future same or similar vacancies permanent / fixed term which may arise.

Radius is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Radius is not a sponsoring organisation, and unfortunately sponsorship is not available.

Radius Housing, 3-7 Redburn Square, Holywood, County Down, BT18 9HZ