Care & Support Assistant (Part Time, Days)

NIFHA - Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Association; Belfast; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A housing association in Northern Ireland is seeking a Care & Support Assistant on a part-time basis in Belfast. This role involves promoting resident wellbeing, safeguarding against harm, and encouraging participation in community life. Ideal candidates will possess good communication and numeracy skills, and a willingness to undergo training and register with NISCC. The position offers benefits including training and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Health cash plan

Free employee health checks

Cycle to Work scheme

Free uniforms

Subsidised meals

Responsibilities

• Deliver services promoting resident welfare and wellbeing.
• Safeguard residents from harm.
• Promote resident participation in the life of the Scheme.

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 (Part Time, Days) Radius Housing

• Closing Date: 16 November 2025
• Salary: £12.61 per hour
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 24
• Job Ref: FHA04346

Care & Support Assistant (Part Time, Days), Glenowen Court, Belfast

The Care & Support Assistant will deliver services which promote the welfare and wellbeing of residents and safeguard them from harm, as well as promoting the residents participation in the life of the Scheme.

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.

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 16th 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