Joiner Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 October 2026

NIFHA; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension scheme

Health cash plan (including dependents

Free employee health checks

Cycle to Work scheme

On-job training

Job summary

Radius Housing via Radius Direct is hiring a Joiner to deliver high-quality joinery and related building works in void properties and planned maintenance programmes. The role focuses on refurbishments to bring vacant homes up to lettable standard and ensure scheduled upgrades meet specifications.

The position is based in Belfast with occasional travel throughout Northern Ireland, working 40 hours per week. NVQ Level 2 in Carpentry and Joinery is required, along with experience in similar roles,

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Carpentry and Joinery.
• Knowledge of building regulations, lettable standards, and construction health and safety.
• Ability to interpret job specifications and work unsupervised to tight deadlines.
• Reliable, flexible, and a team player.

Responsibilities

• Joinery and associated building works within void properties and planned maintenance programmes to ensure lettable standards.
• Deliver upgrades (e.g. kitchens, bathrooms, or structural improvements) efficiently and to specification.

Skills

Reliable

Flexible

Team player

Education

NVQ Level 2 in Carpentry and Joinery

Job description

• Location: Belfast based with occasional travel throughout Northern Ireland
• Contract: Permanent
• Hours: 40
• Job Ref: FHA04641

Radius Housing is proud to announce the launch of Radius Direct Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary established to enhance and supplement our current property maintenance operations.

Radius Direct has been created to support the delivery of essential services including servicing, planned maintenance, minor works, and repairs. The formation of this new company represents a proactive investment in improving service delivery, ensuring we can respond effectively to the growing demands of our sector and the expectations of our tenants.

Given the current housing pressures across our communities, Radius Direct will have a strong focus on void property relets, helping to minimise turnaround times and bring vacant homes back into use more efficiently. Additionally, Radius Direct will be central in delivering a range of compliance-related services, ensuring that Radius Housing continues to meet and exceed its statutory and regulatory responsibilities in an ever-evolving housing environment.

At the heart of Radius Direct will be a dedicated expert team of multi-trade operatives who will work alongside our existing staff and external contractors. This team will provide a responsive and integrated maintenance service, combining in-house expertise with trusted partnerships to ensure high-quality outcomes for our tenants.

The introduction of Radius Direct reflects Radius Housing’s commitment to enhancing service standards, increasing operational flexibility, and reinforcing our focus on tenant wellbeing. By bringing additional capacity in-house, we aim to deliver a service that is not only efficient and compliant but also proactive and community-centred.

Joiner

To deliver high-quality joinery and associated building works within void properties and planned maintenance programmes, ensuring vacant homes are brought up to lettable standard and that scheduled upgrades (such as kitchens, bathrooms, or structural improvements) are delivered efficiently and to specification.

Hours: 40 hours per week

Location: Belfast based with occasional travel throughout Northern Ireland

Reference: FHA04641

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

• NVQ Level 2 (or equivalent) in Carpentry and Joinery.
• Proven experience in a similar role, particularly within void refurbishments and/or planned works in social housing.
• Knowledge of building regulations, lettable standards, and construction health and safety.
• Ability to interpret job specifications and work unsupervised to tight deadlines.
• Reliable, flexible, and a team player.

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. Flexibility regarding working hours is also offered in some areas of the business.

Closing date for Applications is midnight on 14th October 2026.

Radius reserves the right to enhance criteria to facilitate shortlisting.

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

Radius is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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