* Closing Date: 21 September 2025
* Location: Carrickfergus
* Salary: £12.61 per hour
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: 21 hours per week
* Job Ref: FHA04290
Overview
The Support Assistant will deliver care and support services which promote the welfare and wellbeing of residents/tenants and safeguard them from harm.
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.
Responsibilities
Criteria
To be shortlisted, candidates need to provide evidence of the following as a minimum:
* Minimum of 6 months experience (within the last 5 years) of providing care/support in a paid or voluntary capacity
* Knowledge and understanding of the care and support needs of adults
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.
Qualifications
Closing date for applications is 21 September 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.
Address: Radius Housing, 3-7 Redburn Square, Holywood, County Down, BT18 9HZ
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