Job summary
Community Organiser (PEACE PLUS) Ards and North Down Borough Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, and parts of Belfast
Fixed term 35 months
Full-Time (37 Hours)
Salary Scale: £33,558 - £37,334
Job Reference: COPP/9411/0925
Choice is seeking to appoint a Community Organiser, this person will fully participate in and contribute to the Common Ground project towards supporting stronger, safer and more stable communities through the promotion of understanding, mutual respect and community participation.
Essential criteria:
1. Degree/Third level qualification and two years’ demonstrable relevant experience as a practitioner in a Community or Voluntary sector setting or Housing/Tenant Engagement Setting
OR
2. Educated to ‘A’ Level standard (or equivalent) with three years’ demonstrable relevant experience as a practitioner in a Community Relations/Community Development/ Housing role
OR
3. Five years’ demonstrable relevant experience as a practitioner in a Community or Voluntary sector setting or Housing/Tenant Engagement Setting may also be considered
AND (Applicable to all)
4. Good understanding/experience of community development and of communities across NI and ROI
5. Good knowledge/experience of building effective working relationships within/ between communities
6. Good knowledge/experience of how best to engage with internal and external stakeholders
7. Good knowledge/experience of how to engage effectively with hard to reach/easy to forget target groups
8. Flexibility and ability to work irregular hours on an occasional basis as required
9. Full current driving license and access to a car
Our employees have access to a range of benefits: -
10. 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service, and 12 public holidays;
11. 6% employer pension contribution;
12. Learning and Development opportunities;
13. Paid maternity and paternity leave;
14. Bereavement leave;
15. Death in service benefit x3 annual salary;
16. Health cash plan to include annual routine dental treatments, dental accident & injury, yearly optical, specialist consultations, diagnostic tests and scans, complementary therapies e.g. physiotherapy, acupuncture, osteopathy and chiropractic treatments, alternative therapies e.g. reflexology, head massage, allergy testing, and yearly health screening.
If you have any disability which prevents you from completing the online application form, please contact me to discuss what further assistance you require.
Please see attached job description and person specification for full details.
Completed application forms should be returned by 5.00 pm on Monday 6th October 2025. If you have not been contacted further in writing on or before Monday 27th October 2025 you will not have been short-listed for interview.
If shortlisted you will be sent an email inviting you for interview, please check the email address you have provided on the application and also your junk mail folder.
“Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer”.