Maintenance Assistant Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Choice Housing is one of Northern Ireland’s leading housing associations, we employ over 500 people with a 50-year legacy of enriching lives through the provision of safe, high quality, and affordable homes. We manage over 14,000 homes and support around 40,000 tenants, delivering a wide range of housing solutions including general needs, sheltered housing, support accommodation, and homes for families with complex needs.

Maintenance Assistant

37 Hours

Location: North East

Salary Scale: £25,878 – 27,755pa

Job Reference: MA/4976/0926

The Maintenance Assistant will be required to carry out regular health and safety inspections of schemes/buildings and complete associated documentation, carry out minor maintenance work and deliveries to schemes.

Our employees have access to a range of benefits:-

• 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service, and 12 public holidays,
• Hybrid working opportunities for relevant roles,
• Death in service payment x3 annual salary,
• 6 months’ paid maternity leave and 2 weeks paid paternity leave
• Dedicated Health and Wellbeing champions/Mental Health First Aiders,
• Learning and Development opportunities,
• 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.

Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process.

NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short-listing of the post.

“Choice Housing Ireland Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer”