Closing Date: Thursday 20 Sep 2018

Ref Number: CS/AJ/0918 CS/AP/0918 CS/AE/0918

CHOICE SERVICES

PART OF THE CHOICE HOUSING IRELAND LIMITED GROUP

Choice is one of the largest 'profit for a purpose' Housing Association in Northern Ireland and one of the leading social enterprises on the island. We currently serve over 11,000 households and work in partnership with government and like-minded organisations to tackle housing need.

The Group now seeks to appoint 3 apprentices within Choice Services, to help establish and grow our new direct service organisation, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland. Operating as a wholly owned subsidiary, Choice Services will initially focus on the provision of response repair services to a third of our stock, based largely in the Greater Belfast area. The objective is to deliver enhanced customer satisfaction and to drive better value for money for our stakeholders.

 Apprentice Joiner CS/AJ/0918

Apprentice Electrician CS/AE/0918

Apprentice Plumber CS/AP/0918

40 hours per week including attendance at college

The salary will be based on age: £4.90 per hour for under 18; £5.90 per hour for 18 to 20 years; £7.38 per hour for 21-24 years.  

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Essential Criteria:-

  • Understanding of good customer service

  • Ability to travel to and from your place of work (Store, office, meeting point etc)

  • Applicants should be physically fit, not afraid of working at heights or confined spaces

  • Applicants must be between 16-24 years

  • Applicants should have 2 grade C’s or above in English and Maths.

  • The Electrician apprentice should also not have any colour vision deficiency because of the nature of the work

 

Closing Date:      12 noon, Thursday 20th September 2018 

                                                                                               

For full person specification and job description, please refer to the application pack which can be accessed below or requested by telephoning: 028 9044 1301 quoting the job reference number.

 

Please note, Choice 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”.

How to Apply

To apply please forward completed application forms to -

recruitment@choice-housing.org

or to

Choice, HR Department, Leslie Morrell House, 37-41 May Street, Belfast, BT1 4DN

We are currently experiencing a high volume of calls to our Services Centre. If you are reporting a non-emergency repair we would request that you phone back later in the week or you can report it via email to ServicesCentre@choice-housing.org. We apologise for any inconvenience.