Area Admin Assistant(s)
Job description
Choice Housing Ireland Limited is seeking to recruit Area Admin Assistants to provide professional administration support for the Association. This role involves working as part of a team supporting managers in shared and individual responsibilities. Key duties include managing files in various areas, operating fixed-height franking machines, photocopiers, setting up meeting rooms, and preparing refreshments. Reception duties as part of the rotation and various other administrative duties. Our employees have access to a range of benefits: - 22 days annual leave plus an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service, and an entitlement to public holidays (pro rata for part-time), - 6% pension contribution, - Hybrid working, - Death in service benefit x3 annual salary, - Paid maternity and paternity leave, - Bereavement leave, - Learning and Development opportunities to include paid courses relevant to your role, - 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. Completed application forms should be returned by 11.30pm, Wednesday 28th January 2026 Please be advised that failure to clearly state or reflect the essential criteria in your CV may result in your application not being shortlisted. Please see attached job description and person specification for full details. Please note, the Association reserves the right to create a reserve list following the interview process. The successful candidate will be required to provide proof of essential qualifications and also provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the United Kingdom. We are also committed to adhering to the Access NI Code of Practice/Service Level of Agreement in relation to requesting disclosure checks where appropriate and processing information in accordance with the code. Choice has a policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and it is available upon request (email recruitment@choice-housing.org) Choice is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all applicants for employment, including those with criminal convictions. Information about criminal convictions will be taken into account only when the conviction is considered materially relevant to the role. 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 NB: The panel may enhance the criteria in order to facilitate short-listing of the post.
Responsibilities
- Operating fixed-height franking machines
- Operating photocopiers
- Setting up meeting rooms
- Preparing refreshments
- Reception duties as part of the rotation and various other administrative duties
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- 2 GCSEs or equivalent and 6 months’ experience in an office environment
Desirable Skills
- Previous experience of working within the housing sector.
Further Information
Further information including the job description, personal specification and further benefits can be found on the link on https://choice-housing.getgotjobs.co.uk/
- Vacancy ID
- 1755237
- Job ref.
- AA51/4950/0126
- Job Sector
- Secretarial and Administration
- Area
- All of Northern Ireland
- Location
- Belfast Area
- Salary
- £24,242 per annum
- No. vacancies
- 3
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 37
- Published date
- 19/01/2026
- Closing date
- 28/01/2026
- Worktime
- To be confirmed
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