Ember.js assign action to a component inside didInsertElement function

I have a bootstrap button group which is dynamically created. So I created a button component which has a different icon and text.

For now I have assigned the action to the span inside the button.

sample-component.js

export default Ember.Component.extend({
  tagName: 'button',
  actions:{
    triggerStatus:function(){
        this.sendAction('triggerStatus',this.get('dataId'),this.get('type'));
    }
  },
  didInsertElement: function(){
    //is it possible to assign action here
  }
 }

sample-component.hbs

<span class="glyphicon glyphicon-{{icon}}" aria-hidden="true" {{action "triggerStatus"}}></span>

I tried this.set('action','triggerStatus') inside didInsertElement but it didn't work out. Can someone suggest me how to assign a action to a component within the javascript file itself? Is it possible to do so?