Care Assistant

OASIS Group; Ashford; On-site; EUR 12,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

Sunbeam House Services (SHS) invites applications for a temporary Part-time Care Assistant in a residential setting in Ashford, County Wicklow. The role is 69 hours per month, with Monday to Sunday working hours, contributing to person-centred support.

You will help clients achieve personal outcomes, promote rights and independence, and support life skill development within the community and service setting.

Qualifications

• Hold a Major QQI level 5 in healthcare or foreign equivalent (validated by QQI).
• A passion for promoting and empowering those you support.
• Team player willing to lone work as well as working as part of a team.
• Knowledge of the HIQA standards and relevant legislation.
• Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car.
• Legal right to work in Ireland.

Responsibilities

• To facilitate and implement a person-centered approach for clients, aligned with their wishes and goals.
• To promote and protect the rights of people, respecting dignity, privacy and choices.
• To actively seek new interests and opportunities for clients to develop meaningful roles in their communities.
• To ensure the overall wellbeing of clients in health and personal care.
• To assist in teaching life skills in cooking, budgeting, cleaning and building confidence.

Skills

Teamwork

Social Care

Education

Major QQI level 5 in healthcare

Job description

Sunbeam House Services (SHS) take pride in supporting people with intellectual disabilities and complex needs to have choice and control over their lives.We offer a range of supports tailored to individual needs.We are a rights-based organisation and recognise that every person we support is unique and a valued member of society.

Skills and attributes

• Teamwork
• Social Care

Description

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a temporary Part-time Care Assistant (69 hours per month) to join our services in a Residential setting in Ashford, County Wicklow. As a Care Assistant, you will be involved in supporting clients to achieve their personal outcomes to build on their potential and to develop positive roles within their residential service and community. Working hours will be Monday to Sunday.

Key Responsibilities:

• To facilitate and implement a person-centered approach for our clients appropriate to their wishes and goals
• To promote and protect the rights of people in a manner that respects their dignity, their right to make choices and their privacy
• To actively seek new interests and opportunities for people to develop meaningful roles in their communities
• To ensure the overall wellbeing of clients in all areas of their lives including health and personal care
• To assist in the teaching of life skills in cooking, budgeting, cleaning & building confidence

Requirements:

Applicants must hold a minimum of Major QQI level 5 in healthcare or foreign equivalent (validated by QQI)

Applicants must have:

• A passion for promoting and empowering those you support
• A team player wiling to lone work as well as working as part of a team
• A knowledge of the HIQA standards and relevant legislation
• Hold a full driving licence and have access to a car
• Post qualification experience of working with adults with intellectual disability is desirable
• A legal right to work in Ireland

Salary Scale:

Successful candidates will be paid as per the HSE consolidated pay scales in line with required qualifications and relevant experience.

Sunbeam House Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer