Care Assistant - CROSSMOLINA Day Service - CE Scheme - Western Care Association

Western Care Association; Ireland; On-site; EUR 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Care Association is seeking a Care Assistant for CROSSMOLINA Day Service, Ballina Road, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo. This developmental role offers accredited training to support your career in health and social care within the day service setting.

You will join an established team, learn to support service users to achieve their full potential, and participate in daily operations including transport, leisure activities, and personal care as required, under supervision.

Qualifications

• No experience required; accredited training will be provided.
• Able to learn from and support service users; promote inclusion.
• Willingness to assist with personal care and day-to-day service operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care and support to service users as required.
• Assist staff to enable service users to achieve their full potential and participate in day-to-day activities.
• Contribute to leisure activities, transport duties, escort duties, cleaning and upkeep of the service.

Job description

Care Assistant - CROSSMOLINA Day Service

Ref: #CES-2473812

WESTERN CARE ASSOCIATION, Ballina Road, Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, F26 AE76

Eligibility to participate on CE is generally linked to those who are 21 years or over and in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment for 1 year or more or 18 years and over for certain disadvantaged groups. Your eligibility will have to be verified by the Department.

Job Description

Duties

This is a developmental opportunity, no experience necessary. Accredited training will be provided to support your career.

The Care Assistant will join an established team that will teach them how to learn from, listen to, support and enable service users to achieve their full potential. They will assist staff to maximize community inclusion and participation of service users. The candidate will work on identified goals in line with service users individual plans as required and as agreed with their Line Manager. They will provide personal care and support to service users, where required and participate in all aspects relating to the day to day operation of the service, including leisure activities, driving transport, escort duties, general cleaning and upkeep of the service. They will be taught how to promote safety in all environments, in line with the Association’s practices. Use positive approaches to support people who may have challenging behaviour in line with Organisational practice. The candidate will receive support and supervision from the Community Employment Scheme Supervisor and also the Service Manager regarding the day to day work.

• Sector: human health and social work activities