Care Worker

REHAB Basel; Donegal; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health services provider in Ireland is looking for a care worker to provide personal assistance to individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Mental Health Difficulties. This role involves facilitating person-centered services, maintaining high care standards, and ensuring dignity and respect for service users. Ideal candidates will have QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care and experience in similar settings. The position offers attractive benefits, including a pension scheme and annual leave.

Benefits

Company Pension Scheme

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

27 days annual leave

Bike to work scheme

Tax saver travel scheme

Income protection

Health and Wellbeing programme

Financial support for studying

Qualifications

• QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care required.
• Experience in a residential/respite care setting is necessary.
• Understanding of working with clients with disabilities and maintaining care standards.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate a person-centered service for users.
• Provide assistance in personal care and manual handling.
• Ensure dignity and respect in all interactions with service users.
• Participate in programs for community integration.

Skills

Experience in residential/respite care setting

Ability to support users with challenging behavior

Knowledge of disability support

Teamwork

Maintaining privacy and confidentiality

Education

QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care

Job description

To provide a personal care service to individuals with Intellectual Disability and Mental Health Difficulties within a resipite service setting, in an environment which values and respects the individual, fosters a positive behavioral support approach to supporting people with challenging behaviors and an environment that fosters community based living, personal development and social inclusion

Minimum Education & Skills required

• QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care
• Candidates should have experience of working in a residentia/respitel care setting
• Candidates should have experience of providing appropriate supports to service users with relevant disability and whose behavior may challenge
• Candidates should have an understanding, knowledge and experience of working with clients with disability and be able to maintain a high standard of care in line with RehabCare’s policy and procedures while ensuring that HIQA standards and regulations are maintained within the service.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Facilitate and implement a person centered service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users.
• Provide personal assistance in all aspects of personal care and manual handling, ensuring comfort and hygiene of service users and adhering to safe practice and risk assessments at all times.
• Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice.
• Actively participate in appropriate, educational, recreational and occupational programmes, enabling service users to integrate with their local community and access local resources.

Additional requirements

• To be able to work effectively in a team providing person centered support for service users.
• To be able to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of service users at all times.
• To be able to adhere to all policies and procedures

Staff Benefits

• Company Pension Scheme
• Paid maternity leave.
• Paid paternity leave.
• 27 days annual leave
• Bike to work scheme.
• Tax saver travel scheme
• Income protection
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Financial support for studying and study leave.

*Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *attractive benefits *work life balance*