Healthcare Assistant Locum

St. Joseph's Foundation; Limerick; Hybrid; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A community care provider in County Limerick is seeking Locum Healthcare Assistants to deliver high-quality care. The role offers flexible hours, competitive pay ranging from €15.68 to €21.76 per hour, and numerous benefits including paid training and enhanced annual leave. Candidates should have a QQI Level 5 qualification in healthcare, relevant experience, and a manual driving license. Join a supportive team dedicated to providing excellent patient care.

Benefits

Paid training

20% more annual leave

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience of working with children/adults in the field of intellectual disability.
• Full manual driving licence and access to your own transport.
• QQI Level 5 qualification in healthcare or relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Care for the day-to-day needs of the service users.
• Facilitate service users in their leisure time tailored to their needs.
• Drive service users to and from day and residential services.

Skills

Experience working with children/adults in intellectual disability

Full manual driving licence

QQI Level 5 qualification in healthcare

Job description

About the role

We are looking for enthusiastic Locum Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) to join our team and provide high‑quality care across the Foundation. You will help cover staff annual leave and sickness, ensuring continuity of excellent patient care.

This flexible position allows you to choose your own working hours while still benefiting from annual pay increments and the opportunity to gain experience in a variety of healthcare settings.

Scale from €15.68 to €21.76 per hour plus premiums at 25% nights and 100% sun/holidays.

Paid training – we pay you while you attend free, high‑quality training.

20% more annual leave than the standard entitlement (pro‑rata basis).

Pension contribution – we invest 6.35% of every euro you earn into your pension fund.

Flexible shifts to suit your lifestyle and work‑life balance.

Career development opportunities within a supportive and inclusive team.

Essential Qualifications & Requirements

• QQI Level 5 qualification in healthcare or a relevant field (Full award) or part qualified
• Experience of working with children/adults in the field of intellectual disability
• Full manual driving licence and access to your own transport

Responsibilities

Care for the day‑to‑day needs of the service users:

• Physical care – helping those who require assistance with dressing, personal hygiene, toileting, etc.
• Facilitating service users to use their leisure time tailored to their needs, with an emphasis on community
• Instruct, supervise and support service users in daily living, work and leisure programmes as assigned and monitor progress
• Recognise and report problems – physical, social, emotional and assist in the implementation of relevant programmes to counteract them
• Work positively and constructively with service users who may present with challenging behaviour, and be involved in the planning and implementation of specific individualised approaches and programmes designed for these service users
• Drive service users (using the Foundation’s transport) to and from day and residential services and leisure/social outings as required
• Contribute to the instruction of new staff and volunteers
• Ensure adequate reports are kept as requested
• Maintain a high standard of orderliness, cleanliness and tidiness within the area so that the working/living environment is pleasant and comfortable for all
• Provide support for a service user in locations outside of St Joseph’s – e.g., accompanying service users on holidays, family outings or a hospital stay
• Assist service users while they are using the therapy pool; when required, you may join them in the pool. The Line Manager will advise you on using the pool with the service user and the lifeguard/instructor on duty will advise you on best/safe practice in the pool

Please note, Locum Contracts include access to Statutory Sick Leave only.

Locations vary from South Limerick to North Cork.