Home Support workers required in Lucan

Cpl Healthcare; Lucan; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading home care provider in Lucan seeks Home Support Workers to assist clients with personal care, light housework, meal preparation, and companionship. No previous experience is required as training will be provided. Candidates must be 18 or older and have permission to work in Ireland. This position offers various training opportunities and support, catering to individuals looking to start their career in home care. Ideally, applicants should live nearby to ensure timely shifts.

Benefits

FREE QQI Level 5 Care of the Older Person training

Travel time paid to all carers

Loyalty bonus for long service

Career opportunities within Cpl Healthcare

Qualifications

• Must be 18 years or older.
• No prior experience required, but commitment to training is necessary.
• Permission to work in Ireland is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care for clients.
• Assist with light housework and meal preparation.
• Offer companionship and medication prompts.

Skills

Kindness and compassion

Punctuality

Reliability

Job description

We are recruiting for Home Support Workers in Lucan and surrounding areas.

"If you come from a sales assistant, cleaner, administration or a receptionist role we would love to hear from you. Private HomeCare offers training and continuous support to help kickstart your homecare career!"

Please note we only accept applicants from people currently living in Ireland with a work visa if needed. We cannot provide sponsorship.

About Private HomeCare

We are Ireland’s longest established home care provider, established in 1989. Since 2011 we are part of the Cpl Group, one of Ireland’s most successful public companies. We are a boutique service provider backed up by all the resources of one of Ireland’s largest companies.

We provide homecare to HSE and private clients of all ages and all abilities, across Dublin, Kildare and surrounding areas.

Benefits

• FREE: QQI Level 5 Care of the Older Person and QQI Level 5 Care Skills, both HSE mandatory courses
• FREE: Patient Moving and Handling course
• FREE 8 hour on-the-job training: shadowing an experienced carer in a real life client situation, for peace of mind before going solo
• Travel time paid to all carers
• Loyalty bonus for 3, 5 and 10 year service
• Fantastic support from office, community and out-of-hours support teams
• Career opportunities within Cpl HealthCare as well as Private HomeCare
• Wellness and mental health support

Responsibilities of a Home Support Worker

Each client has a tailored care plan, which will include some or all of the following:

• Personal care
• Light housework
• Meal preparation
• Companionship
• Medication prompts

About You

• No experience is required. (Note if you have not previously worked in caring, you will need to commit to a training plan).
• You must be 18 or over.
• You don’t need a car.
• You must be kind and compassionate
• Punctuality and reliability are essential
• Must have permission to work in Ireland
• HSE shifts might be short so ideally you will live in or near the area advertised.

Why Choose Private HomeCare ?

• With almost 4 decades of experience, no-one knows more about home care than us
• This means that you will get expert support from Training, Community and Service support