Limerick City Healthcare Assistants Full and Part time hours

CareBright; Limerick; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A homecare service provider in County Limerick seeks Healthcare Assistants to provide care in clients' homes. The role involves personal care, meal preparation, and companionship. Benefits include €14.80/hr, paid training, and flexible working arrangements. Ideal candidates will possess QQI Level 5 in HealthCare and have experience with older persons.

Benefits

€14.80/hr

Paid weekly

Paid training and development

Employee assistance programme

Long service awards

Savings scheme

Qualifications

• Experience working in homecare settings.
• Full clean driver's license and own transport essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide homecare to individual clients.
• Assist in all aspects of personal care.
• Meal preparation and planning.
• Mobility assistance.

Skills

Experience working as a carer

Good knowledge of working with older persons

Excellent communication skills

Flexible approach to work

Education

QQI Level 5 in HealthCare

Job description

Overview

We offer guaranteed hours to our Healthcare Assistants.

Our carers enjoy fantastic benefits including:

• €14.80/hr + travel time paid + mileage (premium rates for work after 7pm and on Sundays)
• PAID WEEKLY
• Guaranteed Hours
• Competitive rates of pay
• Paid while client is in respite or hospital
• Paid Training & Development>
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Full time and Part time hours available
• Support from our on-call team
• Work in your own community
• Values-led environment
• Long Service awards
• Savings Scheme
• Hospital Saturday Fund
• Part-time working arrangements supported

Duties And Responsibilities

• The Healthcare Assistant will be responsible for providing homecare to individual Clients in their home settings
• Assist in All aspects of personal care
• Meal preparation and planning
• Mobility assistance
• Provide Assistance with Continence management and provision of catheter care
• Assist with Light housekeeping duties and errand services
• Provide Companionship and recreational activities

Essential skills and Qualifications

• Experience working as a carer
• QQI Level 5 in HealthCare (full 8 modules) or min 2 modules care of the older person and care skills
• Good knowledge and experience of working with the older person and critical illness clients
• Flexible approach to work
• Excellent communicator with the ability to listen and be client focused, dedicated and reliable.
• Full clean drivers license and own transport essential