Sligo Town - Caregiver - Group Interview

Dovida Ireland; Sligo; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A home care service provider in County Sligo is seeking caregivers to deliver non-medical home care services. Responsibilities include companionship, home help, and personal care for clients. Essential skills include communication, adaptability, and time management. A QQI qualification in care is desirable. Flexible scheduling available.

Qualifications

• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations.
• Physically fit to carry out demands of the role.
• Excellent time keeping and attendance.

Responsibilities

• Provide companionship and conversation.
• Perform light housekeeping tasks.
• Assist with bathing and hygiene.

Skills

Companionship

Home Help

Personal Care

Communication skills

Adaptability

Confidentiality

Time management

Education

QQI qualification in care or working towards it

Job description

Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of non-medical home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida caregiver, you’ll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients’ requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules.

These services generally fall under three categories:

• Companionship
• Home Help
• Personal Care
  
  

Companionship:

Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual. The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:

• Providing companionship and conversation
• Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking
• Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items
• Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders
  
  

Home Help:

Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation. The primary responsibilities of Home Help services include the following:

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens etc.)
• Washing and ironing laundry (Ironing not permitted by HSE)
• Running errands
• Accompanying clients to appointments
  
  

Personal Care:

Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living. The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:

• Assisting with bathing
• Assisting with dressing and grooming
• Assisting with hygiene, toileting and incontinence care
  
  

Additional Caregiver Responsibilities

These include the following:

• Reflect the core values of Dovida.
• Document daily activities and report any significant changes or concerns in regard to a client’s needs, living conditions, mental, physical or emotional condition.
• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life
• Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee
• Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedure
• Report hours of work according to office policy
• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned
  
  

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications

These include the following:

• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect
• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations
• Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner
• Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information
• Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client
• Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks
• Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights
• Excellent time keeping and attendance
  
  

Desirable Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• QQI qualification in care or working towards it
• Full driving licence with access to a vehicle
• Previous experience as a Caregiver