Overview
Home Care Workers Sligo Town, Co Sligo
Family Carers Ireland (FCI) is the national charity supporting over 500,000 family carers across the country who dedicate their lives to caring for loved ones such as children or adults with physical or intellectual disabilities, frail older people, those with palliative care needs or those living with chronic illnesses or addiction. We provide a range of services and supports for family carers nationally from our local support centres.
Remote Flexible hours are available.
Role Summary: Family Carers Ireland (FCI) are a HSE approved home care provider who have been embedded in homes all over Ireland for more than 30 years, providing quality respite, emergency respite and home care. Our focus is on providing a person-centred, tailored and quality home care service that responds to the changing needs of our service users with comprehensive, premium quality supports. All delivered by professional, friendly, and empathetic Home Care Workers. Come join our team of Home Care Workers and help us make a difference to older people and their families in our community.
Responsibilities and criteria
* Full, clean driver licence and use of your own car
* Be available to work at various times throughout the week. We offer flexible rotas to match your availability.
* Excellent communication and people skills
* Be calm, polite and professional while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality
* Have a kind and caring nature
* Be a reliable and trustworthy individual who is committed to providing quality person-centred care in a home environment
* Satisfactory Garda Vetting
Qualifications (preferred but not essential)
* QQI Level 5 Care Skills and QQI Level 5 Care of the Older Person or
* QQI Level 5 Full Healthcare Award including above modules
* 1 year paid experience in a similar caring role
We provide full training and ongoing support to all our employees through our free QQI training programme.
What we offer
* Role: Home Care Worker
* Hourly Rate: €14.70
* Half hour and premium rates for Sundays and Bank Holidays are also paid
* Mileage/Travel Time: 30 cent per km plus a fortnightly travel time payment
* Annual leave entitlement: 8% of hours worked subject to a maximum of four working weeks per annum
* Paid Sick Leave
* Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave (All leave subject to specific criteria)
* Employee Assistance Programme: Free & confidential support for employees and their family members
* Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSA) access through FCIs pension provider
* Work Phone and email: Each staff member provided with a work phone and email address
* Employee Discount Scheme: Offers with several retail partners (including Fuel Card)
Application process
Applicants are invited to submit their up-to-date CV and cover letter demonstrating how they meet the above criteria by clicking Apply below no later than 3 October 2025.
Family Carers Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer
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