We are looking for enthusiastic Locum Healthcare Assistants (HCA's) 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/Phols
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 same.
To 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.
To drive service users (using the Foundation's Transport) to and from day and residential services and leisure/social outings etc as required.
To 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.
You may also be required to provide support for a service user in locations outside of St Joseph's eg accompanying service users on holidays/family outings or a hospital stay.
You will be required to assist our service users while they are using the therapy pool and based on their need you may be required to join them in the pool. Your Line Manager will provide you with advice 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.
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