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Home Support Worker - Clarecare - Across all Locations in Co. Clare, Clare
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
26.03.2025
Expiry Date:
10.05.2025
Job Description:
Clarecare is a professional accredited social enterprise with charitable status, providing a range of person-centred services for over 57 years to individuals and families in Co. Clare. Current services include Family Support, Older Person Services and Bushypark Residential Addiction Treatment Centre. Clarecare's headquarters are based in Ennis with local offices in Bushypark, Shannon, Kilrush, Killaloe and Ennistymon. Further information is available on www.clarecare.ie and www.bushypark.ie.
Our Vision: is to be the trusted quality care provider within our communities by supporting individuals and families to reach their full potential.
Our Mission: is to provide person-centred services to individuals and families within our communities.
Our Core Values: Collaborate, Accountability, Respect, Empathy, Trust.
TITLE: Home Support Worker
(Subject to continued funding and successful completion of probation)
DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:
We require a caring, kind and considerate person who will support Clarecare in delivering a dedicated person-centred community-based Home Support Service to people who are experiencing difficulties, thereby facilitating them to remain at home within their community. Home Support refers to personal care and practical personal assistance with a wide range of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs) that can help a person live at home if they are ill, frail or disabled.
ROLE: To provide practical Home Support (IADLs) on behalf of Clarecare's Home Support Service to service users to enable service users to live at home in a safe, secure and comfortable way.
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this role is to deliver a safe, effective & efficient Home Support service in line with required practice standards, to support older people (with assessed support needs) and where relevant, their specified person(s) (e.g. family, friends who provide care) so as to enable the service user to be as independent as possible in their own home, for as long as possible.
JOB RELATIONS: The Home Support Worker will report to the Home Support Area Manager in the relevant geographical area and work as part of a wider Home Support Service team in Clarecare.
HOURS OF WORK: This is a part-time permanent role (subject to receipt of continued funding from HSE as Service Provider and successful completion of 12 months probationary period).
JOB LOCATION: The position offered is based in the community providing Home Support services to vulnerable service users in the community.
Annual Leave: The annual leave associated with the post is calculated as 8% annual leave entitlement based on the hours worked. Public Holidays entitlement applies where relevant.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE POSITION:
General Responsibilities:
To report to the Home Support Area Manager in your area or designate. To adhere to Clarecare required standards of practice including policies and procedures in relation to all work as a Home Support Worker with Clarecare.
Specific Responsibilities:
The Home Support Worker will be briefed before undertaking any assignment on the specific IADLs involved but in every case it is incumbent upon the Home Support Worker to carry out the work in a safe and professional way.
REQUIREMENTS/ QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION
Qualifications:
(i) Be certified at QQI Level 5 in Health Service Skills or Healthcare Support or Community Care or Nursing Studies.
(ii) Hold a minimum of 1 years' relevant experience of quality care provision gained in a Nursing Home/Hospital/Day Centre or community setting.
To hold current Manual Handling & Patient Moving & Handling certification. Current First Aid Training completed is desirable.
Awareness and understanding of regulations and legislation within the Home Support profession.
Home Support Workers must maintain acceptable levels of personal hygiene and must ensure that they dress appropriately and wear suitable footwear.
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