Home Care Worker Role
We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Home Care Worker to join our team. As a Home Care Worker, you will play a vital role in providing person-centred care to clients in their own homes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide quality care to clients with various needs, including physical or intellectual disabilities, frail older people, and those with palliative care needs or chronic illnesses or addiction.
* Assist with daily living tasks such as bathing, dressing, and meal preparation.
Requirements:
* Full clean driver licence and use of your own car.
* Be available to work at various times throughout the week.
* Flexible rotas to match your availability.
* Excellent communication and people skills.
* Calm, polite, and professional while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality.
* Kind and caring nature.
* Reliable and trustworthy individual.
* Satisfactory Garda Vetting.
* QQI Level 5 Care Skills and QQI Level 5 Care of the Older Person or QQI Level 5 Full Healthcare Award including above modules.
* One year paid experience in a similar caring role.
Benefits:
* Hourly Rate: €14.70.
* Half hour and premium rates for Sundays and Bank Holidays are also paid.
* Mileage/Travel Time: 30c per kilometre + fortnightly travel 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: Access to a free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family members.
* Personal Retirement Savings Accounts (PRSA): Access available through FCI's pension provider.
* Work Phone and email: We provide all staff with their own work phone and email address.
* Employee Discount Scheme: Access to offers/discounts (including Fuel Card).