Overview
Location: Newcastle West, County Limerick, Ireland
Type: Full time or Part Time, Weekends available
Salary: €14.80/hr + Travel time (paid while driving between clients) + Mileage
CareBright is hiring Homecare Assistants in Newcastle West. Join our compassionate team to provide high-quality homecare in clients' homes.
Responsibilities
* The Healthcare Assistant will be responsible for providing homecare to individual clients in their home settings
* Assist in all aspects of personal care
* Meal preparation and planning
* Mobility assistance
* Provide assistance with continence management and catheter care
* Assist with light housekeeping duties and errand services
* Provide companionship and engage clients in recreational activities
Qualifications
* Experience working as a carer
* QQI Level 5 in HealthCare (full 8 modules) or a minimum of 2 modules in care of the older person and care skills
* Good knowledge and experience of working with older persons and critical illness clients
* Flexible approach to work
* Excellent communication, client-focused, reliable
* Full clean driver's license and own transport essential
Benefits
* €14.80/hr (premium rates for work after 7pm and on Sundays)
* Paid weekly
* Paid travel time
* Paid mileage
* Guaranteed hours
* Competitive rates of pay
* Paid when client is in respite or hospital
* Paid training and development
* Employee assistance programme
* Full-time and part-time hours available
* Support from on-call team
* Work in your own community
* Values-led environment
* Long service awards
* Savings scheme
* Hospital Saturday Fund
* Part-time working arrangements supported
How to Apply
Please send your CV and a cover letter detailing your passion for homecare and why you’d be a great fit for our team to emurray@carebright.ie
Equal opportunity CareBright is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds but request that you reside in or can easily access Newcastle West and the surrounding area.
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