ARKLOW: CARE ASSISTANT €15.25 ph
ARKLOW: CARE ASSISTANT €15.25 ph
Wicklow
Posted 11/03/2023
Job description
Job Title: Care Assistant (Health/Social Care)
Job Location: Arklow, Woodenbridge
Role of Healthcare Assistant
The Care Assistant’s primary role is to deliver personal care and assistance to a client in his/her own home. Care Assistants are responsible for the implementation of the requirements of the clients care plan, perform identified care duties and promote client comfort, dignity and wellbeing.
Your responsibilities as a Care Assistant include . . .
- Assist the client with Activities of Living
- Pay due care and attention to all aspects of care duties carried out on behalf of the client
- Provide a high standard of care in compliance with Bluebird Care Policies
Qualifications & Experience
Care Assistants must have obtained full QQI Level 5 or we will also consider the following:
- Care Assistants that have obtained QQI approved Level 5 Modules Care of the Older Person and Care Skills/Healthcare Support.
- Or have a minimum of one-year experience caring for others and be in a position to undertake the two modules outlined above.
- Full Driver's License is essential
Qualities
Essential qualities of a Care Assistant include having a genuine concern for others, having the ability to demonstrate kindness, compassion and patience.
Employment Type
- Part-time contracts available
- Flexible working hours
- Own transport preferable, mileage paid
- Paid Shadowing
- Free uniforms
- We provide free Personal Protection Equipment – masks/gloves/aprons/uniforms/overshoes/spirigel
- Travel is compensated by the company and it is paid when you travel from one customer to the next and the gap between calls is less than 4 hours.
- Our payroll is fortnightly, not monthly
- Refer A Friend scheme, you can earn a pre-paid Credit Card for €250 euro for introducing a friend to Bluebird Care
- 24 hour emergency support from office
- Use of technology, our BRAT system gives everyone easy access to their roster at the touch of a button
- Free Patient Moving & Handling Training
- We provide free training for care workers’ who need to attain the two QQI Level 5 modules – Care Of The Elderly and Care Skills; we offer assistance with applying for funding where applicable
- Further increase for length of service
For qualified applicants with full QQI:
€15.25 Euro ph Mon to Saturday and €17.50 ph on Sundays. Half hour rates are €9.00 Euro Monday to Saturday and €10.00 Euro on Sundays.
If you do not have the full QQI but have Care Skills and Care Of the Elderly:
€14.50 Euro per hour Mon to Saturday and €16.75 on Sundays. Half hour rates are €9.00 Euro Monday to Saturday and €10.00 Euro on Sundays.
If you do not have any QQI, we can provide free training in QQI Care Skills and Care Of The Elderly, there is an interim rate while you achieve these as follows:
€13.50 ph Mon to Saturday and €15.75 ph on Sundays. Half hour rates are €8.50 Euro Monday to Saturday and €9.50 Euro on Sundays.
Contact us if you would like to know more about this position
Call: 0404 31177
Email: carework@bluebirdcare.ie