Healthcare Assistant – Home Care, Dublin South (at least 25 hours a week)

Bluebird Care Dublin South

Some of the people we care for have lived in the same house for fifty years. Our job is to help them stay there. As a Healthcare Assistant you'll visit older people in their own homes across Dublin South and help with the everyday things that keep them independent.

Please read before you apply: every role, full-time or part-time, is at least 25 hours a week. If your visa or permission limits you to 20 hours a week (for example, Stamp 2), this role isn't suitable. You need the right to work in Ireland with no limit on your hours.

What you'll do

·        Personal care, washing and dressing, always with dignity

·        Prepare meals and help with eating and drinking

·        Help clients move around their home safely

·        Offer companionship: a chat, a cup of tea, someone who notices

·        Encourage clients to do as much as they can for themselves

What we offer

·        From €14.25 an hour, plus a Sunday premium

·        Full-time (up to 40 hours) or part-time (at least 25 hours)

·        Paid mileage at 40c a mile

·        €0.75 travel pay between client calls

·        Paid fortnightly

·        €250 refer-a-friend bonus

·        Bike to Work scheme

·        Free counselling through our Employee Assistance Programme

·        Uniform and supplies provided

·        Opportunities for upskilling

Where you'll work

·        Dublin 4: Donnybrook, Sandymount

·        Dublin 6: Rathmines, Ranelagh

·        Dublin 6W

·        Dublin 14: Churchtown, Clonskeagh, Dundrum, Rathfarnham

·        Dublin 16

·        Dublin 18: Leopardstown, Sandyford

·        South County Dublin: Blackrock, Mount Merrion, Stillorgan

Requirements

·        Available for at least 25 hours a week

·        The right to work in Ireland with no limit on your weekly hours

·        An e-bike, e-scooter or car to get between calls.

·        QQI Level 5 in Care of the Older Person and Care Skills, or willing to complete them

·        Excellent English

·        Kindness, patience and respect for people in their own homes

·        Care experience is a plus, not a must

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