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Home Instead is the largest and longest-established private home care company in Ireland. With a team of 4,000 CAREGivers enhancing the lives of ageing adults and their families in cities, towns and villages all over the country.
Home Instead Cork South office is looking for Health Care Assistant with an interest in supporting an autistic teenager with responsive behaviours. The assignment is based in East Cork.
Who we’re looking for
A successful candidate will have the following skills and requirements:
* QQI Level 5 Healthcare Support or Pre-Nursing Studies or Equivalent.
* Use of your own smartphone to check in and out of your home visits.
* Full Driving License and Own Transport preferable.
* Experience recognising and responding to responsive behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan, preventative/de-escalation and disengagement strategies is an advantage.
What you’ll do
* Assisting with activities of daily living.
* Assisting with Personal Care, Dressing and grooming.
* Assisting with meal preparation.
* Light domestic duties.
* Supporting the person with attending school, appointments and social outings.
* Maintaining a safe environment for the young man and his family.
* Actively promote the participation of clients and/or their families in the formulation and execution of the safety, care, behaviour and activity plans.
* Working with the Support Worker to make significant efforts to understand the client’s life story, to gain a sense of the way the person experiences difficult times, and to discover hopeful possibilities for developing the client's gifts and capacities.
What you’ll get
* Flexibility on working hours based on fixed hour full and part-time contracts based on a 7/7 working pattern.
* Competitive salary.
* Saturday and Sunday increased pay rates (20% extra).
* Access to Cycle to Work Scheme.
* Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
* Promotion and development opportunities.
* Management, mentoring, coaching.
* Support for further education and training.
* Refer a friend bonus.
Job Reference: IE - CG00264
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