We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals
Care Worker
Permanent Contract, 37 hours
Laccabeg Accommodation Service Tralee, Co Kerry
Job Purpose :
To promote the development of independent living skills, and to assist service users in their daily living within a supported accommodation service, ensuring their safety and well – being at all times.
Minimum Education & Experience required:
1. Understand the principles of care and how to put them into practice.
2. Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care
3. Skills and knowledge in the areas of Physical and Sensory Disability, Epilepsy and Mental Health.
4. Full Clean Driving license.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
5. Provide personal assistance in all aspects of personal care and manual handling, ensuring comfort and hygiene of service users and adhering to safe practice at all times.
6. Assist service users in the taking of medication in line with policy and procedure.
7. Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice.
8. Facilitate and implement a person-centered service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users.
Additional requirements
9. To be able to work effectively in a team providing person centered support for service users.
10. To be able to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of service users at all times.
11. To be able to adhere to all policies and procedures.
Staff benefits:
12. Company Pension Scheme
13. Paid maternity/paternity/adoption leave
14. Educational leave
15. 27 days annual leave
16. Bike to work scheme
17. Tax saver travel scheme
18. Income protection
19. Unpaid leave
20. Health and Wellbeing programme
21. Company credit union scheme
22. Employee discount scheme
23. Digital Doctor
24. Financial support for studying and study leave
25. Long Service Reward Scheme
26. sick leave
27. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
*Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *attractive benefits *work life balance*
Closing Date:
Please submit your application to this post by 25/06/2024
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