Healthcare Assistant

Communicare Agency Ltd. is looking for empathetic, patient and dependable Healthcare Assistants to work in our newly established residential service in Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Mayo and Offaly.

Communicare has a number of opportunities for permanent-full time Healthcare Assistants working a minimum of 39 hours per week. Guaranteed minimum hourly rate of €16.15 per hour and guaranteed minimum annual salary of €32752.20.

Our residential services are a 24-hour service and as such working hours will include days, nights and weekends. Additional premium hourly rates available for night work.

The goal of our services team is to maximise the independence of our clients while supporting their physical, emotional and social needs.

At Communicare we provide an excellent employee experience and we offer our employees the following:

• Excellent rates of pay and weekly pay periods.
• We provide 24-hour on call support.
• Comprehensive induction training programmes.
• Excellent career progression opportunities.
• Free in-house training - CPR, Patient Manual Handling, etc.
• Referral bonus payment scheme.

The key responsibilities of this role include

• Support our service users in daily tasks such as personal care, medication prompting, mealtimes.
• Efficiently implement care plans for each service user.
• Provide companionship and support with social activities.
• Work to promote the health and well-being of clients.

Role requirements

FETAC/QQI Level 5 in Social Care or Healthcare is desirable but not essential.

International healthcare qualifications will be considered.

Two written references.