We are recruiting for Healthcare assistants (also known as care support workers, carers, caregiver) to support our clients in their own homes, in the Rathfarnham area.
Private HomeCare offers training and continuous support to help kickstart your homecare career! This includes FREE QQI Level 5 Care of the Older Person and Care Skills courses, FREE Patient Moving and Handling training, plus 8 hours of on-the-job shadowing with an experienced carer to help you feel confident before going solo.
Please note we only accept applicants from people currently living in Ireland with a work visa if needed. We cannot provide sponsorship. If you have lived outside Ireland for more than 6 months, you will be required to supply an International Police Clearance Cert. (Police Character cert)
About Private HomeCare :
We are Ireland’s longest established home care provider, established in 1989. Since 2011 we are part of the Cpl Group, one of Ireland’s most successful public companies. We are a boutique service provider backed up by all the resources of one of Ireland’s largest companies.
We provide homecare to HSE and private clients of all ages and all abilities, across Dublin, Kildare and surrounding areas. If you come from a sales assistant, cleaner, administration or a receptionist role we would love to hear from you.
Benefits :
- FREE: QQI Level 5 Care of the Older Person and QQI Level 5 Care Skills, both HSE mandatory courses
- FREE: Patient Moving and Handling course
- FREE 8 hour on-the-job training: shadowing an experienced carer in a real life client situation, for peace of mind before going solo
- Travel time paid to all carers
- Fantastic support from office, community and out-of-hours support teams
- Career opportunities within Cpl HealthCare as well as Private HomeCare
- Wellness and mental health support
Responsibilities of a Home Support Worker:
Each client has a tailored care plan, which will include some or all of the following:
- Personal care
- Light housework
- Meal preparation
- Companionship
- Medication prompts
About You:
- No experience is required. (Note if you have not previously worked in caring, you will need to commit to a training plan).
- You must be 18 or over.
- You don’t need a car.
- You must be kind and compassionate
- Punctuality and reliability are essential
- Must have permission to work in Ireland
- HSE shifts might be short so ideally you will live in or near the area advertised.
Why Choose Private HomeCare ?
- With almost 4 decades of experience, no-one knows more about home care than us
- This means that you will get expert support from Training, Community and Service Support
- Personal training plan to match your career goals from our inhouse training department.
- Friendly company where you will be supported at all stages.