Healthcare Assistant-Wicklow
Healthcare Assistant-Full time and Part time opportunities available
Locations:
- Wicklow Town
- Rathnew
- Bray
- Greystones
- Rathdrum
- Arklow
About Us
Bluebird Care is a trusted care provider delivering high-quality, person-centred support. We are currently recruiting compassionate Health Care Assistants to join our dedicated team in Wicklow.
Salary & Benefits- €16.50- €19.00 per hour (for qualified experienced applicants)
- 300 Euro Signing Bonus (paid when probationary period completed)
- 100 Euro Carer Of The Month
- Tax Free Gift Card before Christmas up to €200
- Premium Sunday and 30 minute rates
- Civil Service Travel Rates with NO MAXIMUM
- All Shadowing calls are paid at your normal hourly rate
- Guaranteed Rosters, if any calls on your roster are cancelled, if we cannot replace them, you will get paid
- Fortnightly pay
- Refer-a-Friend Program - €400.00 per referral
- Bike-to-work scheme including Electric Bikes
- Fully paid for QQI Level 5 Courses
- Free Uniforms-Free lightweight Summer T-Shirts
- Free Bluebird Care Hooded Sweatshirt
- Free Quality Bluebird Care Winter Coat
- Guaranteed Rosters, if any calls on your roster are cancelled, if we cannot replace them, you will get paid
- Free Online Training Courses:
- 24/7 On-Call Support
- Free Employee Wellness and Assistance Program
- Applicants must have experience in caring either in a professional or family capacity.
- The ideal applicant will be honest, caring, patient and be able to speak English fluently.
- If you do not have your QQI Level 5 Healthcare qualification, you should be working towards it or we can provide QQI training in Care Skills & Care of the Elderly for free.
- Full clean Irish/EU Drivers Licence is essential
- Applicants must be able to supply suitable character references and be willing to complete a Garda Vetting Form.
- Must be eligible to work in the Rep
For qualified applicants with full QQI (that includes Care Skills and Care Of The Elderly) and 2 year’s experience:
€16.50 Euro ph Mon to Saturday and €19.00 ph on Sundays. Half hour rates are €9.75 Euro Monday to Saturday and €11.00 Euro on Sundays.
For qualified applicants with full QQI (that includes Care Skills and Care Of The Elderly):
€16.25 Euro ph Mon to Saturday and €18.75 ph on Sundays. Half hour rates are €9.50 Euro Monday to Saturday and €10.75 Euro on Sundays.
If you do not have the full QQI but have Care Skills and Care Of the Elderly or if you have the full QQI but do not have Care Skills and Care Of The Elderly:
€15.50 Euro per hour Mon to Saturday and €18.00 on Sundays. Half hour rates are €9.25 Euro Monday to Saturday and €10.50 Euro on Sundays.
If you do not have any QQI, we can provide free training in QQI Care Skills and Care Of The Elderly, there is an interim rate while you achieve these as follows:
€14.50 Euro ph Mon to Saturday and €17.00 ph on Sundays. Half hour rates are €9.00 Euro Monday to Saturday and €10.25 Euro on Sundays.