Person Support Worker (Hereafter Healthcare Assistant)
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Job Description- 3542022705078;-6.27092981338501;Co. Dublin ,
Company name: IRL-IASD CLG t/a St. Margaret’s Network €34,000 - €38,000 per annum
Hours of work: 32 hours/week
Job location: Across the Greater Dublin Area
About:St. Margaret’s is a rights-based service, working in partnership with adults with disabilities and their families/significant people in their life.
We work with and support each individual to live a meaningful life of their choosing in their own home.
We are currently expanding our Support Teams in the greater Dublin area. Therefore, we are seeking to recruit Healthcare Assistants who will work with and support individuals living in their own homes.
The focus of the role will be to work with the individual at home and in their community supporting them to live a life of their choosing and focusing on what is important to them.
The candidate should be able to work one-to-one with people and as part of a team, have experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities and have a good level of spoken and written English.
Role Requirements -Experience:
Ideally you will have experience supporting and enabling people to develop their potential which may include -; supporting individuals to become involved in interest groups and community; You may have experience working with vulnerable or marginalised adults in a range of settings.
You may have worked/be working in a residential setting and wish to work as part of a team flexibly responding to support the lifestyle choice of individuals in their own home.You may have experience supporting family members, friends or people in your wider neighbourhood and community.
You may have always had a passion to work supporting vulnerable people to be enabled and empowered to live as equal citizens within their community.
Qualification Framework:If you think you have the passion and commitment to support people in this way and wish to develop a career in Health & Social Care and you have gained a QQI Level 5 Qualification in Health & Social Care or have completed 2 modules of your QQI Level 5 or are currently completing your QQI Level 5 Qualification in Health & Social Care or are willing to undertake a QQI Level 5 Qualification in Health and Social Care.
Other Attributes:Be able to work on one-to-one with people and as part of a team. Experience working with adults with intellectual disabilities is highly desirable. Have good interpersonal and communication skills. Have a good Command of the English language. A full current Irish driver’s license is desirable.
As we flexibly respond to the changes and choices in each individual's life, you may be required to adapt and change to new way of working. Work patterns include day, weekend, ‘sleep-over and waking night shifts.
Apply for this position via sending your CV & Cover letter to: hr@irl-iasd.ie- Sector:
- Entry Level