Healthcare Assistant

Communicare is looking for empathetic, patient and dependable home carers who have a genuine passion for helping people and a commitment to providing high-quality care.

Area: Roscrea & Templemore.

We have established ourselves as a key national provider of complex paediatric homecare services while also providing exceptional and individualised homecare to older people and those with disabilities.

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

• Excellent rates of pay and weekly pay periods.
• Exceptional work-life balance – You let us know what hours work for you.
• We provide 24-hour on call support.
• Comprehensive induction training programmes.
• Free in-house training - CPR, Patient Manual Handling, etc.
• Referral bonus payment scheme.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Support our clients in daily tasks such as personal care, light housekeeping, food preparation.
• Provide companionship and support with social activities.
• Work to promote the health and well-being of clients through supports such as medication prompting.

Role requirements:

• FETAC/QQI Level 5 - Minimum of two modules completed.
• Two written references.
• CPR & Patient Moving and Handling Certificates
• Full driving license and access to a car is a distinct advantage but not essential.

Please note, you must be eligible to work in Ireland at the time of applying in order to be considered for this role.