Healthcare Assistant

We are seeking kind and caring individuals to help our clients live safe and well at home. We have opportunities in urban and rural locations throughout Ireland - please select the local office in the city/county you would like to work in when you complete the application form below.

Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of non-medical home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida Caregiver, you’ll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients’ requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules. These services generally fall under three categories:

• Companionship

• Home Help

• Personal Care.

Companionship

Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual with their social needs. Companionship services generally include:

• Providing companionship and conversation.

• Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking.

• Preparing meals and cleaning up after meals.

• Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders.

Home Help

Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation, including:

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms,kitchens etc).

• Washing and ironing laundry.

• Running errands.

• Accompanying clients to appointments.

Personal Care

Personal Care services often include assistance with activities of daily living, such as:

• Assisting with bathing and showering.

• Assisting with dressing and grooming.

• Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting and incontinence care.

Additional Caregiver Responsibilities

These include the following:

• Act as a key member of our clients’ Circle of Care.

• Document daily activities and report any significant changes or concerns in a client’s needs, living conditions, mental, physical or emotional condition.

• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life.

• Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee.

• Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedures.

• Report hours of work according to office policy.

• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications

These include the following:

• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect.

• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations.

• Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner.

• Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information.

• Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client.

• Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic.

• Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks.

• Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights.

• Excellent time-keeping and attendance. 

Desirable Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• QQI qualification in care or working towards it.

• Full driving licence with access to a vehicle.

• Previous experience as a Caregiver.

Benefits of working with Dovida

• Competitive pay with higher rates for weekends and public holidays
• Free and subsidised training with our in-house Academy and external providers
• Flexible scheduling – work around your other commitments
• Mileage allowance if you need to drive between clients
• Access to 24-hour support and back-up from your local office team
• Professional development opportunities
• Opportunities to progress to full-time office jobs in administration, HR, scheduling, management and more.
• Regular Caregiver appreciation activities
• Regular feedback and support