Personal Assistant / Carer

Title: Part Time - Personal Assistant / Carer

Location: Quiet, rural location in south Co Wicklow

Would you like to join a small dedicated team of people to enable a mature gentleman, living with a Spinal Cord Injury, to achieve maximum independence in his daily living, by providing assistance in all areas of personal and domestic needs and by acting as a support in the social and day-to-day activities.

We are a private household that currently has a part time qualified Personal Assistant /Carer vacancy. This gentleman is paralysed from the neck down and is confined to a wheelchair and requires the assistance of two people for all transfers etc.

We self-direct our own care with the assistance of Aiseanna Tacaiochta CLG through a HSE homecare package. Personal care and social care is provided by a small team of people on a rostered basis, we need kind, caring, empathetic and trustworthy people to assist this gentleman live as normal a life as possible in his own family home which is located in the countryside.

Ideal for a person living in the south County Wicklow area.

Part-time Position:

• Morning, Afternoon and Evening Shifts
• Flexible hours
• 15 – 20 hours a week approx
• 3 - 4 days a week, one weekend in three.

Qualification:

• FETAC Level 5 in Health and Social Care
• Full Driving Licence

The benefit package include:

• Competittive hourly rates apply
• Full training provided – Manual and Patient Handling, Cathether Training, First Aid
• Full entitlement of annual leave and public holidays
• Part-time position available
• Individually suitable shifts can be arranged
• Weekend, Bank Holidays, and Antisocial rates apply
• PPE provided
• Accompanying client on day trips and short holiday breaks