Personal Care Assistant

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2023.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Personal Care Assistant to join our Adult Respite team in Arklow, Co. Wicklow.

Contract Type: This is a relief contract.

Salary Scale: €30,163 - €36,502 pro rata per annum.

This pay scale is subject to increases in 2024 in accordance with the recent WRC interim agreement (Ref CAM -100101-22) towards enhanced pay adjustments in Section 39 organisations.

Overview of the Post:

The role of the Personal Care Assistant is to support in the delivery of high quality respite service, including assisting Service Owners in their personal needs whilst attending their respite break, and to access all centre activities.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

· To facilitate the Service Owner to identify, plan and implement their respite goals, and support them to actively participate in the activities of their choice.

· To follow the Service Owners’ bespoke care plan to ensure their independence, comfort and health.

· Identify, plan and implement social supports for Service Owners.

· To assist the Service Owner with all activities of daily living and with therapy programmes as required.

· To support Service Owners in relation to the administration of their medication in line with policy.

· To perform general housekeeping duties including cooking, shopping, cleaning, and looking after Service Owner’s clothes and effects.

· To observe and respect the confidentiality of the Service Owners and to safeguard the privacy, dignity and values of the Service Owner.

· To be a key worker for the designated cohort of Service Owners.

· Assist in driving and escorting Service Owners during their respite break, using the service vehicle.

· Preserving at all times the professional nature of the relationship with Service Owners.

· To promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of the Service Owner at all times.

· Ability to receive and provide a handover at the start/end of each shift.

· To perform all duties and tasks in line with Enable Ireland guidelines policies, and training given.

· To immediately report, following Enable Ireland policy, any accidents, incidents or dangerous occurrences.

· To undertake all duties as delegated/allocated to you by the PIC/Team Leader.

· To participate in all team meetings and mandatory/specialised training.

· To be courteous and professional at all times.

· Ensure that daily records for Service Owners are completed in accordance with policy, and are correctly collated and filed to the Service Owner file and database.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

· FETAC Level 5 Certificate in Social Care or relevant health related area

· 1 years’ experience in providing personal care to adults.

· Full clean driving license.

· Eligible to work in the State.

Desirable Criteria:

· Experience working with adults and families with physical/sensory/intellectual disabilities.

· Experience in driving people with disabilities on public roads.

· Experience working with adults within the community.

· Experience with PEG feeding and catheterisation.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· Excellent training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below:

https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

To apply, please download the job description and person specification from below for your information and complete the application form.

For queries relating to the post, please contact Alexandra Swift by email at HRSandymount@enableireland.ie

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Closing date for applications: 19th April 2024

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

· The post will be subject to reference checks and may be subject to Garda vetting/police clearance, as relevant.

· Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to applicants who are not shortlisted for interview.

· Applications are invited from suitably qualified applicants from all sections of the community.

· The above information serves only as a guide to the advertised position. Enable Ireland, at its discretion, reserves the right to change this prior to appointment.

· Please review the Enable Ireland’s External Data Protection Notice available athttps://www.enableireland.ie/privacy-policy for details on how Enable Ireland processes applicant’s personal information. Please note if you are invited for interview, we will share your personal data with: 1) Any virtual service provider we use to host the interview; and

2) the interview panel (if applicable). Your information will be stored for this purpose in line with our retention policy