SLSC Health Care Assistant

Job Title and Grade

Health Care Assistant (Home Support) (formerly Home Help)

(Grade Code 6494)

Informal Enquiries

Gillian Haran Connolly, Home Support Operations Manager, Markievicz House, Sligo

gillian.haranconnolly@hse.ie or phone 087-7027432

Interviews

Due to the urgent requirement of this post interviews will take place as soon as possible

Organisational Area

CDLMS

Location of Post

Sligo / Leitrim / West Cavan

Details of Service

The Home Support Service within Older Persons Services works in partnership with service users and their families to enable people to remain at home where appropriate, who would otherwise need to be cared for in residential care. It is recognised that the Home Support Service is an essential support to family and informal carers.

Reporting Relationship

The post holder will report to the Home Support Resource Manager.

Purpose of the Post

The HCSA is a key member of the Primary/Social Care Team responsible for the provision of a quality service to support people in the community to remain in their own home as long as possible who would otherwise need to be cared for in residential care. Caring duties specific to the client will be assigned by the Home Support Resource Manager following approval by the Home Support Governance Group. The HSCA will work as part of the local team, will be rostered to work on a 5/7 basis Monday through to Sunday as required, may be required to work split-shifts, will work assignments as allocated by line manager.