Healthcare Assistant - Day Services

Days (32.5 hours per week)

Full time Permanent Post - Mitchelstown Day Services

Informal enquiries to Mary Carey at mcarey@sjf.ie

Essential Qualifications & Requirements:
QQI Level 5 qualification in healthcare or a relevant field (Full award)
Experience of working with children/adults in the field of intellectual disability
Full manual driving licence and access to your own transport.
A degree of flexibility and the ability to work as part of a team.
A genuine passion for supporting individuals with disabilities and helping them maximise their quality of life.

JOB GOAL:

To assist Line Manager, Support Service User and develop their strengths to the best of their ability.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

Care for the day to day needs of the service users:

Physical care - helping those who require assistance with dressing, personal hygiene, toileting etc.
Facilitating service users to use their leisure time tailored to their needs, with an emphasis on community
Instruct, supervise and support service users in daily living, work and leisure programmes as assigned and monitor progress.
Recognise and report problems, physical/social/emotional and assist in the implementation of relevant programmes to counteract same.
To work positively and constructively with service users who may present with challenging behaviour, and be involved in the planning and implementation of specific individualised approaches and programmes designed for these service users.
To drive service users (using the Foundation's Transport) to and from day and residential services and leisure/ social outings etc as required.
  To contribute to the instruction of new staff and volunteers.
Ensure adequate reports are kept as requested.
Maintain a high standard of orderliness, cleanliness and tidiness within the area so that the working / living environment is pleasant and comfortable for all.
You may also be required to provide support for a service user in locations outside of St Joseph's eg accompanying service users on holidays/family outings or a hospital stay. 
You will be required to assist our service users while they are using the therapy pool and based on their need you may be required to join them in the pool.   Your Line Manager will provide you with advice on using the pool with the service user and the lifeguard / instructor on duty will advise you on best/ safe practice in the pool.

GENERAL

Benefits:
Section 39 pay scales - DOE +Yearly Increment
Paid Company Sick leave
Paid Company Maternity Leave
Pension - Organisation contribution of 6.35%
24 Days annual leave 
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
Bike to work scheme
Death - in - service
Career development opportunities

Vacancies:

Section 39 pay scales (premiums additional payment to the set hourly rate

1- €15.68, 2- €15.94, 3- €16.36, 4- €17.37, 5- €18.57, 6-  €18.89, 7-  €19.69, 8-  €20.29, 9-  €20.78, LSI1 €21.33, LSI2   €21.76