We are a long-established Home Care company who are inviting applicants for the position of Home Support Worker who will report to the Manager and Assistant Managers, providing a high-quality, person-centred home care service to meet the individual needs of clients within their home environment. Assisting with personal care and the emotional and wellbeing of the client. The Home Support Worker will work with the older person, people with disabilities, and the chronically ill and palliative clients. People with Dementia and Alzheimer’s conditions..

To find out more about joining our team send in your details to recruitment@aswhomecare.ie

What we offer you:
- Part time or full-time position.
- The opportunity to work as part of a growing homecare team
- Competitive rates of pay. Excellent evening and weekend rates.
- Uniforms supplied.
- PPE supplied.
- Garda Vetting

Duties and Responsibilities:
- To work individually or as part of a team in providing quality enhanced home support to clients living in their own home.
- Assist with personal care, such as support with showering and dressing. supporting people with eating and drinking. monitoring individuals' conditions and skin integrity.
- Assist with all activities of daily living.
- Prompting medication.
- Practical light household care tasks.
- Social care tasks.
- To adhere to the unique care plan of each client.
- To maintain records and communication logs.
- To keep the manager and assistant manager’s informed of any changes to the client’s wellbeing and care needs.
- Provide emotional support to the client and their families.
- To attend and participate in individual, team and group meetings and training as required.
- To observe / comply with all aspects of the Company’s policies and procedures.

Qualifications:
- A professional social care qualification i.e., QQI level 5 Qualification in Healthcare support Major Award.
- Care of the Older Person
- Care Skills
- Manual Handling Qualification
- Driver with full clean licence.

Skills Required:
- Confidentiality.
- Discretion and professionalism
- Have a passion for caring.
- Time management and reliability.
- Organisation, multi-tasking, and scheduling skills.
- Flexibility to work outside normal working hours, days, evenings, weekends.
- Effective communication skills.
- Good listening skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good writing skills.
- Good team working skills.
- Friendly personality
- Honesty.
- Empathetic.