Health Care Assistant

Caregiver Job Description

We are seeking kind and caring individuals to help our clients live safe and well at home. We have opportunities in urban and rural locations throughout Ireland - please select the local office in the city/county you would like to work in when you complete the application form below.

Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of non-medical home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida Caregiver, you’ll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients’ requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules. These services generally fall under three categories:

• Companionship

• Home Help

• Personal Care.

Companionship

Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual with their social needs. Companionship services generally include:

• Providing companionship and conversation.

• Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking.

• Preparing meals and cleaning up after meals.

• Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders.

Home Help

Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation, including:

• Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms,kitchens etc).

• Washing and ironing laundry.

• Running errands.

• Accompanying clients to appointments.

Personal Care

Personal Care services often include assistance with activities of daily living, such as:

• Assisting with bathing and showering.

• Assisting with dressing and grooming.

• Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting and incontinence care.

Additional Caregiver Responsibilities

These include the following:

• Act as a key member of our clients’ Circle of Care.

• Document daily activities and report any significant changes or concerns in a client’s needs, living conditions, mental, physical or emotional condition.

• Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life.

• Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee.

• Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedures.

• Report hours of work according to office policy.

• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications

These include the following:

• Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect.

• Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations.

• Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner.

• Ability to maintain confidentially regarding client information.

• Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client.

• Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic.

• Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks.

• Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights.

• Excellent time-keeping and attendance.

Desirable Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• QQI qualification in care or working towards it.

• Full driving licence with access to a vehicle.

• Previous experience as a Caregiver.

Benefits of working with Dovida

• Competitive pay with higher rates for weekends and public holidays
• Free and subsidised training with our in-house Academy and external providers
• Flexible scheduling – work around your other commitments
• Mileage allowance if you need to drive between clients
• Access to 24-hour support and back-up from your local office team
• Professional development opportunities
• Opportunities to progress to full-time office jobs in administration, HR, scheduling, management and more.
• Regular Caregiver appreciation activities
• Regular feedback and support

Ready to apply?

Complete the simple application form below, and we’ll revert with the next steps!

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