RehabCare Hiring For RELIEF CARE WORKER at Thurles, County Tipperary Full Time

Job Description:
We are an independent voluntary organisation providing services and support for people with disabilities and their families for more than 70 years. Our work positively impacts the lives of over 10,000 people with disabilities, equipping them with the confidence, skills, and self-belief to achieve their expressed goals

Relief Care Worker

Fixed Term Contract 12 months, Variable hours

Location:
Thurles Supported Accommodation, Thurles, Co Tipperary

Job Purpose:
To facilitate a service user focused service to adults with varying disabilities & complex health needs that include Intellectual disability, Epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.

Minimum Education & Experience required:
Understand the principles of care and how to put them into practice.

Minimum of QQI Level 5 in Health & Social Care

Skills and knowledge in the areas of Autism Physical and Intellectual disability.

Full Clean Driving license

Job Duties & Responsibilities

Provide personal assistance in all aspects of personal care and manual handling, ensuring comfort and hygiene of service users and adhering to safe practice at all times.

Assist service users in the taking of medication in line with policy and procedure.

Ensure that all interactions with service users are approached with dignity, respect, equality and incorporating choice.

Facilitate and implement a person centered service appropriate to the needs, wishes and requirements of service users.

Additional requirements

To be able to work effectively in a team providing person centered support for service users.

To be able to maintain the privacy and confidentiality of service users at all times.

To be able to adhere to all policies and procedures.

Staff benefits:
Company Pension Scheme

Paid maternity leave.

Paid paternity leave.

27 days annual leave

Bike to work scheme.

Tax saver travel scheme

Income protection

Health and Wellbeing programme

Financial support for studying and study leave.

• Rewarding Career *Career with meaning *attractive benefits *work life balance*

Closing Date:
Please submit your application to this post by 27/09/2023

To view full extensive job description please, click please visit our company site www.rehab.ie/careers and download attachment at the bottom of the job page.

These duties and responsibilities are a reflection of the present service requirements and may be subject to review and amendment to meet the changing needs of the services.

The Rehab Group is an equal opportunity employer