Healthcare Assistant

The person appointed will be part of a day and residential support team who will collaborate intensively with individuals to discover what will constitute a good life for the individual and to establish what supports the individual will need to achieve their goals. In order to do this, there is a requirement that the post holder will work in partnership with the social care team and important people in the individual's life. A high degree of flexibility is required as the timing and location of the supports provided will be dictated by the individual's plan.

• Respect each person who uses the services as an equal citizen.
• Uphold and respect the human, legal and constitutional rights of each person who uses the service, recognising their individuality and equality, and empowering them to grow, thereby achieving the highest possible level of personal autonomy.
• Facilitate, encourage, and develop the choice and decision-making skills of people who use the services.
• Facilitate, encourage, and develop the self-advocacy skills of and opportunities for involvement in advocacy for people who use services.
• Enable each individual supported by the services to pursue and maintain their individual hobbies and interests.
• Foster, encourage and develop the self-help and social skills of each individual supported by the services so as to achieve the greatest degree of autonomy possible.
• Facilitate each individual supported by the services to actively participate and integrate into the community, through the use of generic community facilities.
• Ensure a person-centred approach to service delivery.
• In the context of the individual person-centred plans, support people who use the service with aspects of individual and group service responses including: Occupation and leisure activities, Communication, Behaviour support plans, Independent living skills, Social Integration and the use of community facilities, Personal Care, Personal Development.
• Assist with fostering, encouraging, and developing each individual supported by the services' self-care skills, particularly in relation to personal hygiene, health matters and care for their personal appearance.
• Support the individual by ensuring appropriate: Physical support – moving and handling, fire safety, cleaning, laundry, infection control, mobility, and communication needs; Personal care – dressing, bathing, toileting, assistance with eating, sleeping support, skins care, first aid and health promotion.
• Attend all medical appointments as required.
• Ensure a healthy and nutritious diet is offered and takes individual choice into account.
• Encourage and promote each person's full participation in their home while at the same time ensuring that their home and its environs are maintained to acceptable standards where each resident has access to comprehensive, person-centred, and holistic personal support.
• In consultation with the individual implement person centred plans and ensure that the needs identified are appropriately addressed and participate in resident reviews as required.
• Achieve competency in driving the centre transport and participate in transport duties as required. This may necessitate flexible starting and finishing times.
• As a full team member to accept delegated responsibility for the physical and emotional well-being as well as the personal hygiene of the individuals supported by the service.
• Participate and assist with the organisation of centre outings.

• Hold a minimum of a QQI Level 5 Major Award on the QQI Framework – BA in Social Care Studies or equivalent qualification in Community/Health or Social Care.
• Have 1 year's experience of working with vulnerable adults or adults with intellectual disabilities.
• An understanding of current policy and developments at national and sectoral level in relation to Social Care within disability services.
• An ability to follow plans and methods to meet the ongoing needs of the individuals supported.
• Effective interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills.
• Proficient IT skills relevant to the role, to include Microsoft Office Excel, Word, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.

Please apply below or reach out directly or email recruitment@careconex.ie to discuss in confidence.