Senior Carer Role – Evening

Job Description

Background:

Blanchardstown & Inner City Home Care is a well-established not-for-profit home care provider operating in North Dublin (Dublin 1, 7 & 15). Originally established over 30 years ago the company has a strong track record in delivering quality home care and support to elderly people and people with special needs living within this catchment area.

Community:

- Minimum delivery of 20 hours of care per week, as part of the 37.5 hour working week.
- To undertake client reviews in relation to the care they are receiving
- To carry out the staff introductions with new clients
- To support staff shadowing – and be a point of contact for new carers (within your working hours)
- To undertake emergency over – Rapid response (filling new packages and discharges) (within your working hours and agreed area of working)
- To evaluate and monitor the quality of the care delivered to clients and report to the area supervisor with concerns (training will be provided on this)
- Support and assist with care team development
- Checking and collecting journal books from client’s houses
- Delivery of Support Plans, journal books and gloves to client’s homes when required
- Delivery of PPE when required

Office:

- To update online system documentation i.e., reviews and spot checks
- To develop and plan working week by booking in reviews (including confirming with NOK and clients)
- To complete spot checks with Healthcare staff
- To be responsible for filing relevant paperwork
- To provide support for Scheduling Team with uncovered calls/tasks in emergency if needed (within working hours and within agreed area)

Competitive pay, commensurate with the role and benchmarked with the market.

Location

Dublin 1, 7, 15

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Providing care in the community for over 21 years

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We will support you in getting further qualifications and provide all mandatory training you need to start and excel in your career as a carer.

We will support you in getting further qualifications and provide all mandatory training you need to start and excel in your career as a carer.

Supportive working environment

Our supervisory and administration teams are always available to assist you with queries and uniforms are provided.

The company will offer competitive pay and benefits including:

- Mileage payments & travel time
- Training and support

Schedule

- Evenings Monday to Friday

General Responsibilities

- Treating Service Users with dignity, sensitivity and respect.
- Listening, talking to and getting to know Service Users.
- Making sure that Service Users know the relevant Company’s policies and procedures.
- Encouraging Service Users to have an input into care provision.
- Helping Service Users to be safe, happy and have as much fun as possible.
- Encouraging Service Users to express feelings, fears and experiences openly.
- Where applicable, respecting Service Users’ privacy in bathrooms and in relation to personal care in general.
- Dressing, undressing and preparing Service Users for trips out.
- Washing, bathing, showering, shaving, grooming and, but not limited to, cleaning teeth.
- Washing and brushing hair.
- Taking care of nails (fingernails only).
- Helping Service Users with toileting and all aspects of personal hygiene.
- Getting Service Users in and out of bed safely.
- Assisting with the use of Aids to Daily Living/ Rehabilitation Aids, as required.
- Helping with rehabilitation programmes, as prescribed by Healthcare professionals.
- Always responding to complaints or allegations.
- Helping Service Users realise the difference between confidentiality and secrecy.
- Being sensitive to the fact that some Service Users are more vulnerable and may have special needs.
- Preparing snacks and meals according to Service Users’ likes/dislikes.
- Assisting with feeding, as required.
- Carrying out general cleaning duties, to include, but not limited to, cleaning, dusting, vacuuming and polishing.
- Bed making, laundering, hand‐washing, ironing and, but not limited to, light needlework, as required.
- Shopping, the preparation of shopping lists and assistance with budgeting.
- Assisting with personal finances, to include paying bills and collecting pensions in some circumstances.

Become part of a professional team of carers who empower local people to remain independent in their own homes.

Why is this a great role to have?

You get to make a positive difference to peoples lives every day.

You will experience genuine job satisfaction like few other roles, supporting people to live independently in their own communities and enjoying the best possible quality of life. If you like engaging with people and and want rewarding and meaningful work, this is the job for you

We have decades of experience looking after our staff and our clients, creating a positive and enjoyable environment for all. We are committed to supporting and investing in you and you are always fully supported in your role.

We want you to develop and grow your skills and our entire team understand that a happy and satisfied Carer results in a happy and satisfied Client, so you are at the centre of everything we do

At BIC Home Care, there is a comprehensive induction programme to ensure successful entry into your new role.

You will shadow experienced carers until you are confident to start working with your own clients.

We will ensure that you have all the mandatory training that is required before you start and we will process your Garda Vetting.

Blanchardstown and Inner City Home Care is a not-for-profit organisation, which means that we are here solely to benefit the people we serve.

We are a member of Dublin Home Care Partners, a group of not-for-profit home care providers, delivering services on behalf of the HSE across all of North Dublin City and County.

We are also a founding member of the NCCN (National Community Care Network), a national representative group of not-for-profit home care agencies.

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Background

Experience

Have you worked in a carer role before?*

Have you access to your own transport?*

Have you completed QQI Care Skills and Care of the Older Person*

Are you willing to undertake ongoing training?*

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