Depaul wishes to recruit for the following role:
Full-Time Care Worker

Inreach Health Support Team

35 hours per week

Fixed Term for one year (includes two weekends per month on average)

Salary: €29,670.49 per annum

Role:
This role offers a fantastic opportunity to provide support to our organisation’s central services in Dublin, as well as to other Supported Temporary Accommodation and Private Emergency Accommodation services. Depaul is a values-led organisation working with a number of services across the island of Ireland. This role will report directly to the Clinical Nurse Manager and Lead Carer and will be responsible for ensuring that the day-to-day personal care, hygiene and nutritional needs of high support need residents and infection control in their personal living areas. This is an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of talented individuals.

Key Areas of Responsibility:
Offer personal care & support in regard to hygiene issues in accordance with Depaul’s carer standards, to uphold the dignity and respect of the residents – travel to agreed services within a defined catchment area to offer this service

Prompting service users to take their medication regularly.

Assisting high support needs residents with getting up in the morning, washing dressing and changing of clothes, incontinence management etc. in privacy of rooms.

Monitor for pressure areas occurring and know what measures to put in place to prevent them.

As required, adapt levels of assistance to needs of particular residents, encouraging maximum levels of independence.

Apply the Depaul Carer’s personal standard of hygiene in assisting in the prevention of infection.

Operate effectively to prevent cross-infection, using recognized Infection Control measures.

Assist with maintaining a safe and hygienic environment for residents

Offer laundry support for residents – in particular those with incontinence issues.

Support and assist residents where possible to be active themselves in maintaining good standards of cleanliness in bedrooms.

Promote and support the importance of a well-balanced diet for residents with high support care needs

Where appropriate ensure that food is stored hygienically and safely.

Offer support and intervene, as directed by the nurse, to the residents in regard hydration and nutrition.

Liaise with Line manager, as often as required, and participate fully in Handovers, when in attendance

The above list is not exhaustive; additional areas of responsibility may be added over time and flexibility to cover for other staff roles is required from time to time.

Person Requirements:
One year’s full time experience as Health Care Assistant, preferably in a residential setting. It is essential that you have experience in assisting with personal care management. It is desirable to have experience/ interest in dealing with homelessness, substance misuse problems and mental health issues.

Good standard education.

QQI/FETAC level 5 Healthcare Support Major Award to work as a Health Care Assistant.

Infection Control and Manual Handling

As this is a Category A service for service users with a high level of medical needs, there is a requirement to be fully vaccinated in order to work here.