Home Support Worker

Please note that this role is often referred to by alternative titles: Home Support Worker, Home Carer, Community Carer, Care Assistant, Healthcare Assistant, and more.

Comfort Keepers are expanding our team in Dublin City Centre (Temple Bar, O'Connell Street, and Grafton Street areas).

What your role will entail

• Personal Care
• Companionship
• Homemaking
• Dementia Care
• Palliative Care
• End of Life Care

While supporting our clients with tasks such as personal care, meal prep, and housekeeping, your genuine compassion and attentiveness will ensure they feel supported and valued in the comfort of their homes.

Benefits

• Hourly rates of up to €17 per hour. Premium rates apply for half hour visits, weekends, bank holidays, length of service, and qualification.
• Unbeatable mileage payment between clients
• Full-time and part-time contracts with flexible hours to suit your availability
• Bi-monthly pay
• Career progression opportunities and personal development
• Pay increments for length of service, experience, and qualification
• Free QQI qualification, Induction Training and Online certified training courses
• Free Uniforms and Garda Vetting
• 24/7 On-Call Support
• Employee Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs
• Carer of the Month and Year recognitions
• Discounts and partnerships such as DCI Fuel Cards

Requirements

• Must live in Ireland with the right to work here
• IELTS certification desirable (fluent, working level of English is a must for this role)
• Valid International Police Clearance and Visa (if applicable)
• QQI qualification is desirable but can be achieve with us if successful

Previous experience is ideal but not required, as in-house training is available. We will also support you in achieving your QQI/FETAC Qualification in the modules, Care Skills and Care of the Older Person.

And don’t worry, we will support you with initial shadowing as you begin delivering homecare services to our clients in the comfort of their own homes.

Example of a Client Visit Scenario

Your day starts with a visit to a client who has recently been feeling quite isolated and emotionally vulnerable due to limited mobility and recently losing their spouse. When you arrive, you greet them with a gentle and caring approach.

After your initial conversation, you begin assisting them with their morning routine. This includes helping with getting out of bed, personal hygiene, continence care, dressing, and medication prompts. Throughout these tasks, you remain caring and sensitive, while also respecting their need for privacy and independence.

Throughout your visit, you also ensure that their living space is comfortable and safe, handling any light housekeeping tasks and ensuring their home environment is safe and secure.

As you leave, you reassure them about your next visit, leaving them with a sense of joy and the feeling of being cared for, both physically and emotionally.

You leave the client’s home, content that they are safe and happy before heading off to your next client visit.

Example Schedule 1: Mon-Wed - 5 hours a day, Sat & Sun - 9 hours a day (33hrs per week)

Example Schedule 2: Tues, Thurs, Sun - 6 hours a day (18hrs per week)

Example Schedule 3: Tues – 4 hours a day, every second Saturday & Sunday - 10hrs per day (14hrs per week – over 2 weeks)

Please note that these are sample schedules, and our team will work with you to tailor your roster to suit your availability and lifestyle.

Comfort Keepers are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and recognise that it is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we’re inclusive, so if you’re great at what you do and share our values, we’d love to hear from you.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: Up to €17.00 per hour

Application question(s):

• Do you require a work permit/visa to work in Ireland? Yes/No
• Do you have QQI Care Skills and Care of the Older Person? Yes/No
• Do you have a Healthcare Qualification? Yes/No
• Do you have access to a car? Yes/No
• Have you lived in any country for six months or more other than the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland?

If yes, do you understand that you will need to organise and provide us with an international police clearance certificate from the countries or jurisdictions you lived in?

Language:

• English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• visa for more than 12 months/the right to work in Ireland (required)

Work Location: In person