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Home Instead is the largest and longest-established private home care company in Ireland. With a team of 4,000 CAREGivers enhancing the lives of ageing adults and their families in cities, towns and villages all over the country.

Home Instead cork south office is looking for Health Care Assistant with an interest in supporting a autistic teenager, with responsive behaviours. The assignment based in East Cork

Who we`re looking for
Health Care Assistant and a successful candidate will have following skills and requirements

• QQI Level 5 Healthcare Support or Pre-Nursing Studies or Equivalent.
• Use of your own smart phone to check in and out of your home visits.
• Full Driving License and Own Transport preferable.
• Experience recognising and responding to responsive behaviours, using a positive behaviour support plan, preventative/de-escalation and disengagement strategies an advantage.

What you`ll do

• Assisting with activities of daily living.
• Assisting with Personal Care, Dressing and grooming.
• Assisting with meal preparation.
• Light Domestic duties.
• Supporting the person with attending school, appointments and social outings.
• Maintaining a safe environment for the young man and his family.
• Actively promote the participation of clients and/or their families in the formulation and execution of the safety, care, behaviour and activity plans.
• Working with the Support Worker to make significant efforts to understand the client’s life story, to gain a sense of the way the person experiences difficult times, and to discover hopeful possibilities for developing the clients gifts and capacities

What you`ll get

• Flexibility on working hours based on fixed hour full and part-time contracts based on a 7/7 working pattern
• Competitive salary
• Saturday and Sunday increased pay rates (20% extra)
• Access to Cycle to Work Scheme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Promotion and development opportunities
• Management, mentoring, coaching
• Support for further education and training
• Refer a friend bonus

Job Reference: IE - CG00264