Healthcare Assistant - Athlone

<p><strong>About Us:</strong></p> <p>Komfort Kare provides professional healthcare services to clients across Ireland. With over 20 years of experience in social and home care, our dedicated team is committed to offering exceptional support to vulnerable adults, the elderly, and children. Our team is known for their dedication, resilience, empathy, and understanding.</p> <p>As an HSE provider, Komfort Kare offers a range of services including behavioural support, domestic assistance, personal care, complex care, ASD and ID support, and 24-hour healthcare services.</p> <p>We are currently recruiting for our Westmeath locations in Athlone.</p> <p><strong>We want to hear from healthcare assistants who are:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Reliable, caring, and passionate about their work</li> <li>Have a minimum of 1 year of paid experience</li> <li>Completed QQI Level 5 or are enrolled in QQI Level 5</li> <li>Eligible to work in Ireland</li> </ul> <p><strong>Rate of Pay:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive hourly rates starting from €14.50 to €18.50* for full-time and part-time carers</li> <li>Increased hourly rates for carers with full QQI Level 5 (8 Modules)</li> <li>Salaried contracts available (subject to availability)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Availabilty</strong></p> <ul> <li>Full time Carer: 5 days a week, every second weekend.</li> <li>Part Time Carer: 3 full days a week (8-10 hours), every second weekend.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Key Requirements:</strong></p> <ul> <li>1 year of experience in a homecare setting</li> <li>QQI Level 5 in Care Skills &amp; Care of the Older Person or currently enrolled in QQI Level 5 (must be enrolled before commencing employment)</li> <li>Full clean driving license</li> </ul> <p><strong>What Will Be Required:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Garda vetting</li> <li>International police clearance (if you have lived 6 months or more outside of Ireland from the age of 16 years old)</li> <li>Patient manual handling (in-house training)</li> <li>2 days of induction (in-house training)</li> </ul> <p><strong>Perks of the Job:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Weekly pay</li> <li>Structed Roster</li> <li>Work Life Balance</li> <li>Private Medical insurance*</li> <li>Training and Development Oppertunities</li> <li>Professional Coaching</li> </ul> <p><strong>How To Apply?</strong></p> <p>Go to Komfortkare. ie and click our career page or Komfort Kare on Rezoomo and complete our application form!</p> <p>Komfort Kare Website: https://www.komfortkare.ie/careers</p> <p>Rezoomo: https://www.rezoomo.com/company/komfort-kare/jobs/</p> <p>**Only applicants who completed the application form will be considered**</p>