Caregiver, Dublin

Dovida Caregivers provide a variety of non-medical home care services which support, empower and uplift people, and help them to remain living at home. As a Dovida caregiver, you’ll provide essential support to ageing adults and people living with disability in their own homes. These services are person-centred, tailored to clients’ requirements, and delivered on flexible schedules.

These services generally fall under three categories:

Companionship

Home Help

Personal Care

Companionship: Companionship services are those that stimulate, encourage and assist an individual. The primary responsibilities of Companionship services include the following:

Providing companionship and conversation

Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking

Preparing meals and cleaning up meal-related items

Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders

Home Help: Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation. The primary responsibilities of Home Help services include the following:

Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms, kitchens etc.)

Washing and ironing laundry (Ironing not permitted by HSE)

Running errands

Accompanying clients to appointments

Personal Care: Personal Care services are personal in nature and often include assistance with activities of daily living. The primary responsibilities of Personal Care services include the following:

Assisting with bathing

Assisting with dressing and grooming

Assisting with hygiene, toileting and incontinence care

Additional Caregiver Responsibilities: These include the following:

Reflect the core values of Dovida.

Document daily activities and report any significant changes or concerns in regard to a client’s needs, living conditions, mental, physical or emotional condition.

Contribute to a positive living environment to enhance a client’s quality of life

Regularly communicate with your supervisor and office employee

Use equipment and supplies as necessary, safely and properly in accordance with internal policies, practices and procedure

Report hours of work according to office policy

Perform other reasonable duties as assigned

Essential Experience, Skills and Qualifications: These include the following:

Ability to treat and care for clients and their property with dignity and respect

Ability to adapt to various living environments and locations

Ability to communicate with clients and family members in a friendly and congenial manner

Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding client information

Requirement to run errands and provide incidental transportation for a client

Be consistently highly motivated and enthusiastic

Physically fit to carry out demands of the role. Ability to perform manual tasks

Ability to work a variety of care visit times, including overnights

Excellent time keeping and attendance

Desirable Experience, Skills and Qualifications:

QQI qualification in care or working towards it

Full driving licence with access to a vehicle

Previous experience as a Caregiver

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