Caregiver Job Description
We are seeking kind and caring individuals to help our clients live safe and well at home. We have opportunities in urban and rural locations throughout Ireland - please select the local office in the city/county you would like to work in when you complete the application form below.
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 with their social needs. Companionship services generally include:
- Providing companionship and conversation.
- Providing stabilisation and assistance with walking.
- Preparing meals and cleaning up after meals.
- Providing medication reminders and appointment reminders.
Home Help
Home Help services generally involve light housekeeping, errands or incidental transportation, including:
- Performing light housekeeping tasks (dusting, vacuuming, making beds, changing linens, cleaning bathrooms,kitchens etc).
- Washing and ironing laundry.
- Running errands.
- Accompanying clients to appointments.
Personal Care
Personal Care services often include assistance with activities of daily living, such as:
- Assisting with bathing and showering.
- Assisting with dressing and grooming.
- Assisting with personal hygiene, toileting and incontinence care.
Additional Caregiver Responsibilities
These include the following:
- Act as a key member of our clients’ Circle of Care.
- Document daily activities and report any significant changes or concerns in 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 procedures.
- 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 confidentially 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.
Benefits of working with Dovida
- Competitive pay with higher rates for weekends and public holidays
- Free and subsidised training with our in-house Academy and external providers
- Flexible scheduling – work around your other commitments
- Mileage allowance if you need to drive between clients
- Access to 24-hour support and back-up from your local office team
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunities to progress to full-time office jobs in administration, HR, scheduling, management and more.
- Regular Caregiver appreciation activities
- Regular feedback and support
Ready to apply?
Complete the simple application form below, and we’ll revert with the next steps!
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