Care Assistant - Day or Night Duty - Full Time

Lisheen Nursing Home is a purpose built nursing home registered for 118 beds, designed to provide quality services for older people, people with dementia and anyone with disabilities. Lisheen has been in operation since 1988. We have opportunities for staff who are genuinely interested in caring for people. If you are committed to giving our residents the best experience in the provision of care and have the passion to develop new skills working within this progressive and state of the art care facility we would like to hear from you. Immediate Position : Full Time Health Care Assistant : 39 - 42 hrs per week Once traning an orientation is complete, our roster works on a 2 week system; Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Saturday & Sunday Week 2 - Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Shifts are generally from 8am-8.30pm or 8pm-8am. Desirable (but not all essential) Experience Fetec Level 5 Care of the Older Person or similar Experience working in a nursing home / care setting Good Communication Skills essential Hold a Valid Work Permit (EU) Great benefits on offer : Housing Allowance / Accomodation Paid Breaks Paid Training Paid Holidays Meal Allowance / Canteen Free parking Flexible working hours Education & Development - Employee Assistance Programme Staff Events Access to Pension Scheme Group Life Assurance Long service, Employee recognition and appreciation awards Our webiste can be viewed on; Our last HIQA inspection can be viewed on; Location : Rathcoole Village, just off the N7, close to Avoca handweavers, 9km (6miles) from the M50 / N7 interchange (Red Cow Roundabout) and 10km from Naas, Co. Kildare. Skills : Caring Passionate about working with people Reliable Sociable Benefits : Pension Fund Housing Allowance / Accommodation Flexitime Group Life Assurance Meal Allowance / Canteen Paid Holidays Parking