Healthcare Assistant

Role overview

TerraGlen Residential Care Services is seeking a Healthcare Assistant for a permanent position in Enniscorthy, County Wexford. The role is based on a 39-hour work week and focuses on day-to-day support within a residential care setting. The post combines direct assistance to service users, light administrative duties, and household tasks that help the service run smoothly.

What the role involves

• Encourage and support service users to take part in planned activities of their choosing.
• Provide personal care and a broader level of day-to-day support tailored to each individual’s needs.
• Work in a way that reflects New Directions (HSE, 2012), promoting independence and community inclusion.
• Build your understanding of each service user through active listening, reflection, and continued self-development.
• Take on a key worker responsibility when required, with support from senior staff.
• Collaborate closely with the wider team, share workload ownership, and contribute positively to regular team meetings and supervision sessions with the PIC, Deputy Manager, or SCL.
• Protect confidentiality at all times in line with GDPR and the organisation’s expectations.
• Support medication management and administration according to policy.
• Communicate with multidisciplinary professionals, families, and other relevant contacts involved in a service user’s care.
• Follow health and safety procedures, including observation and reporting duties.
• Take part in person-centred planning meetings and related discussions, then follow through on agreed actions and outcomes.
• Help ensure service users receive consistent support in their daily lives.

Requirements

• A relevant Health Care or Social Care qualification, with QQI Level 5 as the minimum standard.
• A full, clean driving licence with at least two years of experience is desirable.
• Demonstrated commitment to supporting people with disabilities.

Salary and terms

This is a permanent full-time role with a salary of €32,691 per year. The schedule is 39 hours per week.

What TerraGlen offers

• A supportive, positive, and inclusive working environment.
• Training and development opportunities aligned with TerraGlen’s proficiency model.
• Reflective supervision and professional support.
• Clear opportunities to grow your career within the organisation.
• Employee well-being support and access to structured learning.

Equality statement

TerraGlen is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fairness, dignity, and inclusion for everyone.