Home Healthcare Assistant (Enhanced Home Support Service)
- Salary
- €14.65–€20.70 / hour
- Contract
- Permanent · Full time / Part time
- Sector
- Private
- Closes
- 17 Aug 2026
Part-time options are available for this post — the figure shown is the full-time rate, so part-time pay is pro-rata, based on the hours worked.
About the Role
Dovida’s Enhanced Home Support Service helps people with spinal cord injuries and complex physical needs to live at home rather than in hospital or nursing homes. As a Home Healthcare Assistant on this team, you work with the same clients each week, get to know them well, and give the skilled support that makes life at home possible for them.
Requirements
You don’t need to be a specialist to start. We will train you, step by step, until you are. You need some experience in care work – in homecare, a nursing home, a hospital or a similar setting. QQI Level 5 in Healthcare is an advantage, but not essential – we will support you to gain it. You need a calm, kind and reliable approach, and comfort working with complex needs. The ability to follow a care plan and write clear, simple notes in English. The fitness to manage the physical side of the role.
Details
This role is based in Sligo, County Sligo. The salary is €14.65–€20.70 per hour, with a premium rate for Sunday work. Full-time and part-time hours are available. Shifts are usually split across the day, for example a morning call and an evening call with the same client. You will usually work in a pair with another carer. Full paid training is provided, step by step – online learning, then face-to-face workshops, then training with your client. A registered nurse trains you for each clinical task, watches you do it, and signs you off before you do it on your own. You will never be asked to do a task you have not been trained and signed off for. Real opportunities to build advanced skills and progress into senior roles. A respectful, supportive team – and work that genuinely changes lives. The contract type is permanent.
Informal Enquiries
For more information, please contact Dovida Ireland.
Frequently asked
- Who can apply for this role?
- You need some experience in care work – in homecare, a nursing home, a hospital or a similar setting. QQI Level 5 in Healthcare is an advantage, but not essential. You need a calm, kind and reliable approach, and comfort working with complex needs. The ability to follow a care plan and write clear, simple notes in English. The fitness to manage the physical side of the role.
- What are the contract types available for this role?
- This role is available as a permanent full-time or part-time position.
- Where is this role located?
- This role is based in Sligo, County Sligo.
- What is the salary for this role?
- The salary is €14.65–€20.70 per hour, with a premium rate for Sunday work.
- What is the closing date for applications?
- The closing date for applications is 17 August 2026 at 10 AM.