Job Description

Make a difference in the lives of others! We are looking for compassionate Domiciliary Care Workers to provide essential personal, domestic, and social care to vulnerable people in the community. This includes supporting frail elderly individuals, those with physical and learning disabilities, and those with mental health challenges, within their own homes.

Alternating weekly schedule: Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday one week; Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday the following week.

Contracts: 16-hour per week or 20- hour per week

Monday-Friday Morning/Lunch and Afternoon (Tea) runs

: 12.60 per hour

Monday-Thursday Bed (Night) runs:

13.15 per hour

Weekend runs (including a Friday bed run):

14.15 per hour

Please see employer website for full job details & person specification.

Key Responsibilities include:

1. Personal Care as specified on the care plan for the service user. This includes assisting service users with all aspects of personal hygiene i.e. washing, shaving, showering etc.

- Assist service users with toileting, dressing/undressing and feeding

- Assist service users with mobility and transfer using correctly any specialised equipment provided.

- Administer prescribed medication, only as directed by a qualified medical practitioner under the direction of a supervisor

- Assist service users with therapeutic programmes as directed by relevant professionals

2. Domestic Care when directed, maintain cleanliness of Service users home to ensure a safe environment set out in the health and safety requirements.

- When directed by the supervisor, preparing meals, lighting fires, attending to laundry, and ensuring a safe and hygienic environment.

3. Social Care to actively encourage service users according to their capabilities in the care plan to participate in daily activities. To have the ability to listen and provide support to individual clients and carers. The following activities may be included.

- Sitting for carer relief

- Talking/socialising with client

- Initiating relevant activities

Managing affairs under direction of supervisor, for example, collecting benefits, shopping.

4. Collaboration with other personnel involved in the care of the service user i.e. G.P's, Nurses, and Social Workers etc.

5. General duties the domiciliary worker must maintaining accurate and reliable information recorded in line Strabane District Caring Services policies and procedures.

Essential Skills

A full valid driving licence and access to transport for work purposes. Good written and oral communication skills. Work as part of a team. Understanding of health and safety in the workplace. Able to promote and deliver personal care.

Desirable Skills:

6 months experience in formal care setting. NVQ level 2 in Care or equivalent. NISCC registered or willing to undertake if successful. Knowledge of domiciliary care minimum standards.
Please email HR for an application form at: hr@strabanedistrictcaring.com

You can also apply for this position directly through Strabane & District Caring Services website: www.strabanedistrictcaring.com/job/domiciliary-care-worker

Successful applicants must be willing to carry out Access NI check. Having a criminal conviction will not necessarily prohibit you from working with Strabane & District Caring Services. This will depend on the information provided and obtained from disclosure certificate, as well as the position applied for. Access NI Code of Practice is available from www.nidirect.gov.uk/publications/accessni-code-practice.

Successful applicants are required to register with NISCC by their start date. Strabane & District Caring Services is a community-based, non-profit organisation providing domiciliary health care and other services to the community. The company has a strong community ethos and is committed to providing the best value and highest professional standards in all that we do. We encourage people to take control of their lives and support people who are less able to do so.

Application deadline: 5.00pm on Friday 19th December 2025.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.60-14.15 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 16 per week

Work Location: On the road