Health Care Assistants working in Home Support, supporting older people to live at home

Many people as they get older want to remain living in their own homes.  The Home Support service works with people and their families to make this happen. The Health Care Assistant working in Home Support brings their care skills, compassion and life experience to the essential role of supporting older people to live at home in their own surroundings with the people and things that are important to them.

Recognising that each person is an individual with their own preferences and needs, the Health Care Assistant working in Home Support is guided by the service user’s personal support plan. Working in a frontline role alongside other members of the multi-disciplinary team, Health Care Assistants in Home Support are integral to the HSE’s commitment to supporting older people to live at home for longer.

Join our Home Support teams and make a difference to the lives of older people living at home.

What we offer

The HSE Home Support services are looking for both newly qualified and experienced Health Care Assistants to join our highly skilled teams around the Country.

As a valued member of the HSE we offer:

* Professional Development and Growth
* EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)
* Opportunities for Advancement
* Work locations close to your home
* Work/Life balance
* Employee recognition
* Pension scheme
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Health Services Staffs Credit Union
* E-Learning & Development Portal
* Workplace Health and Wellbeing Unit

Find out more about the work of a Health Care Assistant in Home Support

Health Care Assistant (Home Support) have a key role in improving quality of life and reducing isolation and loneliness, making a real difference in the lives of those who use these services.

The contact that the Health Care Assistant (Home Support) has with clients is a key factor in improving quality of life and reducing isolation and loneliness making a real difference in the lives of those who use these services.

Click on the video and see what Noreen Cremin, HCSA Recruitment Coordinator has to say about the role.

Join the Home Support Team!

We have job opportunities nationwide! Click here and you will receive a weekly email alert of vacancies in your selected area.

You can also find the job that suits you by visiting our job opportunities on the HSE website job page.

Please click here for the list of duties involved in Health Care Assistant (Home Support) and click here for further details including the eligibility criteria.

If you are currently in receipt of a Social Welfare payment and would like information to establish if this payment would be impacted by taking up employment, please click here to access the Department of Social Protection’s Benefit of Work Estimator.

For further information, please see the list of contacts for your local Home Support Office on this page

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