Italian speaking personal care assistant required for 2 hours p/wk + annual holiday cover - £13 p/hr - united kingdom, islington, london

a personal care assistant who speaks italian is required to help support a 72-year-old woman, in the early stages of alzheimer’s disease, living with her family in islington n1.

brief job description

one visit each week: 2 hours on tuesdays (coffee and sandwiches/cakes provided). duties include providing moral support; making friends with the client so that she becomes comfortable with the right candidate. there might be a few light domestic tasks but the main purpose is to get to know the client.

holiday cover: night shifts (7pm to 7am – own bedroom and bathroom provided as well as dinner and breakfast) for holiday cover; one week in september and a few weekends during the year. we will co-ordinate with the successful applicant in order to choose mutually-convenient times.

ability to speak italian, a cheerful attitude, and patience are essential. the client has a very strong personality but, once she gets used to someone, she can be very affectionate and sociable.

reliability and punctuality are also essential.

pay: £13.00 per hour, (gross) - paid weekly via bank transfer (bacs).

a satisfactory dbs check and good references are essential to this post.

if you are interested in this job, please reply to this advert with your cv and a covering message telling me a little about yourself.

this post is open only to female candidates under the equality act 2010, part 1, schedule 9 sections 39 and 40.

please note: the successful applicant will be employed directly by the client, and not by islington council.


Islington Direct Payments Team
United Kingdom, Islington, London
2022-06-30
2022-07-30
FULL-TIME
1665160
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