Housekeeper/Companion, Kenilworth, Warwickshire – REF JF1730

Full Time Live In Housekeeper/Companion required to assist a lovely lady with day to day organisation and activities.

Our client suffers from Dementia and her memory is not as good as it used to be, so the successful person must be organised and preferably have an understanding of the help required for people with this illness,  to make sure she can remain in her own home.

No personal care is required and the client is physically fit with a great love of the outdoors, she still enjoys walking her terrier, riding horses occasionally and driving into town etc. Her children do not live locally but visit weekly and she has a wider family who do live locally.

The ideal person must be, caring, trustworthy, with patience and kindness in abundance. Our client would not appreciate fussiness and over familiarity, however a good sense of humour would be very welcome.

The Housekeeper will be required to:

• Keep the farmhouse clean and tidy at all times-housework, laundry and ironing
• Changing beds
• General tidying
• Food shopping on occasions
• Basic cooking/food prep
• Managing client’s medication
• Dog walking and feeding when client away

The Person:

• Reliable, trustworthy, kind and patient
• Will have an understanding of helping someone with dementia
• Physically fit
• Positive, relaxed with good attention to detail especially cleanliness
• Practical with the ability to be self motivated and self directed
• Country loving person, possibly with a farming background
• Patient and kind with a good sense of humour.

You will be offered a very good salary and on site accommodation in a beautiful location, within walking distance of Kenilworth Castle and the town.

To apply please email – info@ruralrecruitment.co.uk