F026/10. GENOVA, NORTH ITALY. AU-PAIR NEEDED  FOR A MATURE DIVORCED DISABLED LADY. RELIGION: CHRISTIAN. THE LADY IS RETIRED, SHE WAS AN ACCOUNTANT. SHE SPEAK SOME ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH, PORTUGUESE AND OF COURSE ITALIAN. SHE HAS A SON WHO IS MARRIED WITH CHILDREN. THE LADY LIVES IN A COTTAGE ON 3 FLOORS WITH GARDEN, VEGETABLE PATCH, FOXES, GARAGE AND PARK. IN THE BASEMENT THERE IS A GYM, CINEMA, GARAGE AND A BATHROOM. THE LADY LIVES ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND YOU WOULD BE LIVING THERE ALSO. THE LADY'S SON LIVES ON THE 1ST FLOOR WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. HER SON AND FAMILY ARE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT AND THE PART OF THE HOUSE WHERE THEY LIVE IS A SEPARATE. OTHER HELP KEPT: A HOUSEKEEPER EVERY MORNING FOR MOST OF THE HOUSEWORK. REQUIREMENTS: DRIVER/EXCELLENT ENGLISH EVEN IF NOT MOTHER TONGUE/WILLING TO DO SOME HOUSEWORK. USE OF CAR IS GIVEN. TO START 15TH MAY 2010 FOR 6 OR 12 MONTHS. ACCOMMODATION: OWN PRIVATE BEDROOM. APPROX HRS OF WORK: THE HOURS ARE FLEXIBLE HOWEVER THEY WOULD BE MAXIMUM 6 HOURS PER DAY IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL DAILY HRS: 6. DUTIES: HELP WITH PHYSIOTHERAPY TWICE A WEEK. CURRENTLY THE LADY IS HAVING PHYSIOTHERAPY TO BE ABLE TO GO UP AND DOWN STAIRS. HELP THE LADY 1 HOUR A DAY TO USE HER PROSTHETIC LEG. EVERY 10 DAYS GO AND BUY MEDICINES AND CIGARETTES. KEEP THE LADY COMPANY, TAKE HER OUT BY CAR, NOW AND AGAIN DO SOME HOUSEWORK. TIME OFF: 1 DAY INCLUDING THE EVENING AND ANOTHER 2 EVENINGS A WEEK. YOU ARE ASKED TO WORK A MAXIMUM OF 4 EVENINGS A WEEK. ALL MORNINGS ARE FREE AND YOU COULD GO TO SCHOOL, TEACH OR GO TO THE UNIVERSITY. DURING THE SUMMER YOU COULD GO ON THE BEACH AS THERE ARE SOME LOVELY BEACHES IN THE AREA. SALARY: € 400.00 P/M (AROUND £87.00 P/W, AT THE CURRENT RATE OF EXCHANGE). FAMILY'S INTERESTS: READING, DOING CROSSWORDS, PLAYING CARDS. YOU COULD GO TO THE SEASIDE IN TUSCANY WITH THE LADY'S SON AND HIS FAMILY. THE LADY HAD A CAR ACCIDENT AND LOST A LEG. SHE IS IN A WHEEL CHAIR BUT IS INDEPENDENT TO GO THE TOILET, TO BED ETC. HOWEVER SHE DOES NOT LIKE TO SLEEP IN THE HOUSE ALONE IN CASE SHE FALLS AND THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS SHE IS LOOKING FOR AN AU-PAIR AND ALSO FOR COMPANY AND TO ASSIST HER AS NEEDED. GENOVA IS HISTORIC PORT TOWN BY THE SEA IN NORTH ITALY AND THERE LOTS OF LOVELY BEACH RESORTS ALL ALONG THE COAST WITH LOVELY BEACHES. IT GETS VERY BUSY ALONG THE COAST IN THE SUMMER. THE COTE D'AZUR AND THE FRENCH RIVIERA ARE APPROX 1 HOUR AWAY. THERE ARE OTHER GIRLS WORKING IN THE AREA.