Erika P.
Baldock
From £19/hr
incl. fees
I am Portuguese-Brazilian, 49 years old, married to an Englishman, and have an only daughter who is 31 years old. I have lived in England for almost 7 years, I am legally registered (I forgot to send my share code). I study and learned English on my own. I do not speak it perfectly or with excellent pronunciation, but it is enough to work, communicate and make myself understood. I have completed training in this area in the two companies where I have worked and still work. Sometimes it takes me a few seconds to understand what is being said to me. But it is the process of listening, translating into Portuguese and translating back into English. But I have managed to overcome all these challenges. And I am also immensely grateful for all the opportunities I have had here in England. During my time here, I have worked in a motorcycle parts manufacturing company, at the Hippodrome Casino in London, in different factories and temporary employment agencies, and also as a cleaner. I studied psychology for 3 years in Portugal, but I did not finish my course. I am very friendly, approachable, polite, kind, very human and generous. The care area was an extraordinary discovery in my life, because it helped me to understand and accept some gaps that I had in my life, especially with my father who passed away 2 years ago with dementia and a lot of physical mobility. I also took care of my ex-in-laws who had Alzheimer's in Portugal. And along with all this, I took care of my mother who had cancer. Although I have only worked as a caregiver for a year, I have a lot of experience in care, because when I worked at Quantum Care, I worked long days many days a week (an average of 14.5 hours a day) and often without time off (by choice). Well, I'm just sending this email to give you a brief description of who I am. Thank you for your attention. Erika Braga Coote
