Dear Future Employer,
Greetings to you and the rest of your family. Before anything else, please let me introduce myself to you. My name is, Jane, 25 years of age, single, from Philippines. Presently, I’m working here in Taiwan as Caretaker for more than 2 years now. I was born and raised in a Christian family and the youngest among the 3. I have two Elder brothers who are happily married, both live separately from our parents. My moms is a Nurse by profession, and currently working as a Private Duty Nurse on call in some private hospital located in Cebu City, while my dad on the other hand, is a Retired Employee. For me, having parents like them is really a blessing. They raised us with good morale values and they disciplined me in a good way. Spanking for them is not really necessary unless it’s already a repeated offense. As for making major decisions, I am consulting them for advice but after that they leave to the decision making. For me, being away from my family for the first time is really difficult, but there’s no turning back, I need to be brave and work hard not just for me but also for them.
Presently, I’m taking care of an old female client with complete memory loss due to her advancing Alzheimer’s disease. She is presently admitted in Mackay Nursing Home here in Taiwan. We’ve been together for more than 2 years now, 24 hours per day. I was tasked to provide overall care for this patient such as; bathing her, changing her diaper, massaging her abdomen to promote bowel movement, washing her clothes, feeding, giving prescribed medicines, inhalation med. (as needed/ or when necessary) at a specified time, instilling eye drops, initiating routine exercise (walking, Leg stretching), safe transfer from bed to wheelchair and vice versa and always keeping her safe and well guarded all the time. Although, I have a monotonous routine everyday, I still find my job quite tough and challenging, I need to be very observant in the tiny details my client is manifesting. It’s really hard to have a patient who can’t speak or express her feelings but it is much harder to feel what she feels. Before doing something, you need to think in advance the cause and the possible effects, so that you can come up with a sound decision, tough but I’m enjoying every bit of it. With this job, I learned how to be more sensitive & attentive, more patient and flexible which I believe that a good caregiver should possess. As reference, you can always call my employer for my working performance with the way I care for her mother.
Before this contract expires, I want to apply directly going to Canada. It’s always been my dream to go there and work, and since Canada has opened its doors for migrant workers like me, I want to take the opportunity to apply as a caregiver for your family. Hope you’ll consider me as one. My years of experience working with different clients and my four year academic preparation as a Nursing student (both in classroom and clinical setting) has molded me to become a good caregiver fully equipped with enough knowledge, skills and attitude. When I was in college, in connection with our clinical practice, I had the chance to care for different patients in various age ranges from infant to elder adults, although it’s not a long term care still it helps broaden my knowledge and skills. I just want to let you know that when it comes to my work my heart is really into it. Aside from that, I’m a kind of person, who has a very positive outlook in life, open-minded, very adjustable, hardworking, independent, fun, adventurous, friendly fast learner that needs minimal supervision and very adaptable to change. In addition to that, I am also into sports like table tennis, volley ball, badminton and scrabble. I haven’t been involve nor arrested for any trouble ever since I was a kid.
Well aside for my great passion for work, I’m also interested in cooking and baking cakes/ pastries, it is one of my hobbies and my favorite past time too. I love learning new recipes and cuisine from other country. As for my present and previous jobs, I haven’t been given a chance to cook for them, but I’m in charge to cook in our house before, just like my mom, kitchen is my favorite area inside the house. And to you my future employer, I’d love to learn your way of cooking your meal, in that way it will really suit to your taste, especially if you are in a strict dietary restriction. Don’t worry about the household chores; I’m glad to do it for you.
And to you as my future employer, I’m hoping you’ll treat me nice and good. I always want to maintain a nice harmonious relationship with you and the rest of the family until the end of my contract. I am very much willing to work anywhere in Canada.
To be honest, if given a chance I want to live and enjoy life in Canada together with my family in the future. It is my greatest goal and a promise I want to keep for my parents. But as of the moment, I wanted to give a life they deserve in return for all the things and sacrifices they did for me. That’s the main reason why I pursue this application; this is not just for me but most importantly for my family( my parents ). It would be a great privilege for me if you will hire me as caregiver for your family, I assure you that I will do the best I can, to be a good and responsible caregiver for you. So much for now, I would like to thank you for spending your valuable time reading my letter. My best regards to you and the rest of your family.
Thank you very much.
Respectfully yours,
Jane
