Maria Madelyn A.
- Age: 39
- Education: High school graduate
- Experience: 14 year(s) overseas experience (Hong Kong, Middle East)
- Marital Status: Single mom
- Children: 2 – (22,19)both live with her in their own house and are independent, able to care for themselves
- Sibling Position: 8th child (second to the last)
SUMMARY BIO:
Maria Madelyn is a 39-year-old single mother and head of household with over 14 years of overseas work experience across Brunei, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines. She holds an NC2 certification in Household & Housekeeping and has a diverse skill set encompassing newborn and special child care, elderly long-term care (including vital signs monitoring and medication administration), household management, cooking (Filipino and basic Chinese), and pet care. A devoted mother who has supported her two adult children independently, Madelyn is a hardworking, flexible, and resilient candidate seeking domestic work in Hong Kong.
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- Duties: Caregiver in long-term care for elderly patients; worked 12-hour shifts with 1 nurse; cared for 10 patients – gave baths to 2 patients, cleaned and changed diapers for 8 patients; took vital signs, monitored machines for problems (e.g., fever), and administered medicine as needed
- Elder care
- Co-workers: 1 nurse
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- Duties: Initially applied as a cleaner but was assigned as a caregiver for special children; worked in a room with 10 children aged 4–8 years old; taught simple daily living tasks such as brushing teeth, cleaning face, peeing, and eating properly; worked alongside 1 teacher
- Family composition: N/A (school setting)
- Childcare: 100% childcare (special needs)
- Co-workers: 1 teacher
- Reason for leaving: The company closed
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- Duties: Household helper and caregiver for a special child; primary responsibility was caring for a newborn (1 week old); after baby slept, did cleaning, prepared the two older children for school, fed them, played with them; also took children to the park when madam returned
- Family composition: 7 people – grandparents (pohpoh and kungkung), sir and madam, and 3 children (elder 6 years old, muimui 4 years old, sailo 1 week old)
- Childcare: Approximately 80% childcare, 20% household duties
- Co-workers: Yes, 1 co-worker assigned only to cooking
- Reason for leaving: Finished contract; asked madam to go home to build a small house for her children
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- Duties: She cared for the elderly woman who was bedridden from diabetes. She cooked for her couple, changed diapers, gave her medicines, etc. She also did the housework, and laundry and cared for for 8 Shih Tzu dogs; fed them and gave medicine when they were sick
- Family composition: Elderly couple. The wife is bedridden and needed constant care. N/A (pet care). When she walked the dogs it was usually one by one. She finished her contract.
- Childcare: N/A
- Co-workers: Part-time co-worker came once a week on the weekends.
- Reason for leaving: Not specified
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• Enjoys cooking: Yes 3/5 on cooking, says her Filipino food is very good
• Cuisine expertise: Filipino cuisine; can cook a little Chinese
• Meals per day: Can prepare 2–3 dishes depending on employer's needs
• Special diets: Yes – can prepare diabetic-friendly meals (e.g., fish, vegetables, salad)
• Enjoys learning recipes: Yes
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• Pet Willingness: Yes – comfortable with dogs; willing to learn to care for cats
• Special Skills: Marketing, cleaning, infant care (newborn), special child care, elderly care (long-term), vital signs monitoring, pet care