Shierry B.

- Age: 40

- Education: Bachelor’s Degree (4-year)

- Experience: 10 year(s) overseas experience (Hong Kong)

- Marital Status: Separated

- Children: Yes – Daughter (16) and Son (14); currently cared for by the applicant’s mother

- Sibling Position: 1st (Eldest)

SUMMARY BIO:
Shierry is a 40-year-old separated mother of two (ages 16 and 14) from the Philippines, with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and nearly 10 years of comprehensive domestic work experience in Hong Kong. She has cared for a wide range of family compositions, including elderly care (bone marrow cancer patient), multiple toddlers, and newborns, and is skilled in Western cooking, baking, and diabetic-friendly meal preparation. A responsible and communicative worker, Shierry is comfortable with dogs, eager to learn new recipes, and ready to take on a new role in Hong Kong.

• Hong Kong Causeway Bay (Aug 2018 – Mar 2020):

  - Duties: Cleaning, cooking, laundry, grocery shopping, looking after the newborn (walking in the park, feeding on time, putting to nap, bathing, ensuring safety)

   - Family composition: Irish/British Working Couple + coming newborn (Aug 2018)

   - Childcare: 100% (newborn care)

   - Co-workers: None

   - Reason for leaving: Broke contract early (4 months remaining) due to an urgent family problem in the Philippines; employer agreed and they remain in contact for reference purposes.

• Hong Kong Pokfulam (Aug 2016 – Aug 2018):

  - Duties: Looked after toddlers, cooking, cleaning, ironing, grocery shopping, playing with children, bringing to playdates and school activities, putting them to nap, ensuring safety

   - Family composition: Australian/British Couple + 3 kids: (ages 2, 1, and a coming newborn )

   - Childcare: 100%

   - Co-workers: None

   - Reason for leaving: Did not renew contract (found caring for 3 toddlers plus a newborn too demanding; employer refused to hire a part-time helper for ironing; chose not to renew to maintain a good record)

• Hong Kong Pokfulam ( Aug 2014 – July 2016):

  Item descripti - Duties: Playing with children, bathing them, cooking, laundry, ironing, bringing to school activities and playdates

   - Family composition: Couple + 2 toddlers (ages 3 and 2)

   - Childcare: 100%

   - Co-workers: None

   - Reason for leaving: Relocation (employer moved)on

• Hong Kong Tai Koo Shing (2012 – 2014):

  - Duties: Cooking, cleaning, drop-off and pick-up from school, tutoring, playing with child, ensuring child’s safety

   - Family composition: Chinese Couple + 1 toddler (3 years old girl)

   - Childcare: 100% (primary caregiver for toddler)

   - Co-workers: None

   - Reason for leaving: Finished contract

• Hong Kong Taipo (Nov 2010 – Nov 2012):

  - Duties: Accompanied employer to doctor’s appointments, cooked, went to the park with her, laundry, cleaning

   - Family composition: 2 adult female sisters. She cared for the 45-year-old with bone marrow cancer)

   - Childcare: 0%

   - Co-workers: None

   - Reason for leaving:  The location was far from her church in Central and expensive to go back and forth.

• Cooking

  • Enjoys cooking: Yes

  • Cuisine expertise: Western (learned from previous Western employers); also comfortable with Filipino, Chinese, and following recipes; experienced in baking

  • Meals per day: Typically cooks during toddlers’ nap time (number not specified)

  • Special diets: Yes – diabetic-friendly meals

  • Favorite dish: Lasagna with lentils, Chicken stuffed with pepper and Cajun

  • Enjoys learning recipes: Yes

• Pets & Other skills

  • Pet Willingness: Yes – comfortable with dogs (has 5 dogs in the Philippines)

  • Special Skills: Extensive newborn care (last contract 2018-2020); experienced with toddlers (ages 2, 3, and 4); baking; diabetic-friendly meal preparation; tutoring; play date and school activity management