Merli Padua is an experienced domestic helper with 18 years of dedicated service in Singapore. She specializes in childcare, housekeeping, and cooking, with an ability to adapt to different household needs. She has worked with families of various nationalities, including British, French, and Chinese employers.

2023 - Present. Merli is responsible for housekeeping duties, including cleaning, laundry, and ironing, to maintain a clean and organized home. She also handle grocery shopping and meal preparation, regularly cooks salmon quiche, fish pie, and homemade chicken nuggets. In addition to household tasks, Merli provide care for the family’s children, aged 5 to 8, ensuring their safety, preparing their meals, and supporting their daily routines and taking them to playdates. She also assist with gardening and other occasional tasks as needed. Her contract is set to end in June.

2022 - 2023. For a French family living in a five-bedroom condominium, she was responsible for full housekeeping duties, such as cleaning, laundry, ironing clothes washing dishes, marketing and grocery shopping. Merli prepared daily meals, which usually includes dishes such as steak, shepherd’s pie, and roasted chicken. She also provided childcare for the children, aged 9 and 12, assisting with their daily routines, making lunchboxes, supporting them to playdates as needed. Additionally, she helped with gardening and other tasks. Employment ended due to the family’s relocation.

2015 - 2022 For a French-Cambodian family in a four-bedroom condominium, where She were responsible for all housekeeping duties such as grocery shopping, marketing, doing the laundry, ironing clothes, cleaning, ensuring the household ran smoothly. Merli prepared a range of meals, including pork stew, potato gratin, and various pasta dishes like gricia, carbonara, tomato and steak. And assisted with other tasks as needed. Employment ended when the family relocated. Her responsibilities included preparing their lunchboxes and snacks, sending them to school and picking them up, as well as accompanying them to playdates. Also assisted with pet care. In addition, she managed housekeeping duties such as grocery shopping, marketing, laundry, ironing, cooking and general cleaning. The family relocated.

Jan 2010 - Oct 2013 For a Chinese family in a 3-bedroom HDB flat. Her responsibilities included general housekeeping, laundry, ironing, cooking, marketing and grocery shopping. She also provided childcare for two children aged 2 and 6, including bathing, feeding, playtime, brings them to school and fetch after school, sends them to playdates. She also assisted with elderly care and does car washing. She faced challenges in managing elderly care duties. Her responsibilities included household chores such as cleaning, laundry, ironing, cooking, marketing, and grocery shopping. Additionally, she handled car washing duties. She returned to the Philippines due to a personal emergency. She was primarily responsible for caring for the elderly male who was initially hospitalized due to colon cancer. During her first three months with the family, she provided hospital care for the elderly patient. After his discharge, Merli regularly traveled between both households to continue his care. At the elderly’s home, he was bedridden and required transfer to a wheelchair for therapy sessions. When the nurse stopped reporting, Merli took over full responsibility for the elderly’s daily needs, including bathing, dressing, diaper changing, feeding, and administering medication. In addition to elderly care, Merli managed chores for both households, such as cleaning, laundry, ironing, cooking, marketing, and grocery shopping. She also helped care for two children aged 4 and 6, preparing their meals and lunchboxes, organizing their school uniforms and supplies, all while continuing to support the elderly and handle car washing duties. She successfully completed her contract. Merli also bakes banana cake, wraps, muffins, and cookies, and can follow recipes. She is also willing to assist with gardening, pet care and such other tasks as maybe required.

Merli is currently based in Singapore and available for work after June 2025. .