Siti Halimah

Siti Halimah is a 29-year-old Indonesian Muslim who is divorced and has an 8-year-old son. She has work experience in Singapore in elderly care, pet care, cooking, and household management. She can communicate in English and understands instructions well although occasionally have difficulty expressing certain words, she continues to improve her English skills. From 2022 to 2024 , she worked for a Chinese family of 6: Ma'am, 3 adult children, a 94-year-old wheelchair-bound Ah Mah, and a healthy 97-year-old Ah Gong. She assisted Ah Mah during the primary caregiver's off days by helping with diaper changing, toileting, showering, dressing, and other daily living activities. She also attended to Ah Gong's daily needs, preparing soft-texture meals such as porridge, steamed fish, and pork rib soup, and getting his golf attire, shoes, and equipment ready before outings. Working together with two other helpers, she shared responsibilities for maintaining a 3-storey 6-bedroom, 7-toilet bungalow, including housekeeping, cooking, marketing, gardening, washing 3 cars, and caring for a large dog by feeding, walking, and bathing it. From 2024 to 2026 , she worked for a Chinese family of 6 consisting of Sir, Ma'am, and 4 grown up children. She supported all family members with their daily routines and personal needs. She independently managed a 4-storey 7-bedroom, 10-toilet bungalow, performing housekeeping, cooking, marketing, gardening, cleaning the garden perimeter, washing 3 cars, removing leaves from the swimming pool, and maintaining the gym room. She also cared for a small dog by feeding, walking, bathing, brushing its teeth, and keeping its living areas clean and hygienic. Siti is able to cook according to her employer's preferences and adapt meals to suit different age groups and dietary requirements. She is experienced in preparing a variety of home-cooked dishes and elderly-friendly meals. Some dishes she can prepare include porridge, steamed fish, pork rib soup, fried rice, stir-fried vegetables, sweet and sour pork, steamed minced pork with egg, garlic prawns, curry chicken, Japanese-style chicken, rendang, satay, nasi lemak, and ayam penyet. She follows recipes and YouTube and is willing to learn new dishes to meet her employer's needs. Siti is eager to return to Singapore to work and provide a better future for her 8-year-old son. She is looks forward to applying her caregiving and household management skills to support her future employer and family.