Want a strong domestic helper resume? Start with this template, a sample and your TESDA II.
See a filled-in sample first, then what goes in each part of a resume for a domestic helper job. Copy the template or download it as a Word file.
Domestic helper resume sample: a filled one to copy from
Example only. Analyn Sison is an invented person, and every detail is made up.
Analyn Sison
Domestic Helper | Housekeeping, cooking and childcare
Tacloban City, Philippines | analyn.sison@example.com | [Mobile number]
OBJECTIVE
Hardworking and honest applicant looking for a domestic helper job, ready to follow house rules, keep a home clean and care for the family with patience.
CERTIFICATES
- Domestic Work NC II | TESDA | 2021
SKILLS
- Cleaning and laundry done properly
- Cooking simple home meals
- Caring for children or older people
- Following instructions from your employer
- Honesty and good time management
WORK EXPERIENCE
Domestic Helper | Private household, family of 5 | Tacloban City | March 2022 to Present
- Cleaned bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas daily, including floors, windows and surfaces
- Washed, dried, ironed and folded the family's clothes and bed linen
- Cooked daily meals following the family's tastes and dietary needs
- Cared for children and elderly family members, including meals and daily routines
- Looked after 2 children aged 4 and 9 and prepared 3 meals a day for a family of 5
Household Helper (part-time) | Private household | Tacloban City | June 2020 to February 2022
- Shopped for groceries and household supplies within the budget given
- Kept the kitchen and food storage clean and safe, and washed all dishes
- Cleaned a 3-bedroom house twice a week and did the laundry for 4 people
EDUCATION
Senior High School Diploma, General Academic Strand | Public high school, Tacloban City | 2020
LANGUAGES
- English: conversational. Filipino and Waray: native.
What to put in each part of your domestic helper resume
Objective
One sentence on the job you want and what you bring. If it fits you, adapt this one: Hardworking and honest applicant looking for a domestic helper job, ready to follow house rules, keep a home clean and care for the family with patience.
Certificates
Your TESDA certificate and the year you got it, right under your objective. TESDA offers a national certificate for this work: Domestic Work NC II. TESDA's online program has a course for it.
Skills
Four or five the job post asks for and you've really used, like cleaning and laundry done properly, or cooking simple home meals.
Work experience
Newest job first. Under each one, three to five lines that start with what you did, with a number where you can: people in the household, children cared for and meals cooked.
Education
Your school, what you finished and the year. Fresh graduate? Put it above work experience.
How to write your domestic helper resume: fill in this template
Replace every line in [brackets]. Delete a section you can't fill.
Put your Domestic Work NC II near the top, under your objective.
Keep it to one page if you've worked under five years.
Domestic Helper | [Type of household work, e.g. Housekeeping, cooking and childcare]
[City], [Province] | [Email] | [Mobile number]
OBJECTIVE
[One or two sentences, e.g. Hardworking and honest applicant looking for a domestic helper job, ready to follow house rules, keep a home clean and care for the family with patience.]
CERTIFICATES
- Domestic Work NC II | TESDA | [Year]
SKILLS
- [Skill from the job post, e.g. Cleaning and laundry done properly]
- [Skill, e.g. Cooking simple home meals]
- [Skill, e.g. Caring for children or older people]
- [Skill, e.g. Following instructions from your employer]
WORK EXPERIENCE
[Job title] | [Private household] | [City] | [Month Year] to [Month Year or Present]
- [What you did, e.g. Cleaned bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas daily, including floors, windows and surfaces]
- [What you did, with a number, e.g. Cared for 2 children aged 4 and 9 and prepared 3 meals a day for a family of 5]
- [What you did, e.g. Washed, dried, ironed and folded the family's clothes and bed linen]
[Highest level finished, e.g. High school diploma or Senior High School] | [School] | [Year finished]
TRAINING AND SEMINARS
- [Training or seminar] | [Who ran it] | [Year]
LANGUAGES
- [Languages you speak, e.g. English: fluent. Filipino: native.]
How to write a domestic helper resume without experience
No paid experience? Use the same lines for the housework, cooking and childcare you do for your own family, and say so.
Duties and skills to add to your domestic helper resume
The sample uses lines from the domestic helper job description. Pick the ones you've really done, and find the rest there. See the full domestic helper duties
Domestic helper resume questions
Do I need a TESDA certificate to apply as a domestic helper?
Going abroad through an agency? The DMW says household service workers must submit TESDA's Domestic Work NC II. For a job here, put it right under your objective if you have it.
Which skills should I put on a domestic helper resume?
Pick the ones the post asks for, like cleaning, laundry and cooking. Add childcare or elder care only if you've done it.
Should I send it as a PDF or a Word file?
PDF, unless the job post asks for Word. A PDF looks the same on every screen. Put your name in the file name, like Analyn-Sison-Resume.pdf.
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