Name: Dominic Lisa Wolny Age: 26.
Occupation: Nanny Career path: I left school and got into this job quite by chance. A friend of mine who was living in Yorkshire had six children and she needed help. I worked for her for two years and got all the training I needed. I moved to London when I was 18 and registered myself as a nanny with an agency. I easily got work and had four permanent jobs and as much temporary work as I wanted. I must say it is always easy to find work in this career.
After eight years in London I decided to go travelling and I landed up in Hong Kong. I started off working in various expatriate bars around town and then decided to get in touch with an agency. I approached Star Nannies who were brilliant at finding me work. For the past nine months now, I have been working as a full-time nanny for a couple with two children in Discovery Bay.
Although I have no formal training apart from various First Aid courses I don't personally think a formal qualification is necessary. I've been doing this - looking after kids from a couple months old to 12 years - for more than eight years now and I think a love for children, an ability to relate to them, confidence and experience are what counts. You've either got the right temperament or you haven't, and no amount of training can impart patience and some of the other qualities you need for this job.
Dominic's day: I live in Central which means I have to get up early and catch the ferry to Discovery Bay in time to start work at 8am. As soon as I arrive I make the two children, George (20 months) and Arabella (three and a half years) their breakfast and get them dressed. Their mother leaves for work at 8.30am. Twice a week Arabella and I take George to nursery school and on other days the three of us spend the morning swimming, playing at one of the playgrounds or in the Resident's Club play room.
There are a lot of children around in Discovery Bay and we always find other children to play with.