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Care home worker CV: example and template

This example is for care workers at residential care homes, community support centres and 24-hour care facilities, and for post-secondary school graduates and people with care experience.

The employer wants to know which residents you work with, what you help with, whether you are a key worker, how you engage residents in activities, how you keep records and how you work with the team. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: care home worker

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Iwona Chmielewska

Care home worker

Sandomierz +48 123 456 789 iwona.chmielewska@example.com

Professional profile

Care home worker with 8 years of experience at a care home for people with chronic physical illnesses. I help residents with hygiene, dressing, meals and moving around, I am the key worker for 6 residents, help create their support plans and run activity sessions. I look after residents' contact with their families and their sense of dignity in daily life.

Work experience

Care home worker

03.2018 - present

Care home for people with chronic physical illnesses, Sandomierz

  • Help with hygiene, dressing, meals and moving around.
  • Key worker for 6 residents.
  • Helping create and review individual support plans.
  • Activity sessions, walks and outings.
  • Contact with families and care records.

Care worker

05.2015 - 02.2018

Municipal home care services, Opatow

  • Visiting care for older people.
  • Shopping and help at home.
  • Help with official matters.

Education

Care home worker

2013 - 2015

Post-secondary school in Sandomierz

Skills

  • Help with daily tasks
  • Caring for bedridden people
  • Individual support plans
  • Engaging residents in activities
  • Care records
  • Contact with families

Qualifications

  • Care home worker diploma
  • Dementia care training, 2021
  • First aid course, 2023

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Shift work

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a care home worker CV

Professional summary

Write which facility you work at, with which residents and what you help with. Add your role, for example key worker. The employer is looking for a patient and kind care worker who respects residents and works well with the team.

Care worker with 3 years of experience in municipal home care. I care for older people in their homes, do shopping and help with official matters. I am looking for work at a care home.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the facility, residents, tasks, support plans, activities and records. Show the scale in numbers. Add training and qualifications. Also say whether you work with people with dementia or mental health conditions.

Weaker: Care.

Better: Help with hygiene, dressing, meals and moving around.

Weaker: Role.

Better: Key worker for 6 residents.

Weaker: Activities.

Better: Activity sessions, walks and outings.

Skills worth listing

List help with tasks, caring for bedridden people, support plans, activities and records. In your soft skills show patience, empathy and respect.

Professional skills

  • Help with tasks
  • Caring for bedridden people
  • Support plans
  • Activities
  • Records
  • First aid

Personal skills

  • Patience
  • Empathy
  • Respect
  • Teamwork
  • Emotional resilience

Qualifications

List your care home worker diploma, dementia care training and first aid. Facilities often require care qualifications.

How to start working at a care home

A post-secondary school, volunteering or caring for a relative is a good start. On your CV describe the tasks you know.

Add willingness to work shifts. Care homes work around the clock.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A home for chronically ill people looks for care of bedridden residents, a home for people with intellectual disabilities for activities and skills training, and a home for older people for dementia care. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a care home worker CV

Questions and answers

What should a care home worker put on a CV?

The facility, residents, tasks, role, support plans, activities, records and qualifications.

Which qualifications are needed?

Most often a care home worker diploma or other care qualifications.

What is a key worker?

A care worker who knows a few residents best and coordinates their support within the team.

How is a care home worker different from a medical caregiver?

A care home worker focuses on residents' daily life and activities, while a medical caregiver focuses on nursing care tasks.

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