Support worker cover letter example
A support worker's cover letter shows how you help people do things for themselves, not only the care you give. Name the service, give one example of supporting someone's independence or choice, then your training, DBS and the shifts you can work.
Fictional letter from Grace Adeyemi, the applicant in the care assistant cv example. Every person and employer in it is invented.
Why each paragraph is there
I am applying for the Support Worker post in your supported living service. I have six years in care, in a dementia care home and in people's own homes, and I hold a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care.
The post, your experience and your level.
In home care I visited up to 12 people a day, and I learned that the best visit was often the one where I did less: setting things out so a man could make his own breakfast again took longer at first, but it was what he wanted.
One example of supporting independence and choice.
I have completed the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism (Tier 1) and I keep my safeguarding, medication and moving and handling training up to date. My enhanced DBS certificate is on the Update Service, and I drive.
Training that fits the service, DBS and driving.
I can work days, nights, weekends and sleep-ins. My CV is attached. Thank you for considering my application.
Shifts and a polite close.