Care assistant CV example
A care assistant CV, also called a care worker or carer CV, should show what you do on a shift, for whom, and how safely: personal care, meals and drinks, moving people, records and noticing changes in health. Open with a profile that names your setting, such as a care home, a dementia unit or home care, then list each job with those tasks, then your Care Certificate and training with dates.
Read the example as text
Profile
Care assistant with four years in residential dementia care and home care, working days, nights and weekends. Supports people with washing, dressing, continence care, meals and moving safely, following each person's care plan and choices. Keeps electronic care records accurate and reports changes in health to the senior on duty. Holds the Care Certificate and a Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care.
Employment
Care Assistant | Aldercote House Care Home, Derby | March 2022–present
Support up to eight residents a shift on a 30-bed dementia unit with personal care, continence care and meals.
Move residents with hoists and standing aids, following each person's moving and handling plan.
Record food and fluid intake, repositioning and skin checks on the electronic care record before handover.
Noticed a resident drinking less and becoming more confused; told the senior, who arranged a GP review that day.
Run a weekly music afternoon and guide new staff through their Care Certificate shadow shifts.
Home Care Assistant | Brightwell Home Care, Derby | 2020–2022
Visited up to 12 people a day in their own homes for personal care, meals and medication prompts.
Kept to visit times and wrote clear notes for the next carer and the family.
Qualifications and training
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (2024)
Care Certificate, all 15 standards (2020)
Medication administration, safeguarding adults, moving and handling, infection prevention and control, basic life support (refreshed 2026)
Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, Tier 1 (2025)
GCSEs including English Language 5 and Mathematics 4 (2018)
Skills
Dementia care and calm reassurance
Personal care that protects dignity and choice
Hoists, standing aids and slide sheets
Medication administration record (MAR) charts
Electronic care planning systems
Additional information
Enhanced DBS certificate for work with adults, on the DBS Update Service. Full UK driving licence. Available for days, nights and weekends.
Fictional example for a care assistant. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.
What care employers look for, and where this CV shows it
| The job asks you to | Where this CV shows it |
|---|---|
| Help with washing, dressing and personal care | Personal and continence care for up to eight residents a shift |
| Make food, help with eating and make sure medication is taken | Meals, food and fluid records, medication prompts on home care visits and MAR charts |
| Tell senior staff about concerns over health and wellbeing | The resident drinking less, reported the same day |
| Keep records and care plans up to date | The electronic care record completed before every handover |
| Support people to take part in physical and social activities | The weekly music afternoon |
| Pass enhanced background checks | An enhanced DBS for work with adults, on the Update Service |
The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a care worker. Where the advert you are answering words a duty differently, use the advert’s words.
- Profile · 62 words
- Employment · 144 words
- Qualifications and training · 55 words
- Skills · 32 words
- Additional information · 22 words
How to write yours
Name the setting and the people
Write “a 30-bed dementia unit” or “home care visits to older people”, not “a care setting”. Employers recruit for a setting, and their advert will use the same words.
Show one time you noticed a change
A single line where you spotted something and reported it shows judgement better than a list of qualities. Keep the person anonymous.
Date your training
Care employers check that training is current. Put the refresh year beside moving and handling, medication and safeguarding.
Say which shifts you can work
Days, nights, weekends and a driving licence decide rotas and home care rounds. One line under Additional information answers that before it is asked.
Checks and qualifications to mention
- Care Certificate. In England, new care workers are expected to complete its 15 standards during induction, and the employer awards it. List it with the year you finished.
- Diplomas. A Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care, or an older Health and Social Care diploma, shows how far you have progressed. Give the level and the year.
- Enhanced DBS check. Care work needs an enhanced background check. If your certificate is on the DBS Update Service, say so: an employer can check it online with your permission.
- GCSE English and maths. Some employers ask for grades 9 to 4 (A* to C). Write your grades if you have them.
- Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you are registered with the SSSC, Social Care Wales or NISCC, give the register and your registration number.
Two sides of A4 are fine once you have several care jobs, but keep your newest setting on page one. Older jobs outside care can shrink to one line each.