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Support worker CV example

A support worker's CV is read for what changed for the people you support, not only the care you gave.

Say who you support and where, show the skills people gained with you, such as cooking, budgeting or travelling alone, and name the plans, records and checks you work with. This example is a support worker in supported living for adults with a learning disability.

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Amber Lewin
Support Worker
Nottingham · 07700 900238 · [email protected]

Profile

Support worker with four years in supported living for adults with a learning disability, including autistic adults. Helps people plan their week, cook, shop, budget and travel, following their support and positive behaviour support plans. Writes daily notes and works with families, social workers and the community learning disability team. Level 2 Diploma in Care, working towards Level 3.

Employment

Support Worker, Hollybank Supported Living, Nottingham June 2022–present

Support three tenants in a shared house on days, evenings and sleep-ins.

Taught a tenant to cook four meals on her own in six months, using picture recipes.

Helped two tenants budget and pay their own bills; one now shops alone with a list.

Travel-trained a tenant step by step until he took the bus to college alone (March 2025).

Noticed a tenant grew anxious before family visits and agreed a calmer routine with his sister.

Give personal care to one tenant, following her plan and the way she likes things done.

Write daily notes and update support plans at each monthly review with the team leader.

Sales Assistant, Wollaton Garden Centre, Nottingham 2019–2022

Volunteering

Volunteer, Saturday youth club for young disabled people, Nottingham 2020–2022

Ran craft and cooking sessions for groups of eight young people.

Qualifications and training

Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care (started 2026)

Level 2 Diploma in Care (2023)

Care Certificate, all 15 standards (2022)

Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism, Tier 2 (2025)

Positive behaviour support, safeguarding, medication and first aid (refreshed 2026)

GCSEs including English Language 6 and Mathematics 5 (2019)

Skills

Teaching daily living skills one step at a time

Easy read plans and Makaton signs

Calm, consistent support when someone is anxious

Additional information

Enhanced DBS on the Update Service. Full UK driving licence. Days, evenings, weekends and sleep-ins.

Fictional example for a support worker. Every person and employer in it is invented. Replace every detail with your own.

What supported living and care services look for, and where this CV shows it

The job asks you toWhere this CV shows it
Help people to develop personal skills and grow in confidenceA tenant cooking four meals on her own; another travelling to college alone
Respond to residents' needsA calmer routine before family visits, agreed with the tenant's sister
Teach daily living skills like budgeting, shopping and claiming benefitsTwo tenants budgeting and paying their own bills; one now shops alone with a list
Provide physical care in some cases, such as bathing and dressingPersonal care for one tenant, following her plan and preferences
Organise travel for work, health and education purposesBus travel training to college, step by step
Keep care plans and records up to dateDaily notes and monthly support plan reviews
Work closely with professionals in the health and social care teamFamilies, social workers and the community learning disability team

The left column follows the National Careers Service job profile for a residential support worker, which covers support work in the community and in adult and young people's care homes.

Average pay: £22,000 a year for a starter and £30,000 for an experienced residential support worker, working 37 to 43 hours a week (National Careers Service, checked 14 October 2026).

Facts checked against National Careers Service: Residential support worker on .

Skills to list for this job

The skills the National Careers Service lists for a residential support worker, in CV wording. Put down only the ones you can show, each with where you used it.

  • Sensitivity and understanding
  • Working well with others
  • Helping people
  • Patient and calm in stressful situations
  • Active listening
  • Taking feedback and working well under pressure
  • Thorough, with close attention to detail
  • Clear spoken communication
  • Basic computer and hand-held device skills
Choose them in the editor

From the National Careers Service profile, checked 17 October 2026.

A profile if you are starting out

This CV's profile is written for someone with experience. Here is the same job at the other level: copy it, or open it in the editor with this CV and write over it.

Caring and patient, moving into support work after three years in retail. Volunteers at a Saturday club for young disabled people and has helped a family member with a learning disability to live more independently. Ready to complete the Care Certificate and to work shifts and sleep-ins.
Use in the editor
Inside this example
  • Profile: 59 words here
  • Employment: 122 words here
  • Volunteering: 21 words here
  • Qualifications and training: 51 words here
  • Skills: 22 words here
  • Additional information: 15 words here

How to write yours

01

Show what changed for people

“Taught one tenant to cook four meals on her own” tells a service manager more than “promoted independence”. Pick two or three changes and say how long they took.

02

Name the plans you follow

Support plans, positive behaviour support plans and risk assessments are the documents a service works from. Saying you follow and update them shows you can work safely on your own shift.

03

Give your shifts and sleep-ins

Supported living rotas include evenings, weekends and sleep-ins. Say which you can work in your additional information so the manager does not have to ask.

04

Protect the people you support

Use no names, ages with places or details that could identify a tenant, even in a good example. “One tenant” is enough.

Rules and checks for a support worker's CV

Do support workers need a DBS check?

You need to pass enhanced background checks (National Careers Service). If your certificate is on the DBS Update Service, say so: an employer can check it online with your permission.

What qualifications and experience do support workers need?

To apply directly, you'll usually need a qualification and paid or voluntary experience in social work and care (National Careers Service). Give each diploma's level and year, and list volunteering or caring for a family member if it is your main experience.

Can I become a support worker through an apprenticeship?

The National Careers Service names the Adult Care Worker Level 2 and Lead Adult Care Worker Level 3 apprenticeships. If you are on one, give its name, level and expected end date.

Do I need a driving licence?

Some support worker jobs need a driving licence (National Careers Service). Say whether you hold a full licence.

Minimal and one page: the changes you made for people stay on the first page, and a plain layout reads well when a service manager prints it or copies it into an application form. Many care providers recruit through an online form; copy these lines into it.

Guides for this CV

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