Care Assistant CV Example

If you are looking to be a Care Assistant then you will usually have some previous experience or may have done an NVQ qualification in Care.

Care Assistants work in nursing homes and residential or day centre’s for people with learning difficulties and support these people in whatever way they need. You will need to be physically fit and strong and be able to deal with some difficult situations.

If you have found a job in which you want to apply for, please see the below CV:

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Care Assistant CV Example

Name Surname
Address
Mobile No/Email

PERSONAL PROFILE

I am a hard working person who enjoys being able to help other people where ever I can. I am physically and mentally fit and see working with people needing help as a challenge. I feel that you need to help when people are unable to help themselves.

I have a kind and caring nature and like to go out of my way to help someone. I am organized and thorough and can handle many different roles at any one time.

I am an excellent communicator and enjoy spending time talking to patients and they relations in the home making them feel welcome and enjoy their time with us.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Date to Date or To Date – Care Assistant – Where?

In my role as Care Assistant, I provide support and care to the elderly in the residential home. My responsibilities include:

• Getting patients up in a morning, helping them to get dressed and go to breakfast

• Ensuring patients are taken to their activities or medical/physio appointments

• Preparing lunches and ensuring patients get to the dining room ok

• Keeping the home clean and tidy

• Providing entertainment for the patients

• Dealing with relatives and visitors to the home

• Cleaning and tidying patient areas and bedrooms, changing beds, towels and doing washing etc

• Helping patients to have a wash, bath or shower

• Room rounds with medication that the patients need daily

• Ensuring patients attend tea/supper

• Helping patients to get to bed

• Checking on patients during the night if working on a night shift.

QUALIFICATIONS

University, College, School – For all include titles/subjects and qualifications.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Computer skills – MS Office, Excel??? Anything relevant, industry specific packages?
Any Care qualifications such a NVQ or anything specifically related to the role?

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

What do you like to do outside of work?

REFERENCES

Available on request.

Good luck.