Care Assistant CV example
A free example, with real achievement bullets and the skills recruiters look for
Care Assistant CVs are read for two things at once: qualification status (Care Certificate, NVQ) that's often a hard filter, and a genuine example of person-centred care that shows judgment, not just kindness.
What recruiters look for on a Care Assistant CV
- Qualification status stated plainly — Care Certificate, NVQ/QCF Level 2 or 3 — since it's often checked before anything else.
- The care setting named specifically — residential, domiciliary, dementia — as the day-to-day differs a lot between them.
- A specific example of person-centred care, not just “caring and compassionate.”
- Safeguarding awareness — whether concerns were noticed and escalated appropriately.
Example achievement bullets
These are the kind of specific, quantified bullets worth building your own experience section around — adapt the structure (action → scope → result), not the exact wording, to your own background:
Good example bulletProvided personal care and daily support to 8 residents in a dementia care unit, maintaining detailed care plans and flagging 2 safeguarding concerns through the correct channels.
Good example bulletCompleted the Care Certificate and supported a resident's rehabilitation after a fall, coordinating with physiotherapy to restore independent mobility within 6 weeks.
Key skills to include
- Personal care
- Care planning
- Safeguarding
- Medication support (if trained)
- Dementia care
- Moving & handling
- Person-centred care
- Care Certificate / NVQ Level 2-3
- Record keeping
- Infection control
Only list skills you can genuinely speak to in an interview — a skills section is a set of claims, not a wishlist.
Which template to use
Minimal or Corporate templates are a strong starting point — warm without losing the professionalism the role requires. FreeShelf renders your details live across all 250 designs, so you can compare several before deciding — there's no need to commit up front.
Free ATS Score checker included: once you've built your Care Assistant CV in the Studio, run it through the built-in ATS Score tool to check structure and, optionally, compare it against a specific job description — entirely in your browser.
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