Home care employers want to know you can work alone, keep to call times, follow care plans and report changes. This example is for a domiciliary care worker who drives between calls, with a full UK driving licence and the Care Certificate near the top. If you work in a care home, see the care assistant example instead.
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Example care worker CV
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Darren Fletcher
Home Care Worker · Full UK driving licence · Swindon · darren.fletcher@example.com · 07700 900753
Personal statement
Home care worker with three years' experience supporting older and disabled adults in their own homes. Full UK driving licence and own car. Confident with personal care, medication prompts and lone working, and known for arriving on time and noticing when something is not right. Looking for a senior care worker or field supervisor role.
Experience
Care Worker (Domiciliary), Kennet Home Care, Swindon (Jul 2023 - Present)
Visit up to 14 clients a day for personal care, meals and medication prompts, following each care plan.
Arrive within the agreed call window on more than nine in ten visits, logged through the electronic call monitoring app.
Reported a client's new confusion to the office the same day; it led to a GP visit and a urine infection was treated early.
Shadow and support new care workers on their first calls.
Care Worker (Domiciliary), Wiltshire Care Partners, Chippenham (Mar 2022 - Jun 2023)
Covered double-up calls with hoist transfers and end of life care visits alongside district nurses.
Delivery Driver, Northway Foods, Swindon (May 2018 - Feb 2022)
Planned a daily route of 60 drops and built a reputation for friendly, reliable service.
Education
Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care, New College Swindon, 2024 - 2026. In progress
GCSEs including English and maths, Coate Water School, 2011 - 2016
Training and certifications
Care Certificate, Wiltshire Care Partners, 2022
Medication awareness and administration, Kennet Home Care, 2025
Moving and handling, including hoists, Kennet Home Care, 2026
Safeguarding adults, Kennet Home Care, 2026
Skills
Personal care, Medication prompts and administration, Lone working, Time management, Moving and handling, Safeguarding adults, End of life care, Full UK driving licence
A care worker personal statement to adapt
Home care worker with three years' experience supporting older and disabled adults in their own homes. Full UK driving licence and own car. Confident with personal care, medication prompts and lone working, and known for arriving on time and noticing when something is not right. Looking for a senior care worker or field supervisor role.
Key skills for a care worker CV
Lone working - Making safe, sensible decisions on your own and knowing when to call the office.
Time management - Keeping to call windows across a full rota without rushing anyone.
Personal care - Washing, dressing and continence care, with dignity, in someone's own home.
Medication support - Prompting or administering medicines and recording them on the MAR chart, as trained.
Spotting changes - Noticing when a client is not themselves and reporting it the same day.
Communication - With clients, families, the office and other professionals such as district nurses.
Driving - Most home care rotas need a full UK licence and your own car, insured for business use.
What a UK care worker CV needs
Driving licence and car - Say if you have a full UK licence and your own car. Many home care adverts list it as essential.
The Care Certificate and care qualifications - Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma in Adult Care, finished or in progress.
Medication training - Whether you can prompt or administer medicines, and when you were trained.
DBS - Home care providers carry out an enhanced DBS check, so mention if you are on the Update Service.
Availability - Home care rotas need early, late and weekend cover. A line on your availability helps.
Achievement bullets to adapt
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Visited up to 14 clients a day, arriving within the agreed call window on more than nine in ten visits.
Reported a client's sudden confusion the same day, leading to early treatment of an infection.
Supported clients at the end of life alongside district nurses and families.
Shadowed and supported new care workers on their first rota.
Completed medication administration training and kept MAR charts accurate.
Care Worker CV questions
Do I need a driving licence to be a care worker?
Not always, but many home care jobs need one, because you travel between clients. Some employers in towns and cities run walking rounds. Check each advert.
What should a care worker CV include?
Your contact details, a short statement, your care experience with real examples, the Care Certificate and any care qualifications, training with dates, and your driving licence and availability.
How do I write a care worker CV with no experience?
Lead with caring you have done outside work, such as looking after a relative, plus reliability and communication from other jobs. Say you are willing to complete the Care Certificate.