Do I need a car to work in domiciliary care?

Often yes, especially in rural areas, but some agencies in towns and cities offer rounds that can be done on foot or by public transport. Say what you have on your CV.

Can I apply without care experience?

Yes, many agencies train new starters and ask you to shadow experienced workers first. Show patience, reliability and any caring you have done for family or friends.

How do I show I can work alone safely?

Give an example, such as planning your route, reporting a concern straight away or following the lone working procedure. It shows you are sensible and careful.

Domiciliary care worker CV example

A strong domiciliary care worker CV shows that you can work alone in people's homes, keep to call times and give respectful personal care. It should mention your driving licence and car, medication training, and examples of noticing a change in a client's health and reporting it.

Maya Iqbal

Domiciliary care worker

Profile

Reliable domiciliary care worker who visits around eight clients a day to give personal care, meals and medication prompts in their own homes. Organised with call times and travel, and careful with records, key safes and safeguarding. Holds a full UK driving licence, the Care Certificate and a current enhanced DBS check.

Experience

Domiciliary Care Worker

a home care agency

Visited between seven and nine clients a day, giving personal care, meals and medication prompts

Planned my route and travel time to arrive on time, and phoned the office straight away when a call was going to run late

Recorded each visit in the care app, including medication, food and drink, and any change in a client's health

Noticed changes in a client's mobility and mood and reported them to the office and family so the care plan could be reviewed

Kept clients' homes secure by using key safes correctly and locking up when I left

Care Assistant

a day centre for older people

Supported up to twenty members with meals, toileting and activities

Helped people move safely, using equipment after moving and handling training

Got to know each person's routine and preferences, and passed updates to the manager

Welcomed members off the day centre minibus and helped them settle in

Completed safeguarding and dementia awareness training

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Tips for a domiciliary care worker CV

Put your driving licence and car access near the top, since many agencies need them
Show you can work on your own: mention lone working, travel planning and making decisions without a colleague beside you
Give the number of calls you did in a day and their length where you can, such as 30-minute or one-hour visits
List medication training and say whether you use care apps or paper records
Mention your DBS check and the Care Certificate, plus any dementia, safeguarding or end-of-life training
Say which days and hours you can work, since agencies often need early mornings, teatime calls and weekends

Applying with a cover letter? See our domiciliary care worker cover letter example.