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A care coordinator is not looking for a CV built around kindness: they are looking for someone who can work alone, who knows the limits of their remit, and who is genuinely available for constrained hours. The client group and the care setting matter as much as the qualification.

Nadia
Lemoine

Home Care Assistant — Older adults with high dependency

Email : nadia.lemoine@email.comTelephone : +33 6 27 45 81 60Adresse : Tours, France

Profile

Qualified home care assistant with 7 years of domiciliary experience supporting frail older adults and adults with physical disabilities. Used to working entirely alone and coordinating with nursing teams and families. Full driving licence and own car, available for early starts and alternate weekends.

Skills

Assisting with getting up, transfers and mobility
Personal care and assisted dressing
Meal preparation and adapted diets
Cognitive stimulation and social contact
Handover notes and coordination with nursing teams
Use of care equipment (hoist, standing aid)

Languages

French
native
Portuguese
B2

Hobbies

Volunteering at a seniors' clubGardening

Work Experience

Home Care Assistant2021Present
ADMR — Tours

Domiciliary care agency, north Tours area. Fully independent visits in clients' homes.

  • Regular support for 9 clients aged 78 to 94 with high dependency levels
  • Assistance with getting up, personal care, transfers using hoist and standing aid
  • Preparation of adapted meals (modified textures, low-salt and diabetic diets)
  • Systematic written handovers and escalation to the coordinator: 3 deteriorations spotted and reported in time
  • Mentored 2 new carers on safe moving and handling
Home Carer20182021
O2 Care Services — Joué-lès-Tours

Visits to older adults and adults with physical disabilities.

  • Supported 2 post-stroke clients: transfers, walking practice, assistance at mealtimes
  • Household tasks, shopping and accompanying clients to medical appointments
  • Coordination with community nurses and families around care plans

Education

Diploma in Health and Social Care — domiciliary support20172018
IRFSS Croix-Rouge Centre-Val de Loire — Tours
Vocational Certificate in Early Years Support20152017
Lycée professionnel Victor Laloux — Tours

Certifications

First Aid at Work
INRS — 2024
Supporting cognitive impairment and dementia
France Alzheimer — 2023
Safe moving and handling of people
ADMR Formation — 2022

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This example, on our Artisan template, keeps a sober, warm single-column layout. Qualification, client group and availability appear high on the page, then the duties describe real fieldwork.

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What a care coordinator checks first

  • The qualification: health and social care diploma, or an equivalent in progress
  • The client group: frail older adults, physical or cognitive disability, long-term conditions
  • The care setting: agency, direct payment, private client, live-in
  • Practical availability: driving licence and car, travel radius, weekends, split shifts, early starts
  • Experience described through situations, not personal qualities

3 tips to make your home care assistant CV stand out

1. Name the client group precisely

“Dependent people” says nothing. “Older adults aged 75+ with high dependency levels” or “adults with post-stroke physical disability” tells the coordinator exactly whether you can pick up a care package.

2. State your practical conditions

Licence, car, travel radius, weekend or split-shift availability: without these, your application gets set aside even with a strong profile. Put them in the summary or right under your contact details.

3. Stay within your remit

A home care assistant does not perform clinical procedures. Write “prompting and assisting with prepared medication” rather than “administering treatment”: precise wording proves you know the legal boundaries of the role.

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