Create your aged care resume with sample

Joe Bloggs

Sydney, NSW, 2000

joebloggs@sanctuaryrecruitment.com

0400 000 000

A caring and passionate aged care worker experienced in providing holistic care to aged care residents. 

After obtaining a Certificate III in Ageing Support in 2010, I have dedicated my working life to caring for the elderly population across residential aged care homes in Sydney. Throughout my 13 years of aged care experience, I have developed a deep understanding of the industry, and I am keen to keep progressing my knowledge and skills in this area. I have excellent communication skills with the ability to remain empathetic and understanding, advocating for the residents I care for every day. I am seeking a new assistant in nursing role as I have recently relocated to the area, and I am available to work on a rotating roster. 

Education

Qualifications obtained

Certificate III in Ageing Support

TAFE NSW                                                                       2009 – 2010

Work Experience

Assistant in Nursing

Sanctuary Aged Care Recruitment Homes                2015 – 2023

I was employed in the position of assistant in nursing and my day-to-day duties included personal care, ADLs, taking instruction from registered nurses, and helping complete care plans and documentation. I am medication competent, so I also administer medications when appropriate. I have experience working in high & low-care, and dementia wards, and I can remain professional whilst displaying empathy and support. I have developed an excellent rapport with my residents.

Assistant in Nursing

Sanctuary Aged Care Homes                                        2010 – 2015

I joined Sanctuary Aged Care immediately after qualifying and put my education into practice through ADLs, personal care, and assisting with care plans. I was present through the accreditation process and worked with my colleagues and management team to ensure the home received accreditation status. Nearer the end of my time there, I was an AIN team leader. I mastered the new note taking and recording system we adopted and developed the ability to communicate with residents from all backgrounds.

Skills

Throughout my education and career, I have acquired the following skills:

• Communicating with residents with culturally diverse backgrounds
• Nonverbal communication
• Empathy and patient advocacy
• Manual handling
• Patience
• Multi-tasking and working under pressure
• Organisation

References available upon request.

[Full name]

[Physical address]

[Email address]

[Phone number]

Professional summary

[A few sentences detailing your background and career goals, highlighting relevant skills and activities taken, showing your competency to carry out the role]

Education

Qualification obtained

[Institution]

[Dates of study]

Repeat if needed

Work Experience

[Job title]

[Organisation]

[Dates of employment]

[List your duties and responsibilities. This can be in bullet point or paragraph format]

Repeat as many times as necessary

Skills

[Bullet point lists of relevant skills]

References

[You can write here ‘references available upon request’, or list them. It’s ideal to have at least two references to direct members of staff you reported to]

Your contact details

Within your aged care resume, make sure that you always include: 

• Full name
• Phone number
• Email address
• Location (suburb, postcode, and state)

Professional summary or objective

Next, it’s important to add in a summary that highlights your experience, aged care qualifications and personality in a few sentences. We understand that this can be a tricky task and would recommend that you try to do the following:  

• Highlighting your qualifications – always include how you have actively put these into practice. Simply listing your qualifications won’t be as effective.
• Mentioning skills and knowledge – this will show you’re proactive in personal development and eager to learn. 
• Stating what you are looking for – you don’t necessarily have to mention the salary you expect but can talk about what you’re looking for in your new aged care role.

Work history and experience

This is potentially the most important part of your aged care resume. When you’re creating the section, always detail your most recent experience first and your oldest last. If you’re still in a position, use ‘Current’ as your end date. You can also split your experience into paid and voluntary roles. 

When going into detail about the work you carried out at your previous jobs, make good use of the advertisement that you are applying for. If the advert homes in on a particular skill set or knowledge area, include clear examples of how you have used this skill or knowledge in your employment. That way, you highlight explicitly to the employer that you are highly suitable for the role.  

Education and qualifications

In this necessary part of your aged care resume, you must show you have the education requirements for the role you’re applying for. 

For each qualification, you should include: 

• The name of the qualification
• The institution
• The year you got the qualification

You can lay out qualifications in your aged care resume using the following methods (always list your qualifications from your most recent to your oldest): 

Key skills

You may want to add a section that lists the skills that you’ve developed through your study or work experience. If you’re going to include this, make sure it is relevant to the job advert otherwise it can seem that you’re short of things to say about yourself.  

When thinking about the layout of your aged care resume, bullet points can be a simple yet effective way of including your key skills.  

Aged care references

References are non-negotiable. You need to make sure you have at least two clinical references (if possible) with their permission ready to go. However, you don’t necessarily need to have these on your aged care resume. 

Adding in ‘References available upon request’ shows you’re able to fulfill the requirement whilst keeping your referee’s personal details confidential.