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Residential Care Worker resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what residential care workers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most residential care workers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
I am a residential care worker with hands-on experience supporting older people and people with disability in aged care homes and group homes. I provide personal care, follow individual care plans and work closely with registered nurses and allied health staff. I am committed to person-centred care, dignity and safety in every interaction.
Key skills
- Personal care services
- Patient care and support
- Care planning and coordination
- Infection control and hygiene
- Medication management
- Leecare
- AutumnCare
- AlayaCare
- iCare
- Microsoft Office
- Empathy and interpersonal care
- Written communication
Experience: example bullet points
- Assisted up to 15 residents per shift with showering, dressing and grooming, maintaining their dignity and daily routine.
- Supported residents with meals, mobility and continence needs, helping to keep mealtimes calm and transfers safe.
- Followed individual care plans and reported changes in condition to the registered nurse, contributing to timely clinical reviews.
- Prompted and assisted with medication under registered nurse supervision, maintaining accurate medication records.
- Completed daily notes and shift documentation in Leecare and AutumnCare, ensuring handover information was clear and up to date.
- Maintained infection control and hygiene standards, following hand hygiene and PPE protocols to protect residents and staff.
Education
Certificate III in Individual Support (Ageing) or Certificate IV in Ageing Support is the usual entry pathway, with some workers holding a Diploma of Nursing or Bachelor of Nursing.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission
- Aged Care Act 1997
- NDIS
- NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Person-centred care
- Individual support
- Care plans
- Manual handling
- Infection control
- Medication assistance
- Leecare
- AutumnCare
- AlayaCare
- iCare
- Police Check
- NDIS Worker Screening Check
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR
- Certificate III in Individual Support
- Certificate IV in Ageing Support
- SIRS
- Serious Incident Response Scheme
- Aged Care Code of Conduct
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.