Care Support Worker
Also known as: Care Support Assistant · Domestic Care Helper
Supports clients with simple daily tasks and household duties, without nursing procedures, and reports deviations to the responsible care provider.
The care support worker performs no medical procedures and works at the most supportive level of the care chain. The role is often underestimated because it involves no medical procedures. Noticing in time when something is not right and passing it on is the core of the work and is what is most often missing in practice.
Competencies to measure
These are the behavioural and ability constructs in this profile. Each one shows which hrmforce questionnaire measures it.
| Competencies to measure | Target level | hrmforce instrument | Assessment method | Behavioural anchor at target level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| interpersonal sensitivity Competency (50-framework): Sensitivity Knockout | N3 | Big Fifty, 360 Feedback, Colour Profile (Jung) | Personality questionnaire | Names observed tension or reticence during a conversation and adapts tone, pace and wording accordingly. |
| Stress tolerance Competency (50-framework): Stress resilience Knockout | N3 | Big Fifty, 15PF, Mental Resilience (4C) | Personality questionnaire | Keeps working in a structured way at peak load, keeps agreements with clients clear and flags early which results are at risk. |
| Accuracy and attention to detail Competency (50-framework): Accuracy | N2 | Big Fifty, 360 Feedback | Personality questionnaire | Goes through the own work with a checklist and repairs errors found before the work is passed on. |
| Discipline and keeping commitments Competency (50-framework): Discipline | N2 | Big Fifty, 15PF, 360 Feedback | Personality questionnaire | Arrives at the agreed time with the agreed work and reports any delay to the supervisor. |
| Safety awareness Competency (50-framework): Discipline | N2 | Big Fifty, Competency Check | Situational Judgement Test | Follows the safety rules of the workplace and checks back when in doubt about an operation. |
| Listening and probing Competency (50-framework): Listen | N2 | Big Fifty, 360 Feedback | 360-degree feedback | Lets the other person finish speaking, takes notes and afterwards asks about anything that stayed unclear. |
| collegiality and helpfulness Competency (50-framework): Collaborate | N2 | Big Fifty, 360 Feedback | 360-degree feedback | Helps a colleague who explicitly asks for it and passes on the information that this colleague needs. |
| Switching between tasks and roles Competency (50-framework): Flexibility | N2 | Big Fifty, Colour Profile (Jung), Competency Check | On-the-job observation | Switches task when instructed and uses the given work instruction per task without mixing in the previous task. |
| Physical strength and endurance Competency (50-framework): Energy | N2 | Work sample test | Work sample test | Lifts and carries light loads over a short distance with the prescribed technique within own task. |
Short profile
The ten heaviest skills in this profile. The full profile with every skill, behavioural anchor and assessment method is in the download.
| T | Skill | Target level | Weight | Knockout | Assessment method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | interpersonal sensitivity | N3 | 5 | yes | Personality questionnaire |
| G | Stress tolerance | N3 | 5 | yes | Personality questionnaire |
| G | Accuracy and attention to detail | N2 | 4 | no | Personality questionnaire |
| V | Conversation management | N2 | 4 | no | Assessment centre |
| V | multidisciplinary collaboration | N2 | 4 | no | Assessment centre |
| G | Discipline and keeping commitments | N2 | 4 | no | Personality questionnaire |
| V | Methodical care process and record keeping | N2 | 4 | no | Portfolio or evidence |
| G | Safety awareness | N2 | 4 | no | Situational Judgement Test |
| V | Problem analysis | N2 | 3 | no | Assessment centre |
| G | Listening and probing | N2 | 3 | no | 360-degree feedback |
See all 23 skills in the full profile
Assessment instruments for this job
Big Fifty
Personality questionnaire, 150 items, 25 factors
360 Feedback
Multiple assessments based on behavioral anchors
Competency Check
Behavioral-Level Competency Assessment
Knowledge test (client-specific)
Professional knowledge test, customized for each client
Work sample test
Representative work sample under standardized conditions
Colour Profile (Jung)
Four color types, linked to Big Fifty factors
15PF
Personality Profile, a shorter alternative to the Big Fifty
Mental Resilience (4C)
Mental Resilience According to the 4C Model
Communication Styles
Preferred communication style
Portfolio
Evaluation of prior work against fixed criteria
Ability Scan
Aptitude Test: Verbal, Numerical, and Abstract Reasoning Skills
Conflict Styles
Preferred style in conflict situations
Structured interview
Behavioral interview with a fixed structure
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