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Become a social care assistant
What is it?
The social care assistant (AVS in French) helps sick, disabled or vulnerable people or the elderly, who are very dependent, to carry out ordinary day-to-day activities.
As part of their personal assistance (individual aid) activities, the AVS is present to facilitate getting up, going to bed, going to the toilet, and hygiene care (excluding nursing care). The AVS provide support when fitting devices for people with disabilities.
The AVS is in charge of the preparation and taking of meals, and the housework. They take care of administrative procedures, outings, shopping, etc.
Most social care assistants work part-time.
To be a social care assistant, you must have the State Diploma of Educational and Social Support Worker (DEAES in French) or the professional title of Family Life Assistant (TP ADVF in French) .
How to do it?
France travail offers free and paid online training courses : “Skills and you”.
To enroll, you must:
- Log in to your candidate area on the France Travail website or mobile application;
- In the "course search" section, select “distance learning” to access the catalog.
- Find the Skills and You “care assistant” ("auxiliaire de vie) training course and click on it to request to be called back.
You will be contacted within 48 hours to discuss your motivations and evaluate whether your profile fits the one sought after for free and paid social care assistant training.
The course lasts 600 hours.
You then have to do an internship :
- 3 weeks with children (disabled or not) ;
- 3 weeks with dependent elderly people.
The internship is shorter if you have experience in the field.
If you didn't get a place in the free and paid training course, there are possibilities to finance your studies:
- If you are a job seeker, you can ask your France Travail advisor to fund of your training.
- Your Region can also fund a monthly grant for paramedical professions. Example for Île-de-France.
What happens next?
You will be able to work:
- In home help associations
- In establishments for the elderly or disabled.
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