Personal Assistants

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Being a Personal Assistant

This section is all about personal assistants (PAs). Whether you are an employer looking for the right PA for you or someone wanting a career as a PA, you've come to the right place. In this section, you can access our PA Finder service (our online register of PAs who are looking for work in your area) and our PA Jobs area (jobs that have been posted by employers currently seeking a new PA). If you are a PA, see below for some useful links and information to help you in your job role, such as where to access more training or how to get help if you have an issue with employment.

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What is a Personal Assistant

As a personal assistant (or PA for short), you will be employed directly by an individual with a disability or long term health condition who needs support to live independently. You will work closely with the individual you support and their home will usually be your place of work although you may be required to support your employer when they go out.

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Do I need to be experienced

Whilst experience of providing care and support, whether as a paid job or for someone in your family, can be helpful, it is not essential. Having the right type of values and skills is much more important. Do you have good communication skills? Are you understanding and kind? Are you responsible and reliable? If so, you could be a great PA. The job advert and description should state if any specific experience is required

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Frequently asked questions

Care Echo does not employ PAs directly. We support individual employers to find the right PA and meet their legal responsibilities. Care Echo may support the employer in the application and interview process and they may provide your pay slip but it is important to remember your employer is the person you support not Care Echo or the local authority.

Neither you nor the person you support can choose if you are self-employed or not. The person you are going to work for might prefer you to be self-employed as it can seem a lot easier. They need to check if the job they want you to do means you should be employed or self-employed.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children. We recommend to all employers we support that they should get a DBS check for a potential employee. If you are going to be working with a child, it is a legal requirement to have a DBS check.