Personal Assistant Bank
Do you need support that fits around your life? Our Personal Assistant (PA) Bank service gives you quick access to a trusted pool of PAs. All the PAs in our bank are trained, checked, and ready to help. No matter what kind of support you’re looking for, our PA Bank is a great place to start.
What does your support include?
When you request this service, you don’t just get access to our bank. You’ll have our team on your side. We’re to help you in the following ways:
Finding the Right Match
No two people are the same, and we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all care. We’ll get to know your needs, preferences, and lifestyle. Then we’ll help match you with a PA that suits you. No matter if you want help at home, in the community, or elsewhere, we’ll work with you to find a good fit.
Supporting You with Your Responsibilities
Don’t feel daunted about having someone work for you; you’re not on your own. Whether you employ a PA yourself or engage a self-employed PA, we’re here to help. We offer guidance and tools to help you through every step. Including recruiting, interviews, contracts, payroll, and training. We’re here to back help, whenever you need us.
Live Life Your Way
Employing a PA gives you real choice, control, and autonomy. It’s about building a support system that works for you, and not the other way around. If you want to live life on your terms, get started with our support today.
What You Can Expect
All the PAs on our bank are trained and vetted. So you can feel confident they have the knowledge to support you safely. And you’ll know they have all the right documents ready for you to check.
Quality Assured
We don’t just list names. Each PA in our bank has been through a quality-assured process. We:
• Review CVs
• Carry out interviews
• Check Right to Work status
• Take up references
Trained PAs
All PAs complete our core training, which includes, but is not limited to:
• Safeguarding
• Communicating effectively
• Fire safety
• First aid
• Health and safety
• Infection control
• Principles of care and confidentiality
If a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required, we can support that too.
Useful next steps...
Get our support
We support people to find the right PA as part of the following services:
Direct Payments & ISF Support
Support for Self-Funders
Visit the relevant pages for more info.
Read the Employing PAs Toolkit
Take a look at the helpful Skills for Care ‘Employer Toolkit’. It gives you everything you need to know about becoming an employer.
Check if you’re eligible for funding
Check if you can get Individual Employer Funding. This covers further training and development costs.
