Employing a personal assistant
Employing a personal assistant (PA) can give you more control and flexibility over how your needs are met and to receive support in a way that you choose.
You can employ a personal assistant to meet your needs by paying them yourself on a private basis or with a Direct Payment from the Council if you are eligible for one. A Direct Payment is an alternative to the Council providing you with their own brokered services.
What do personal assistants do
A personal assistant can help with a wide range of tasks; they can support you at home, at work, in education or when you are out and about. The support could include:
- Personal care - such as getting dressed
- Making meals or helping you to eat/drink
- Helping you take your medication
- Using transport, attending appointments or socialising if you need extra support whilst you are out.
Having a personal assistant can be more sociable. Many people employing a personal assistant consider them a friend as well as an employee and appreciate the consistency of having one-to-one support from someone they know well and get on with.
Support with hiring a personal assistant
If you would like In2Care Kirklees to support you with advertising for a Personal Assistant - please complete the form below.
Request an advert
Fill in our simple online form.
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The form will come straight to our team to begin working on.
Or contact the team with the contact details below.
If you are looking for support to advertise for a personal assistant please contact In2Care Kirklees via one of the following methods:
- Phone 01484 416200
- Email In2CareKirklees@kirklees.gov.uk
- In2Care
- Facebook In2Care Facebook
How to contact adult social care services
The Community Health and Social Care Hub is the contact for anyone that would like further information or advice on adult social care and support services available in Kirklees.