Personal assistants (PAs) support individuals with various aspects of their daily life to help them live as independently as possible.
You’ll be employed directly by an individual who’s managing and paying for their own care through a social care direct payment or personal budget.
PAs usually support individuals in their own home or go out in the community.
You can be employed directly by one employer or work for a number of different people.
What PAs do
As a PA, your role might include:
- organising and supporting individuals with their social and physical activities
- booking and going with individuals to appointments
- helping individuals to get to work, college or university
- helping with personal care such as showering and dressing (although not all PA roles involve personal care)
- supporting with tasks around the house such as shopping, cleaning and cooking
- monitoring their health for example measuring body temperatures or administering medication
- managing a team of PAs if you’re in a senior PA role.
Find out more about what a PA is on the Skills for Care website.
How to become a PA
To become a PA, you can complete our online form.
You'll need to tell us:
- your details including name and address
- what your availability is, including when and where you can work
- what your employment status is
- what group of people you're looking to work with
- details about your training and skills
- a brief description about yourself.
You can find out how we will use this data in our privacy statement.
Once you've applied, you'll be added to our database of PAs and given access to any roles being advertised.
More information
For more information or support with becoming a PA, email sdsadmin@medway.gov.uk.