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Finding a Personal Assistant/Carer?

freespirit
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Hello all, I am new here! I am in the process of trying to recruit a Personal Assistant and finding it difficult to locate places to advertise for free? Or any database sites for PA/carers as such?
It seems there are very limited options and resources available and left to sort all this out.
Here are some sites I have found during my research (though not utilised so cannot recommend.)
carepair.co.uk
curamcare.com
https://www.find-a-pa.co.uk/ (Covers Hammersmith and surrounding areas.)
https://papool.co.uk/ (Charges a fee approx. up to £20 per month.)
https://ukcil.com/ (Charges a fee: Website states £96.)
Other links that may be useful:
https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/home.aspx
https://a4u.org.uk/
http://www.s4il.co.uk/services/direct-payments-support-services/
Thank you,
Kind regards
It seems there are very limited options and resources available and left to sort all this out.
Here are some sites I have found during my research (though not utilised so cannot recommend.)
carepair.co.uk
curamcare.com
https://www.find-a-pa.co.uk/ (Covers Hammersmith and surrounding areas.)
https://papool.co.uk/ (Charges a fee approx. up to £20 per month.)
https://ukcil.com/ (Charges a fee: Website states £96.)
Other links that may be useful:
https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/home.aspx
https://a4u.org.uk/
http://www.s4il.co.uk/services/direct-payments-support-services/
Thank you,
Kind regards
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Hi there
Your local council should have a register of local pa/carers -
janer1967 said:Hi there
Your local council should have a register of local pa/carers
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Thank you for sharing those links @Freespirit, I'm sure that others will find them helpful. Sorry to hear that your council haven't been too helpful.
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