Personal Assistant
As a Personal Assistant you’ll be employed by an individual or small group to provide person-centred care and support tailored to their needs
What is a personal assistant?
A personal assistant, often referred to as a PA, is a person employed to provide a direct service to an individual or small group. The individual or small group decide what the employee will do to support them.
Using direct payments to employ personal assistants.
A personal assistant provides person-centred care and support for individuals, so they can achieve what matters to them.
Read more about a personal assistant’s duties here.
Being a personal assistant
You’ll work in a person-centred in a way that promotes people’s choices, independence, and dignity, helping people to do the things that matter to them most.
About the workplace
You’ll provide care and support for in people’s own homes and communities where they live. The care and support you provide will be different for each person and will be set out in their care and support plan. This can may include help with household tasks, personal care such as washing and dressing, attending appointments or taking them out to activities in the community.
Read more about home care.
More information and resources
Find more information and resources for this role with Social Care Wales.
