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26 September 2009 3,889 views 23 Comments


Tool kit to help people employ their own personal assistants


Skills for Care, together with Association for Real Change (ARC), has developed a toolkit to support people to employ their own personal assistants.

The toolkit helps small employers deal with the basic issues and legalities of employing their own staff, such as:

  • Employing a personal assistant.
  • Being a good employer.
  • Getting started.
  • Keeping your personal assistant.
  • Sorting out problems.
  • Additional resources.

Each section has a list of key questions and tasks, some ‘essentials’ and links to sources of help.

There are also templates available for some of the bits of paperwork you will need, available within the main document and as word documents on this webpage.

Toolkit to help people employ their own personal assistants

sample job description and person specification
sample application form
interview checklist and sample interview questions
sample letter inviting people for an interview
Sample letter telling people they’ve not got an interview
sample letter asking for a reference
sample letter offering the job
sample letter turning down an applicant
sample contract of employment
safety in the home checklist
sample risk assessment
sample disciplinary form

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23 Comments »

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    Raissa said:

    How are you. Thanks for a really interesting article! THX :cool: , Raissa

    # 28 November 2009 at 2:52 am
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    Tempest said:

    Really enjoyed the article and the Blog. I am from Macedonia and now teach English,
    With respect ;) , Tempest.

    # 2 December 2009 at 4:54 pm
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    Paul said:

    nice post. thanks.

    # 4 December 2009 at 8:30 pm
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    emaraMype said:

    Thanks for this info.

    # 10 December 2009 at 10:53 pm
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    # 11 February 2010 at 8:32 am
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    Dexter said:

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    # 17 February 2010 at 5:10 pm
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    Liz said:

    Hi
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    # 13 March 2010 at 8:01 pm
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    JackieK said:

    Hello im new on this board i hope i can help and give something back here because i have learned a huge amount from your blog

    Cheers

    # 12 April 2010 at 4:17 am
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    Mary291 said:

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    # 12 April 2010 at 4:42 am
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    Kelly3418 said:

    Nice content. Thank you for your information.

    # 16 April 2010 at 2:16 pm
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    # 17 April 2010 at 10:10 am
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    # 18 April 2010 at 7:19 am
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    # 4 May 2010 at 7:16 pm
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    Jack said:

    Great article

    # 11 May 2010 at 12:20 am
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    JohnLBA said:

    It’s a very good article.

    # 25 May 2010 at 4:00 am
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    eve said:

    Very good post.
    Thanks :)

    # 15 June 2010 at 4:37 am
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    Louise said:

    Dear author, thanks you for a vital topic!

    # 17 June 2010 at 5:31 pm
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    djames45 said:

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    # 19 June 2010 at 9:49 pm
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    # 23 June 2010 at 7:27 am
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    # 9 July 2010 at 9:30 pm
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    # 12 July 2010 at 6:44 pm
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    admin (author) said:

    Yea sure no problem. And no we are not on Twitter – yet!

    # 21 July 2010 at 8:44 pm
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    Davvit4ff said:

    Hi-ya everybody, the article it has helped me out tons. I hope other people like this blog because it has helped me

    # 27 July 2010 at 6:33 pm