Become a Personal Assistant
What is a Personal Assistant?
A personal assistant is ideal if you have the the ability to work on your own initiative, good listening and communication skills, display flexibility and good time management as well as interpersonal skills.
Personal assistants usually support individuals in their own home or to go out in the community.
‘Their life, their way’
You’ll work with people to help them with various aspects of their daily life, to help them live as independently as possible.
You’ll be employed directly by someone who’s managing and paying for their own care through a social care direct payment or personal budget.
Your role might include:
- Organising and supporting individuals with their social and physical activities.
- Booking and going with individuals to appointments.
- 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..
Become endorsed through North Tyneside Care Academy!
What do I need to complete to become endorsed?
- Moving and handling
- Safeguarding
- Employment and Skills bitesize learning module
- To view modules click here
What other support do I receive?
- Enhanced DBS
- References
- Your own profile on our Find a PA page linked to employers
- Join our PA support network
- Employee assistance programme (EAP)
- Blue light card
Benefits on offer…
ILG Employee Assistance Programme
ILG PA is an employee assistance programme and membership platform.
This membership is exclusively for employed personal assistants of individual employers; those who receive direct payments or a personal health budget to provide for support needs.
What you get:
- ID Badge
- Wellbeing advice
- Rewards and discounts
Blue Light Card
Blue Light Card are well known as the discount platform for those working in the emergency services and social care sector.
When you register for ILG PA the process verifies your work as a PA and when you receive your badge you will then qualify for Blue Light Card membership. You’ll need to upload your ID badge if you choose to apply to them.
PA Support Network
We also have a Personal Assistant Support Group, where PAs get together to have a catch up, get access to FREE one off awareness sessions and learn from each other.
If the session is full, you will be given priority to be offered a place on the next available session.
Places are limited, if you would like to be invited to our PA support network then please get in touch!
Contact North Tyneside Care Academy
Are you interested in becoming a PA? Follow the link below to complete a short form about our PA Endorsement Programme. It only takes a few minutes and helps us understand your interests so we can support you on your journey into care.
Personal Assistant Training
We have partnered with Disability North to offer FREE PA training in North Tyneside.
This FREE session is friendly, down‑to‑earth, and packed with real stories and practical insight from Angie and people who know the PA role inside out.
Hear from Angie who has employed PAs for over 27 years, giving you a real insight into what makes a PA a meaningful career.
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