**Job Title**Personal Assistant **Employer** Trafford Direct Payments Individual Employers **Location** Throughout Trafford **Salary range** Real Living Hourly Wage and above **Working Pattern**Flexible **Working hours** Vary depending on need **Contract type** Permanent **About the Role** You will be supporting people in receipt of Direct monies that require care and support to meet their needs and outcomes in a person-centered way. You will be employed by the Direct Payment recipient or their chosen representative and not employed by Trafford Council. The role of a personal assistant is extremely varied, this is because the individual employer can choose exactly how they want you to support them. This offers flexibility for both you as a personal assistant and the Direct Payment recipient. You may be supporting an individual employer: * at their place of work or education * maintain relationships with family and friends, including supporting them with childcare * to meet new people and develop new friendships * travel around by providing transport, driving their car or using public transport * to maintain hobbies and interests * providing personal care (support to dress, wash and bathe) * to communicate their wants and needs * carrying out household tasks like cooking, cleaning, meal preparation, shopping, organising paperwork, and, in some cases, pet care * going with them to their hospital and other appointments * to become healthier after a physical illness, for example, through a better diet or more exercise * to develop a new skill or get a job. What is a personal assistant? **About you** Anyone can be a personal assistant as long as they: * enjoy helping people to live their life in the way that they choose * would like to support others to make a real change to their life * are comfortable working on their own or with other personal assistants as part of a team * have the ability to develop a strong, trusting relationship with their employer * understand that they are an employee and not a friend * understand that they do not direct the work, but that their employer does. Who can be a personal assistant? If you would like to register to become a personal assistant visit Personal Assistant Registration \| Trafford PA Web Once registration is completed visit the link below to find further information to complete your PA Profile How to sign up as a Personal Assistant \| Trafford PA Web **Additional Information** Trafford Council have been working with People Places Lives (PPL) to create Trafford PA Web this website helps connect people looking for support with suitable Personal Assistants. The Trafford PA Web has been created to: * provide information, advice and support for PAs and people looking for PAs * connect people looking for PAs with suitable PAs, by providing them with a list of criteria to choose from and allowing them to filter their results to find the right PA for them * help link PAs with other PAs in the community through local groups and events Registration on our PA Web doesn't guarantee that you will get a job, and you won't be employed directly by Trafford Council your employer will be the Individual Employer who needs your help or their representative they will have all the responsibilities as your employer. **Contact Details** Contact Us Form \| Trafford PA Web Directpayments@trafford.gov.uk 0161 912 2701