Becoming a Personal assistant

As a Personal Assistant (PA), many of your tasks will be similar to those of a Care Assistant. However, you will work directly with individuals whom you have chosen to support and who have chosen you.

Working as a Personal Assistant is a fulfilling and rewarding profession, involving engagement in many aspects of your client’s life, which may include support at home, during leisure activities, or at work. Your duties will be varied and not limited to personal care.

This role can be particularly appealing to retired individuals who have time to spare or families with young children, as it offers flexibility around school or work hours. The enjoyable and diverse nature of the tasks ensures that there are responsibilities suited to everyone.

More and more clients want choice and control over the support they receive, they want to be able to form professional relationships with the people that support them, rather than the traditional model of Domiciliary care services. They want value for money and personalised support. PA’s benefit from choosing who they want to support, you will command better rates of pay and select your own working hours.

Do You Have the Right Qualities to Be a Personal Assistant?

Empathy and Compassion

  • Understanding and sharing the feelings of others.
  • Showing kindness and a caring attitude towards clients.

Patience

  • Remaining calm and composed in challenging situations.
  • Allowing clients to complete tasks at their own pace.

Reliability and Trustworthiness

  • Being dependable and consistent in providing care.
  • Building trust with clients through honesty and integrity.

Good Communication Skills

  • Effectively listening and understanding clients’ needs and concerns.
  • Clearly expressing instructions and information.

Physical Stamina

  • Being able to handle physical tasks such as lifting, moving, or supporting clients.
  • Maintaining energy throughout the day.

Organisational Skills

  • Managing time efficiently and prioritising tasks.
  • Keeping track of appointments, medications, and care schedules.

Attention to Detail

  • Noticing small changes in a client’s condition or environment.
  • Ensuring all aspects of care are handled meticulously.

Flexibility and Adaptability

  • Adjusting to changing schedules and varying client needs.
  • Being open to performing a wide range of tasks.

Problem-Solving Skills

  • Thinking quickly and effectively to resolve issues.
  • Finding creative solutions to challenges.

Respect for Privacy and Dignity

  • Maintaining client confidentiality.
  • Treating clients with respect and preserving their dignity.

Positive Attitude

  • Bringing positivity and encouragement to clients.
  • Maintaining a cheerful and optimistic outlook.
Step 1
Make your profile. All Calibre Quality Care PAs have online profiles. This is sent to the client when you come forward for a job. This has a picture of yourself, a little bit about you, and your training.
Step 5
You will now meet the client and discuss details. Both you and the client would then decide if you want to go ahead with the support. If the support is agreed, you would arrange a start date with the client.
Step 4
You will then contact the client to arrange a face-to-face meeting. You can then get to know each other better, gain more details on the support, and any extra info you need.
Step 3
The client will receive your profile and discuss with any family or social workers involved. The client would then decide if they would like to meet you or contact you.
Step 2
Calibre Quality Care receives referrals from all over Bucks. Any referrals we receive we advertise to all the personal assistants. If you are interested in any job, you would message the office asking to send your profile.

Application Process

Application Process

Our Personal Assistants individualised support agreements are designed to suit each clients personal needs and wants. They are as flexible as possible to accommodate the ever-changing requirements that are sometimes inevitable.

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