Intro To Direct Payments

CareMatch enables people using Direct Payments or Personal Budgets to employ their own Personal Assistant to support their needs in their own home.

By using CareMatch, you will be in control of the recruitment process and take the time you need to ensure you pick the person YOU want to meet YOUR particular needs.

After you have registered, there are two ways to recruit staff on CareMatch:

You can browse the site to locate someone who you feel meets your requirements
You can advertise your vacancy and the CareMatch Administrator will inform you when someone applies for your vacancy

Confidentiality and Security

Confidentially is important to us and we are extremely keen to project your confidentiality and personal security. When recruiting Personal Assistants, it is important to ensure that appropriate measures have been put in place to deter ill-intentioned people from applying for the post and to minimise any threat to the safety of disabled children or vulnerable adults.

You are therefore strongly advised to utilise the Personal Budgets or Direct Payments Recipients section of CareMatch to place job adverts, which will ensure that your personal contact details or not disclosed within job adverts.

By following this important guideline you will be in control of who you invite for interview and where you decide to interview. For example, until references and / or criminal records are checked and verified, you may decide to interview and meet candidates at a place other than your home.

Costs

Costs to browse for vacancies, or advertise vacancies on CareMatch are kept low for people using Direct Payments or Personal Budgets, and details of current costs can be accessed by following the following link here.

Ready to locate your ideal Personal Assistant?

Then click here and follow the simple to follow instructions.

Further information about Direct Payments, Personal Budgets, Personal Assistants and a wide range of issues can be found by clicking on the following links:
ELITE
Staffordshire County Council
Stoke on Trent City Council
The Rowan
Disablility Solutions
Directgov
National Centre for Independent Living