What is the paFinder service?

Help in finding the staff you need

We know from experience that finding staff to employ as Personal Assistants, can be a hit-and-miss affair.

If you strike lucky, then no problem. But, if you don't, then our paFinder may be able to put you in touch with people who are willing to offer you their services as a Personal Assistant.

Here’s how paFinder can help.

• paFinder is a register that you can use to help you find a suitable Personal Assistant (PA).
• It is an introductory service where we try to match your needs with the skills and availability of a PA.
• RUILS is not an agency. We do not vet people on the paFinder register and cannot guarantee that we will find a suitable match.
• We can help you to advertise and to interview potential candidates.

Here is what some of our clients have said about our service:

"I was looking for someone to help with cleaning, housework and looking after my wife. My PA is very keen and it’s really helped me".
A man in his eighties

"I started on Direct Payments last year and have employed several PAs that I found through paFinder. It’s worked really well for myself, my mother and father who needed the support to help me. Since I started living on my own, I now need someone to work nights and I have PAs who help me clean my home and do personal care. I’m very happy with the PAs I’ve had."
A woman in her twenties with hypermobility syndrome and cerabeller ataxia

"I’ve been on Direct Payments for about a year after talking to my social worker. It was just great to have paFinder. It’s quite time consuming to find the right carer so it was good to be able to tell RUILS exactly what we needed and not have to deal with people directly. The people that I found on paFinder were great. As a carer you don’t have much time so it saved me having to plough through lots of applications that are not suitable. It’s worked really well for my son".
A mother with a young son who has cerebral palsy and a visual impairment.

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