How to use this website

We know that finding, recruiting and retaining Personal Assistants can be difficult and want to help make the experience as simple and stress free as possible.

Bolton Council and Bolton CCG have been working with Public Consulting Group (PCG) to create a website that will help match people looking for Personal Assistants with suitable Personal Assistants.

PA Web has been created to:

• provide information, advice and support for PAs and people looking for PAs
• match people looking for PAs (Personal Budget Holders or Self Funders) 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

I'm a PA, how can PA Web help me?

• No need to complete multiple applications
• Allows users to check suitability before coming to you, so you know you meet their key criteria
• Job vacancies come to you!
• Find information and advice to support you in being a PA
• Find local events that can support you and help integrate you into the PA community

I'm looking to employ a PA, how can PA Web help me?

• Allows you to browse potential PAs and choose your own PA
• Allows you to filter based on your key criteria so you know the responses you get will be from relevant PAs
• Find information and advice about employing a PA
• Find local events happening in your area

Information and Advice for PAs

This page provides lots of useful information about working as a PA.

Information and Advice for people employing PAs

This page provides lots of useful information about employing a PA, including what to consider during the recruitment process and what you need to have in place when employing a PA.

Browse our events calendar to see what events are taking place in your local area, and how you can get involved in the PA community.

To use the matching portal on this website, you must complete the registration process after which you will receive log in details to access your account and begin enjoying the benefits of PA Web.

The matching portal allows people looking for PAs to create adverts detailing exactly what they want, and then select a number of key criteria i.e. area, days of the week, etc. that results in a filtered list of PAs relevant to them. The user can then visit the PAs profiles to find out more about them and select which PAs they would like to send their advert to.

Once the advert has been sent, the chosen PAs will receive an email notification asking them to log in to the portal to view their messages. The PAs can review the advert and decide whether to respond to the sender.

The sender can then decide which PA(s) they would like to pursue and take the conversation off the website and into the real world.

To register to use the Matching Tool, select an option below:

Register as someone looking for a PA

Register as a PA

If you need some guidance using the Matching Tool on this website, or want a better understanding of how it works, you can download our User Guides below. These PDF documents will open in a new window.

For PAs - Bolton PA Web Matching Tool User Guide

For Personal Budget Holders or people looking for PAs - Bolton PA Web Matching Tool User Guide

If you have a query about this website, check our list of Frequently Asked Questions.