Briefing and Hiring your own support staff

Employing your own staff can be an exciting but also daunting prospect. This Quick Guide gives some information about being an employer of support workers.
A Support Worker is someone you pay to help you because of your disability related needs, a Carer is someone who is not paid – usually family or a close friend.
Once you have interviewed and chosen a support worker, it’s a good idea to have a written agreement with them. You will also need to decide how to pay them.