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.