Personal Assistants Register
Set up in partnership with Peterborough City Council, the Personal Assistants Register (PA register) aims to make it easier for PAs to advertise their skills and availability to potential employers.
Joining is free and will give you access to a range of training opportunities and a monthly support group. It also increases your visibility to organisations looking to recruit PAs. You can find more information by downloading our PA Register leaflet
To sign up, please complete the PA Register application form and email it to [email protected]
Alternatively, you can post your application to:
PA Register Co-ordinator
PCVS, Allia Future Business Centre Peterborough,
London Road,
Peterborough,
PE2 8AN
Once you’ve signed up, you can access the PA Register here.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
An Invitation!
Peterborough City Council is pleased to invite you to their upcoming AI event on 1st April 2026 from 10:30 to 12:00 at Sand Martin House.
The event is for both the public and providers to shape the future of how AI is used in social care in Peterborough. It follows previous events and will focus on building a collaborative roadmap for both the council and providers to utilise AI in the work going forward.
They would love to see you there as your insights and experience are valued in shaping this initiative.
Spaces are limited, so please confirm your attendance by replying to the email address below at your earliest convenience.
Adults Commissioning Team
Email: [email protected]
What do PAs do?
Personal assistants can provide help with your care and support needs, including:
Getting out and about
Support with shopping
Meeting people, socialising and leisure activities
Personal care, washing and bathing
Support to cook and prepare food
Getting in and out of bed and chairs
Taking medication
Getting to and using the toilet
Assisting with banking, paying bills and collecting pensions or benefits
PAs are usually employed by people who are:
In receipt of a personal budget for their care and support
Directing their own care through their own individual budgets
Funding their own care and support
Benefits of being a PA
Working as a PA can be very rewarding: you can make a big difference to someone’s life and make it possible for them to continue to live independently.
You will help them to live as independently as possible.
With our PA Register you have:
Access to training
Potential employers can view your professional profile at any time
Employers have the assurance you have met council standards
Access to a monthly support group for personal assistants in Peterborough
Are you looking for job opportunities as a PA?
These are advertised on our Jobs page.
Do you need a PA?
We can help you write your job advert and screen potential candidates. Contact the PA Coordinator for more information [email protected]. Or download our Job Advert Template and email a completed version to [email protected]
Looking for a Handyperson?
Peterborough City Council’s Care and Repair service assists older, vulnerable and disabled people to repair, maintain and adapt their homes to enable independent living in homes that are warm and safe. It has a handyperson scheme. Helps clients claim Disabled Facility Grants and Repairs Assistance Grants. It can help with heating problems and runs projects that are dependent on funding and the time of year that can help with boiler and gas fire servicing/repair and fuel poverty.
Examples of the handyperson service include minor plumbing, fixing loose floorboards and trip hazards, putting up curtain rails, fitting grab bars, handrails, small electrical jobs, fitting key safes, moving furniture for hospital discharge or for health, moving items for bulky waste collection, gas safety work, hang clocks.
Call 01733 863864 or 01733 863895
Or email [email protected]