Advertising costs will need to be agreed and included in your direct payment budget. Speak to your social care worker for more information. Options include: 

• Word of mouth - speak to family, friends, neighbours and local contacts (hairdresser etc) 
• Contact local colleges, local special schools, eg Shrewsbury University (part of Chester University) has a free job board - contact employers@chester.ac.uk 
• Advertise in local shops, supermarkets, community noticeboards etc. There may or may not be a cost
• Advertise your job for free on Home - Shropshire Personal Assistant Jobs Noticeboard (panoticeboard.org.uk) if need extra help with this, get in contact with your social work team on 03456789044
• Local press, eg contact Shropshire Star or Shrewsbury Now
• Job centre website: Gov.UK advertise a job. This is a free service but you have to create an account. We recommend using 'Private household' as 'The Company'. This will show on the posted job adverts as the company name and not the individual's personal name
• Gumtree.com - from £4.95 up to £92.99
• Social media. You can advertise on Facebook etc, although bear in mind your safety and don't include too much information that could be used to identify you
• Online recruitment, eg Indeed – a PA role is a sponsored job type so it's not possible to advertise this role for free. A budget and end date can be set. Costs are based on number of clicks
• PA recruitment sites - there are other but national websites on which to advertise or look for a PA. These are less likely to have local PAs unlike our site in Shropshire. Usually there is a cost, which will need to be added to the support plan. Examples are ukcil.com (cost £96 per year) or papool.co.uk (cost of £188 per year). costs can be lower for shorter periods, or eyja.co.uk (£15 per year).