393 - Direct Payment Workforce Recruitment and Development Service

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Awarded 11 September 2022

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Within Wigan we are committed to personalisation and ensuring that those eligible for support will have the opportunity to receive a Personal Budget. As part of this commitment, we are looking to commission a Service Provider to offer practical support to attract, match and secure a Personal Assistant in addition to providing clear information and advice to individuals residing in the Borough who have been assessed as having eligible social care needs and have chosen a Direct Payments. The employment and availability of Personal Assistants is important in ensuring people have choice and control in their care. The aim of the service is to provide both support to individuals who are seeking to recruit Personal Assistants through the development of a Personal Assistant register whilst offering support to individuals to recruit, select and employ, allowing them to have the capacity to choose, arrange and pay for their own services whilst maintaining consistency of support and achieving agreed outcomes. The service provision will encompass the following areas • Promotion of Value Based Recruitment and Employing of Personal Assistants • Develop and maintain and Personal Assistants register • Strategic partnership role to help to codesign and collaborate on shaping an innovative recruitment model in Wigan for the Personal Assistant workforce and care sector

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