The Direct Payment Support Services team in Milton Keynes and the Direct Payment and Employment Support Service team in Oxfordshire have compiled useful resources to help you navigate the three key areas of your care and support. All resources are available to download below without any pre-registration.
The Direct Payments teams at Connection Support strive to help you live independently, armed with the information you need to choose how to organise your care in your own home. They have also developed a range of free online workshops available to Direct Payment users and their representatives.
Direct Payments Resources & Information
- Community Care & Support Planning FAQs
- Direct Payment Responsibilities (2021)
- Direct Payment users and DBS Checks
- Direct Payment Guide 2024
- Guidance for buying the services of a care agency
- Parental rights to services for a disabled child
Employment Resources (including recruiting your own PA/Carer)
- Annual Leave Guidance – No Fixed Hours
- Employee records to be kept
- Employer On-Cost Info
- Employment FAQs
- Example Disciplinary Policy
- Example Grievance Procedure
- Example PA Code of Conduct
- GDPR employer template and employee consent form
- Health & Safety law leaflet HSE
- Health and safety policy 5+ employees
- LITRG-factsheet-PA-employed-self-employed 21.22
- PA Expenses Guide
- PA Night Shift Working Example Assessment for PAs
- Recruitment FAQs
- Redundancy
- Self-employed Checklist
- Template Letter to PA – increase in min wage pay
- Working Time Reg Opt-Out Agreement Template
Employment Contracts
- Example Disciplinary Policy
- Example Grievance Procedure
- Example-flexible-working-policy
- LIVE IN Contract of Employment
- SET HOURS Contract of Employment
- ZERO HOURS Contract of Employment
Employment Forms & Templates