Purple Match
Personal Assistant, Support worker
Cambridgeshire
Posted 3 weeks ago
Job Features
| Job Category | Cambridgeshire |
| Vacany Reference: | PUR-710-081 |
| Hours | Two Personal Assistant positions available: Position 1: Personal Assistant (average 4 hours per week) This role requires flexibility, as the hours may vary according to my support needs and to enable me to access the community, appointments and activities. While the average is 4 hours per week, this may be worked as approximately 3 hours per week for three weeks and 7 hours during the fourth week. Flexibility is therefore essential. Position 2: Personal Assistant (5 hours per week) This role is for 5 hours per week and involves providing practical support to help me manage everyday tasks, maintain my independence and access the community when required. |
| Rate of Pay | £19.50–£21.50 per hour, depending on experience and suitability |
| DBS/Checks | Confirmation of DBS check Right to Work and references will be needed. |
| About the Person You Will Support: | I am a semi-retired professional woman, aged 57. I am autistic and live with chronic, complex health conditions, including a spinal condition and inflammatory arthritis. These affect my mobility, energy and ability to manage everyday activities. My support needs may not always be visible because I mask heavily, and it may not be obvious how much I am struggling. My capacity varies from day to day, but having consistent support helps me maintain my independence and manage everyday life. Having regular help in my home is new to me, so I may need some time to adjust and build trust. I share my home with a small, very friendly and enthusiastic dog, Frank, and a cat. Both are very important to me. I enjoy music and singing, and I used to be in a band. I love my garden, watching the birds and being out in nature. I also enjoy sewing, crafting and cooking. With your support, I hope to have more energy and opportunity for the things that make me happy. |
| Key Responsibilities: | Your role will involve practical support with everyday life, helping me maintain my independence and manage my home. Tasks will vary and will include: Household tasks: cleaning, including the kitchen and bathroom, general tidying, hoovering, managing bins, and changing and making my bed. Laundry: washing, drying, folding and putting away clothes and bedding. Organisation and decluttering: helping me organise my belongings, work through clutter and keep everyday items accessible. Planning and admin: helping me organise tasks, paperwork and appointments, and providing practical admin support when needed. Shopping: helping with shopping lists, online orders, shopping trips and putting purchases away. Food preparation: helping me prepare fresh meals and batch cook. I follow a restrictive diet because of my health conditions, so having suitable food available is important. Personal care: preparing things so I can manage as independently and safely as possible, with some direct support, including help with my hair, when needed. Commode care: helping me empty and clean my commode. Community support: accompanying me to appointments and enjoyable activities, helping me access the community, joining me and Frank on walks or trips to the field, and safely lifting and loading my mobility equipment into and out of a vehicle. |
| Requirements: | I am looking for someone warm and friendly who is honest, kind, patient, attentive and reliable. A positive, can-do attitude and a good sense of humour are important to me. You will need good organisational skills, good timekeeping and good personal hygiene, as well as the initiative to recognise what needs doing. Experience of supporting autistic adults would be welcome. A willingness to learn how autism and my health conditions affect me individually is essential. As I live in a rural location with no public transport, you will need a driving licence and reliable access to your own car to travel to my home. You must also be able to safely lift and handle my mobility equipment when loading it into and out of a vehicle. Checks required Confirmation of a DBS check, right to work and references will be needed. If you will be using your own vehicle for work, appropriate vehicle insurance will also be required. How to apply Please send a CV, details of two references and a covering letter explaining why you would suit this role. Sponsorship is not available for this role. No agencies, please. |