{"id":15230,"date":"2025-12-01T10:06:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&p=15230"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:34:38","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-sawbridge-cm21-pur-998-063","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-sawbridge-cm21-pur-998-063\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer \/Support Worker – Sawbridge (CM21) – PUR-998-063"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Carer \/Support Worker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job ref. <\/strong><\/td>\nPUR-998-063<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About the Direct Payment Holder<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

A family in Sawbridgeworth<\/strong> is seeking a compassionate, reliable, and experienced Carer to support their 10-year-old son, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, a recent ADHD diagnosis, and is non-verbal. He is a happy, affectionate child who enjoys smiling, physical affection, and thrill-seeking activities. At times he can experience anxiety, which may present as crying, lashing out, or hitting himself or others. He needs a calm, patient, and understanding adult who can help him feel safe and supported.<\/p>\n

He relies fully on a responsible adult for all aspects of daily living, both at home and out in the community. He thrives when his routine is understood and followed, and requires a PA who can keep him comfortable, clean, engaged, and well-supported throughout their time together.<\/p>\n

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Hours and rate of pay <\/strong><\/td>\n3 hours per week, \u00a315 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nSawbridge (CM21)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DBS\/Checks<\/strong><\/td>\nConfirmation of DBS check<\/p>\n

Right to Work and references will be needed.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Training <\/strong><\/td>\nTraining will be offered to enable to complete the mandatory training required:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Safeguarding Adults<\/p>\n

\u2022 Introduction to first aid<\/p>\n

\u2022 Health and Safety \/ Moving and handling<\/p>\n

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What you would be doing\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Personal care, including changing pads and encouraging toilet use<\/p>\n

Preparing simple meals such as chips and buttered toast<\/p>\n

Light tidying related to activities (e.g., putting games or toys away)<\/p>\n

Maintaining his routine and supporting his comfort, wellbeing, and emotional regulation<\/p>\n

Building familiarity and trust with him and the wider family, including his younger sister<\/p>\n

Once a positive relationship is established, the PA will also support him in the community with activities he enjoys, such as soft play, jumping\/trampolining centres, rock climbing, Go Ape, the park, and other stimulating environments.<\/p>\n

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Required skills and experience<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

Have experience working with children with special needs, either in care or education<\/p>\n

Be patient, kind, calm, and appropriately affectionate<\/p>\n

Be highly trustworthy and respectful toward the whole family<\/p>\n

Have strong communication skills, particularly in understanding the needs of a non-verbal child<\/p>\n

Be committed to supporting him in a way that reduces frustration and helps him thrive<\/p>\n

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Female preferred<\/strong><\/p>\n

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This advert complies with the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) Section 7 (2b).<\/p>\n

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Please send a CV (with 2 references) and a covering letter explaining why you would suit this role. Thank you.<\/p>\n

* Sponsorship is not available for this role *<\/strong><\/p>\n

* No agencies please *<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carer \/Support Worker Job ref. PUR-998-063 About the Direct Payment Holder   A family in Sawbridgeworth is seeking a compassionate, reliable, and experienced Carer to support their 10-year-old son, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, a recent ADHD diagnosis, and is non-verbal. He is a happy, affectionate child who enjoys smiling, physical affection, and thrill-seeking activities. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1153,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[29,28,11],"jobpost_location":[7],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15230","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_job_type-support-assistant","jobpost_job_type-support-buddy","jobpost_job_type-support-worker","jobpost_location-herts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15230","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/jobpost"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15230"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15230"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15230"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}