{"id":15337,"date":"2026-01-13T08:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&p=15337"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:25:31","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-bishops-stortford-cm23-pur-988-925","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-bishops-stortford-cm23-pur-988-925\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer \/Support Worker – Bishop\u2019s Stortford CM23 – PUR-988-925"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job ref. <\/strong><\/td>\nPUR-988-925<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About the Direct Payment Holder<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

The client is a 71-year-old male living at home who has significant mobility difficulties. He is currently awaiting both knee and hip replacement surgery and is unable to walk more than 10 metres. He uses a walking stick and is not a wheelchair user. He also has COPD, which can affect his breathing and stamina.<\/p>\n

The purpose of this support is to provide short periods of assistance at home, allowing his main household support to complete essential shopping such as food and hygiene items without having to rush, ensuring these tasks can be done properly and without added pressure.<\/p>\n

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Hours and rate of pay <\/strong><\/td>\nHours:<\/strong> 2 hours per week<\/p>\n

Days:<\/strong> One day per week, preferably Fridays<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Location<\/strong><\/td>\nBishop\u2019s Stortford
\nCM23<\/strong><\/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<\/p>\n

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

The Carer will provide light personal support within the home. Tasks will include:<\/p>\n

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  • Assisting with reaching items up high or down low<\/li>\n
  • Helping with putting shoes on<\/li>\n
  • Supporting with simple household tasks such as reaching cupboards to retrieve items (e.g. glasses)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    There is no requirement to take the client out into the community, and no hoisting or heavy personal care tasks are involved.<\/p>\n

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Required skills and experience<\/strong><\/td>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Experience supporting individuals with mobility issues<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Awareness of and sensitivity to breathing difficulties such as COPD<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physically able to provide light assistance safely<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Calm, patient, and respectful approach<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Male PA required<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to speak Portuguese<\/strong> is essential<\/p>\n

This role would suit someone who is reliable, considerate, and able to offer practical, low-level support to help maintain comfort and independence at home.<\/p>\n

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Top of Form<\/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":"

Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker Job ref. PUR-988-925 About the Direct Payment Holder   The client is a 71-year-old male living at home who has significant mobility difficulties. He is currently awaiting both knee and hip replacement surgery and is unable to walk more than 10 metres. He uses a walking stick and is not a […]<\/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-15337","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\/15337","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=15337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15337"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15337"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15337"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}