{"id":15398,"date":"2026-01-28T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T11:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&p=15398"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:39:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:39:21","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-619-722","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-619-722\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer \/Support Worker- PUR-619-722"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Female Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job ref.<\/td>\nFemale Support Worker – \u00a0PUR-619-722<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About me<\/td>\n\u00a0I am a 47 year old female, I am diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder.\u00a0 I live with my husband, son (aged9) and our cat.<\/p>\n

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I enjoy playing keyboard & flute and like to practice when I can, I also enjoy crafting and visiting the shops when my condition allows.<\/p>\n

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Hours and rate of pay<\/td>\n15 hours per week paid at \u00a317 per hour.<\/p>\n

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Location<\/td>\nCambourne, Cambridge, CB23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DBS\/Checks<\/td>\nConfirmation of Enhanced DBS check (adult & child workforce)<\/p>\n

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

What you would be doing\u2026<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n
I complete most of my personal care independently but, at times I may need support with showering, always washing & drying my hair.<\/p>\n

Accompanying me to drop\/collect my son to\/from school \u2013 at times you may be asked to do this independently.<\/p>\n

Supporting\/encouraging me to get out into the community, shops, clubs.<\/p>\n

Supporting me to prepare & cook meals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Some household duties as needed, keeping surfaces clean, emptying bins, running the hoover round.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

The person I would like\u2026<\/td>\nExperience of supporting others is essential.<\/p>\n

Someone who will motivate and encourage me to maintain my independence.<\/p>\n

Someone who can work on their own initiative, this is important due to the fatigue I experience.<\/p>\n

If you can drive that would be great but is not essential.<\/p>\n

Someone who is kind, reliable and patient with a genuine interest in the provision of high quality care, who possess the motivation to develop trust and understanding in the role.<\/p>\n

My family are very important to me, it is important that you respect our privacy as a family.<\/p>\n

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As some personal care is involved, I would feel more comfortable with a female carer. This advert complies with the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) Section 7 (2b).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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Female Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker Job ref. Female Support Worker – \u00a0PUR-619-722 About me \u00a0I am a 47 year old female, I am diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder.\u00a0 I live with my husband, son (aged9) and our cat.   I enjoy playing keyboard & flute and like to practice […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1165,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[12,8,29,11],"jobpost_location":[4],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15398","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_job_type-carer","jobpost_job_type-personal-assistant","jobpost_job_type-support-assistant","jobpost_job_type-support-worker","jobpost_location-cambridgeshire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15398","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\/1165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15398"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15398"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15398"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}