{"id":15620,"date":"2026-03-25T10:23:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&p=15620"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:23:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:23:43","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-130-896-self-employed-or-paye-considered","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-130-896-self-employed-or-paye-considered\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker PUR-130-896 \u2013 Self Employed or PAYE considered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job ref. <\/strong><\/td>\nSupport Worker PUR-130-896 \u2013 Self Employed or PAYE considered<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About the Direct Payment Holder<\/strong><\/td>\nSupport required for a middle aged lady with epilepsy who needs help being out and about in the community.<\/p>\n

J has epilepsy and the seizures are helped by medication but not controlled.\u00a0 J cannot leave the house alone due to the type of seizures and medication memory problems, she also has some co-ordination difficulties.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hours and rate of pay \u00a0hours <\/strong><\/td>\nUp to 10 hours per week paid at \u00a312.71 per hour.<\/p>\n

Some flexibility when hours are worked but Tuesday afternoon will be required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Location<\/strong><\/td>\nMarch \u2013 PE15<\/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

What you would be doing\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\nAccompanying J in the community, keeping her safe and managing her seizures, the seizures are mostly absence seizures where she becomes disorientated and unaware of her surroundings.<\/p>\n

Accompanying J to doctors appointments and making notes of what is said to share with J\u2019s family.<\/p>\n

Filling J\u2019s Pivotal meds fortnightly, meaning J can be independent with her medication.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Required skills and experience<\/strong><\/td>\nSome experience of epilepsy is preferred \u2013 training will be provided.<\/p>\n

It is important you are a patient person, someone who can be with J and looking out for her in a discreet way, not making it obvious J has a PA.<\/p>\n

It is important that you can manage the unexpected, J\u2019s seizures are unpredictable in nature.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\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":"

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