{"id":15673,"date":"2026-04-07T14:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&p=15673"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:52:29","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-must-be-local-to-st-neots","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-must-be-local-to-st-neots\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker- Must be Local to St Neots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker- Must be Local to St Neots<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Job ref. <\/strong><\/td>\nPUR-549-432<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About the Direct Payment Holder<\/strong><\/td>\nWe are looking for a Support Worker to spend time with our 10 year old son to help him broaden his circle of friends he can trust, A only talks to his parents but it is hoped this will change with confidence and age.\u00a0 A has a diagnosis of ASD, anxiety and learning difficulties.<\/p>\n

A enjoys walking, playing on the swings, kicking a football around, going out for food, playing with superheroes, wearing scary zombie masks, drawing and baking.<\/p>\n

A enjoys shopping, especially if it involves chocolate but would be upset if people he didn\u2019t know interacted with him.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hours and rate of pay \u00a0hours <\/strong><\/td>\nFlexible hours 75 available to be used at weekends @ \u00a315 per hour<\/p>\n

3 hours every other Saturday, must be flexible.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Location<\/strong><\/td>\nEaton Ford, St Neots, PE19 Must be local to St Neots.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DBS\/Checks<\/strong><\/td>\nConfirmation of Enhanced DBS check<\/p>\n

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

What you would be doing\u2026<\/strong><\/td>\nDepending on the weather, indoor days would be playing with Adam and his toys or make-believe games.\u00a0 Listening to him if he talks and learning to understand his needs, baking cakes together, teaching him how to help with housework.<\/p>\n

Outdoor days would be kicking a football in the par, running and chasing games in the park, nature walks visiting shops in town.<\/p>\n

A is physically fit, but he does tip-toe unless corrected.\u00a0 He can use the toilet independently but might need reassurance and some assistance with cleaning himself, he cannot be left alone due to his anxiety.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Required skills and experience<\/strong><\/td>\nExperience in a SEND environment would be preferred.<\/p>\n

If you can drive with access to your own vehicle with appropriate insurance that would be great but is not essential.<\/p>\n

The ideal candidate would be caring, softly spoken, patient and understanding with a willingness to embrace unusual behaviours, have a cape and super powers especially like Maui from Moana; the Demi-God who can change into different animals!<\/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

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Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker- Must be Local to St Neots Job ref. PUR-549-432 About the Direct Payment Holder We are looking for a Support Worker to spend time with our 10 year old son to help him broaden his circle of friends he can trust, A only talks to his parents but it is hoped […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1165,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[8,28,11],"jobpost_location":[4,87],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15673","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_job_type-personal-assistant","jobpost_job_type-support-buddy","jobpost_job_type-support-worker","jobpost_location-cambridgeshire","jobpost_location-st-neots"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15673","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=15673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15673"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15673"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15673"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}