{"id":15770,"date":"2026-05-08T08:49:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&p=15770"},"modified":"2026-05-08T08:49:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T08:49:26","slug":"carer-support-worker-letchworth-sg6-pur-254-546","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/carer-support-worker-letchworth-sg6-pur-254-546\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer \/Support Worker – Letchworth (SG6) – PUR-254-546"},"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-254-546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About the Direct Payment Holder<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/p>\n

A 42-year-old woman is seeking a reliable and compassionate female support worker to assist with day-to-day living. The client is totally blind and requires support with general household duties, daily living tasks, and parenting responsibilities.<\/p>\n

This role also involves providing emotional and social support, as well as assistance in maintaining regular contact with her 5-year-old son.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Hours and rate of pay <\/strong><\/td>\nWednesdays:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2:30pm \u2013 Collect client from Letchworth<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Travel to Hitchin to collect her son from school<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Return to Letchworth and provide support at home<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6:30pm \u2013 Drop son back to his father in Hitchin<\/p>\n

Weekend (Saturday or Sunday):<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10:00am \u2013 Collect son from his father in Hitchin<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Support client and son at home in Letchworth<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:00pm \u2013 Return son to his father in Hitchin<\/p>\n

(\u00a319.45 per hour)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Location<\/strong><\/td>\nLetchworth (SG6)<\/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 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

Support with domestic tasks and general household duties<\/p>\n

Assistance with daily living activities<\/p>\n

Providing emotional and social support<\/p>\n

Supporting the client in caring for and spending time with her son<\/p>\n

School collection and transport between Letchworth and Hitchin<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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

Current CV<\/p>\n

Current DBS certificate (or willingness to obtain one)<\/p>\n

Full, clean driving licence with business insurance<\/p>\n

Public liability insurance<\/p>\n

Ability to work on a self-employed basis<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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 <\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carer \/Support Worker Job ref. PUR-254-546 About the Direct Payment Holder   A 42-year-old woman is seeking a reliable and compassionate female support worker to assist with day-to-day living. The client is totally blind and requires support with general household duties, daily living tasks, and parenting responsibilities. This role also involves providing emotional and social […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1153,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[],"jobpost_location":[],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15770","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15770","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=15770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15770"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15770"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15770"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}