{"id":15847,"date":"2026-06-03T15:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=15847"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:13:49","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-958-637","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-958-637\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker-PUR-958-637"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker<br \/>\nJob ref. Support Worker<br \/>\nPUR-958-637<br \/>\nAbout the Direct<br \/>\nPayment Holder<br \/>\nJ is a very energetic and active 9-year-old boy who enjoys arts and crafts,<br \/>\nplaying with and identifying logos, being outdoors, trampolining, swimming, and<br \/>\nseeking a high level of sensory input. J responds well and is generally more<br \/>\ncomfortable in the company of females.<br \/>\nJ has a diagnosis of autism and ADHD and is non-verbal. Due to communication<br \/>\ndifficulties, he can sometimes display challenging behaviours.<br \/>\nHours and rate of<br \/>\npay hours Support is for 4 hours every other weekend @ \u00a313ph &#8211; days\/times flexible during<br \/>\nschool holidays.<br \/>\nLocation March, PE15 area<br \/>\nDBS\/Checks Confirmation of DBS check<br \/>\nRight to Work and references will be needed.<br \/>\nWhat you would<br \/>\nbe doing\u2026<br \/>\nSupport J around the home initially, keeping him engaged in activities he enjoys,<br \/>\nwith the possibility of gradually building up to taking him out into the community,<br \/>\nvisiting the park or participating in other activities. This includes helping J to<br \/>\nbroaden his interests and supporting him to socialise with other young people in a<br \/>\nstructured and supportive environment.<br \/>\nSupporting and assisting with personal care needs, including toileting and nappy<br \/>\nchanges.<br \/>\nRequired skills<br \/>\nand experience<br \/>\nExperience of working with neurodiverse children, with an awareness and<br \/>\nunderstanding of changes in behaviour.<br \/>\nA patient individual with a bubbly personality and a kind, caring nature. Able to<br \/>\nbe active and willing to engage in interactive activities.<br \/>\nIt is very important that you are reliable and have good timekeeping<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please send a CV (with 2 references) and a covering letter explaining why you would suit this role.<br \/>\nThank you.<br \/>\n* Sponsorship is not available for this role *<br \/>\n* No agencies please *<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker Job ref. Support Worker PUR-958-637 About the Direct Payment Holder J is a very energetic and active 9-year-old boy who enjoys arts and crafts, playing with and identifying logos, being outdoors, trampolining, swimming, and seeking a high level of sensory input. J responds well and is generally more comfortable in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1165,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[11],"jobpost_location":[80],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15847","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_job_type-support-worker","jobpost_location-march"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15847","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=15847"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15847"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15847"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15847"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15847"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}