{"id":15950,"date":"2026-07-14T21:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=15950"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:42:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:42:02","slug":"carer-support-worker-watford-wd19-pur-284-525","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/carer-support-worker-watford-wd19-pur-284-525\/","title":{"rendered":"Carer \/Support Worker &#8211; Watford (WD19) &#8211; PUR-284-525"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A young adult with autism, non-verbal communication, and high-level<br \/>\nsupport needs is looking for two male Support Workers to provide 2:1 care at<br \/>\nall times. The individual requires consistent, structured support and carers with<br \/>\nexperience in managing potentially challenging behaviours.<br \/>\nHours and rate of<br \/>\npay<br \/>\nTerm-time (Mon\u2013Fri): 2 hours per evening (after college)<br \/>\nNon term-time (Mon\u2013Fri): 6 hours per day<br \/>\nWeekends (Sat\/Sun): 6 hours per day<br \/>\nLocation<br \/>\nWatford (WD19)<br \/>\nDBS\/Checks<br \/>\nConfirmation of DBS check<br \/>\nRight to Work and references will be needed.<br \/>\nTraining<br \/>\nTraining will be offered to enable to complete the mandatory training required:<br \/>\n\u2022 Safeguarding Children<br \/>\n\u2022 Introduction to first aid \/ Paediatric first aid<br \/>\n\u2022 Health and Safety \/ Moving and handling<br \/>\nWhat you would<br \/>\nbe doing\u2026<br \/>\nProviding personal care and daily living support<br \/>\nAssisting with structured routines and activities<br \/>\nSupporting communication for a non-verbal individual<br \/>\nManaging and responding appropriately to potentially challenging behaviours<br \/>\nEnsuring safety and wellbeing at all times<br \/>\nRequired skills<br \/>\nand experience<br \/>\nMale carers preferred<br \/>\nThis advert complies with the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) Section 7 (2b).<br \/>\nMust have experience supporting individuals with autism, non-verbal<br \/>\ncommunication, and high-level needs<br \/>\nConfident in managing challenging behaviours<br \/>\nReliable, patient, and consistent in approach<br \/>\nAble to work effectively as part of a 2:1 support team<br \/>\nPlease 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>A young adult with autism, non-verbal communication, and high-level support needs is looking for two male Support Workers to provide 2:1 care at all times. The individual requires consistent, structured support and carers with experience in managing potentially challenging behaviours. Hours and rate of pay Term-time (Mon\u2013Fri): 2 hours per evening (after college) Non term-time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1153,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[29,28,11,18],"jobpost_location":[7],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15950","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_job_type-support-assistant","jobpost_job_type-support-buddy","jobpost_job_type-support-worker","jobpost_job_type-teaching-assistant","jobpost_location-herts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15950","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=15950"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15950"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15950"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15950"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15950"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}