{"id":15989,"date":"2026-07-22T13:21:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/?post_type=jobpost&#038;p=15989"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:21:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:21:12","slug":"personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-883-082","status":"publish","type":"jobpost","link":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/jobs\/personal-assistant-pa-support-worker-pur-883-082\/","title":{"rendered":"Personal Assistant (PA)\/Support Worker-PUR-883-082"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job ref. PUR-883-082<br \/>\nAbout the Direct<br \/>\nPayment Holder<br \/>\nM is a happy and affectionate 10-year-old with a Learning Disability, Congenital<br \/>\nneurological condition and Global Developmental delay. He is non-verbal and<br \/>\ncommunicates using eye contact and hand gestures.<br \/>\nM enjoys listening to nursery rhymes on his tablet, sensory activities, music, trips<br \/>\nto the park and visits to the leisure centre. He benefits from a structured routine<br \/>\nand requires close supervision to keep safe while accessing the community.<br \/>\nHours and rate of<br \/>\npay hours<br \/>\n96 hours @ \u00a313 ph available to be used flexibly, including weekends and school<br \/>\nholidays.<br \/>\nThe working pattern will be agreed with family.<br \/>\nLocation Huntingdon, PE29 area<br \/>\nDBS\/Checks Confirmation of an Enhanced DBS check.<br \/>\nRight to Work and references will be needed.<br \/>\nWhat you would<br \/>\nbe doing\u2026<br \/>\nProvide one-to-one support for M with his daily routine, personal care and<br \/>\ncommunity activities while promoting his wellbeing, independence and<br \/>\nengagement.<br \/>\nAlways maintain close supervision, particularly when out in the community, as M<br \/>\nmay attempt to pick up objects and place them in his mouth.<br \/>\nRequired skills<br \/>\nand experience<br \/>\nA calm, patient and empathetic person with experience and good understanding<br \/>\nof supporting children with learning disabilities and additional needs.<br \/>\nA cheerful and enthusiastic individual who enjoys engaging children through play<br \/>\nand routine activities while maintaining a safe and supportive environment.<br \/>\nAbility to remain vigilant and safety-conscious, always ensuring M\u2019s wellbeing,<br \/>\nparticularly when accessing the community.<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Job ref. PUR-883-082 About the Direct Payment Holder M is a happy and affectionate 10-year-old with a Learning Disability, Congenital neurological condition and Global Developmental delay. He is non-verbal and communicates using eye contact and hand gestures. M enjoys listening to nursery rhymes on his tablet, sensory activities, music, trips to the park and visits [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1165,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","jobpost_category":[],"jobpost_job_type":[8,11],"jobpost_location":[70],"jobpost_tag":[],"class_list":["post-15989","jobpost","type-jobpost","status-publish","hentry","jobpost_job_type-personal-assistant","jobpost_job_type-support-worker","jobpost_location-huntingdon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost\/15989","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=15989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"jobpost_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_category?post=15989"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_job_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_job_type?post=15989"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_location?post=15989"},{"taxonomy":"jobpost_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wearepurple.org.uk\/purplematch2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/jobpost_tag?post=15989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}