Support Worker / Personal Assistant (PA) – PUR-411-104

Purple DPSS; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Purple DPSS in Cambridgeshire is recruiting a Support Worker / Personal Assistant to help a young child with SMA Type 1. The initial placement is 4 hours per week, Saturday preferred, with potential to expand as the care package grows.

You will provide personal care, NG feeding support, mobility assistance, and accompany to appointments and community activities, working closely with the family to ensure safe, consistent care.

Qualifications

• Kind, caring and patient; reliable and trustworthy.
• Calm, friendly, and willing to learn established care routines.
• Confident working as part of a family team.
• Able to support a child with complex physical needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide personal care including changing, dressing and hygiene support.
• Support NG feeding and established care routines.
• Assist with positioning and mobility needs.
• Keep specialist equipment clean, charged and ready for use.
• Accompany to appointments, groups and community activities.
• Support play, interaction and age-appropriate activities.
• Work with family to ensure care needs are met safely and consistently.

Skills

Caring

Patient

Reliable

Trustworthy

Calm

Job description

Support Worker / Personal Assistant (PA) – PUR-411-104

Hours: 4 hours per week (Saturday preferred)

We are currently recruiting for an initial 4-hour-per-week position, ideally working on a Saturday.

An increased care package is currently being considered and, subject to approval, the intention is for this role to expand significantly. We are therefore looking for someone who is interested in becoming a longer-term member of our support team and who may be able to take on a substantial proportion of the additional hours available in the future.

These additional hours are expected to include daytime support, attendance at appointments and activities, community access, evening support and potentially overnight support, depending on the final package, mutual agreement and availability.

Rate of Pay: £14.00 per hour

About Me

I am a young child with SMA Type 1 and complex physical care needs. I am NG-fed and have very limited mobility, so I require support with my daily care, positioning and specialist equipment.

I am a happy and sociable child who enjoys interaction, songs, books, play and spending time with people around me. I am looking for someone who can support me with my care while helping me enjoy activities at home and in the community.

Your role will focus entirely on supporting me with my care and wellbeing, including personal care such as changing, dressing and hygiene support; supporting my NG feeding and established care routines; assisting with positioning and mobility needs; helping to keep specialist equipment clean, charged and ready for use; accompanying me to appointments, groups and community activities when required; supporting play, interaction and age-appropriate activities; and working alongside my family to ensure my care needs are met safely and consistently.

I Would Like Someone Who Is

Kind, caring and patient; reliable and trustworthy; calm and friendly; willing to learn and follow established care routines; confident working as part of a family team; and able to support a child with complex physical needs.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Company: Purple DPSS Salary: from £14 an hour Hours: Part-time Location: Cambridgeshire Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 23 Oct 2026 Closing date: 22 Nov 2026

Summary

Location: Cambridgeshire PE19

Hours: 4 hours per week (Saturday preferred)

We are currently recruiting for an initial 4-hour-per-week position, ideally working on a Saturday.

An increased care package is currently being considered and, subject to approval, the intention is for this role to expand significantly. We are therefore looking for someone who is interested in becoming a longer-term member of our support team and who may be able to take on a substantial proportion of the additional hours available in the future.

These additional hours are expected to include daytime support, attendance at appointments and activities, community access, evening support and potentially overnight support, depending on the final package, mutual agreement and availability.

Rate of Pay: £14.00 per hour

About Me

I am a young child with SMA Type 1 and complex physical care needs. I am NG-fed and have very limited mobility, so I require support with my daily care, positioning and specialist equipment.

I am a happy and sociable child who enjoys interaction, songs, books, play and spending time with people around me. I am looking for someone who can support me with my care while helping me enjoy activities at home and in the community.

Your role will focus entirely on supporting me with my care and wellbeing, including personal care such as changing, dressing and hygiene support; supporting my NG feeding and established care routines; assisting with positioning and mobility needs; helping to keep specialist equipment clean, charged and ready for use; accompanying me to appointments, groups and community activities when required; supporting play, interaction and age-appropriate activities; and working alongside my family to ensure my care needs are met safely and consistently.

I Would Like Someone Who Is

Kind, caring and patient; reliable and trustworthy; calm and friendly; willing to learn and follow established care routines; confident working as part of a family team; and able to support a child with complex physical needs.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.