Person Specification for Social Care Assistant Role Competences Essential Desirable Interview Level 5 or higher in health and social care or similar transferable Commitment to work towards advancing Application Qualifications field learning in Health & Social Care Form & Verification of Qualifications/ Certificates Holds a clean driving licence Has a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification experience in social care Experience of living in a intentional Application Relevant or related field community Form & Experience Health and Safety experience in residential support. Interview Experience of housework tasks such as cleaning, cooking and laundry and maintaining fabric of the house in good repair. Experience of providing support to people with complex needs or Have experience of enabling and Application challenging behaviour Form & developing citizenship rights. Interview Ability to form and maintain good relationships. Practical Skills that could be shared e.g. Application Skills Contributing actively to a team to provide consistent and quality DIY, and gardening, craft, art, dance, Form, Interview support for people with complex needs in a residential community. drama & References Display an ability work within a team in a positive, assertive and Openness to working with group sensitive manner. management practices that strive for Have an ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads. collaboration and consensus where Experience of record-keeping such as day notes, medical records, applicable personal financial data, and using IT to support management systems. Experience in Seizure management Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, active listening Be good at explaining things in a variety of ways Good problem solving skills and creativity
Person Specification for Social Care Assistant Role Competences Essential Desirable Interview Qualifications Level 5 or higher in health and social care or similar transferable field Commitment to work towards advancing learning in Health & Social Care Application Form & Verification of Qualifications/ Certificates Holds a clean driving licence Relevant Experience Has a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualification experience in social care or related field Health and Safety experience in residential support. Experience of housework tasks such as cleaning, cooking and laundry and maintaining fabric of the house in good repair. Experience of living in a intentional community Application Form & Interview Experience of providing support to people with complex needs or challenging behaviour Have experience of enabling and developing citizenship rights. Application Form & Interview Skills Ability to form and maintain good relationships. Contributing actively to a team to provide consistent and quality support for people with complex needs in a residential community. Display an ability work within a team in a positive, assertive and sensitive manner. Have an ability to plan, organise and prioritise workloads. Experience of record-keeping such as day notes, medical records, personal financial data, and using IT to support management systems. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, active listening Be good at explaining things in a variety of ways Good problem solving skills and creativity Practical Skills that could be shared e.g. DIY, and gardening, craft, art, dance, drama Openness to working with group management practices that strive for collaboration and consensus where applicable Experience in Seizure management Application Form, Interview & References