Person Specification Attainments In order to be considered for this post you will have to Criteria demonstrate that you already have: Qualifications General education to GCSE standard preferably including Maths D and English Language grade C and above NVQ level 3 Childcare or equivalent in child development, play E work or similar Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development/training D relevant to the post Experience Experience of working with children and families in stressful E situations Experience of supervising play sessions E Experience of working in team environment E Experience of working in an interagency setting E Experience of collating and maintaining monitoring information E Experience setting up a room for safe play E Working within secure, confidential and data protection boundaries E E Work Based A working knowledge and demonstrable understanding of child Knowledge protection and safeguarding issues, including Safeguarding and Child Protection policies, procedures and systems An understanding of the needs of families affected by D imprisonment Awareness of Health & Safety practice in a play environment E A broad knowledge and understanding of: E Equal opportunity and diversity Skills E Excellent interpersonal and communication skills effective with a – range of people D Excellent IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Publisher and Power Point E Ability to work in a prison setting and adhere fully to securing rules and regulations Special Job This post has the following special circumstances: Circumstances Occasional travel within the designated service region E The regular working pattern for this post is Wednesday afternoons E (11am-5pm), Thursday afternoons (11am-5pm) and Saturdays (8:30am-5pm). There is some flexibility with the exact working times each day which can be discussed at interview.
Person Specification Attainments In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have: Criteria Qualifications General education to GCSE standard preferably including Maths and English Language grade C and above NVQ level 3 Childcare or equivalent in child development, play work or similar Evidence of recent and ongoing professional development/training relevant to the post E D D Experience Experience of working with children and families in stressful situations Experience of supervising play sessions Experience of working in team environment Experience of working in an interagency setting Experience of collating and maintaining monitoring information Experience setting up a room for safe play Working within secure, confidential and data protection boundaries E E E E E E E Work Based Knowledge A working knowledge and demonstrable understanding of child protection and safeguarding issues, including Safeguarding and Child Protection policies, procedures and systems An understanding of the needs of families affected by imprisonment Awareness of Health & Safety practice in a play environment A broad knowledge and understanding of: Equal opportunity and diversity E E E D Skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – effective with a range of people Excellent IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Publisher and Power Point Ability to work in a prison setting and adhere fully to securing rules and regulations E E D Special Job Circumstances This post has the following special circumstances: Occasional travel within the designated service region The regular working pattern for this post is Wednesday afternoons (11am-5pm), Thursday afternoons (11am-5pm) and Saturdays (8:30am-5pm). There is some flexibility with the exact working times each day which can be discussed at interview. E E
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