Person Specification Secondary PRU Project Support Worker Key: A = Application I = Interview T = Test For this job we are looking for: A I T 1 Awareness of issues affecting young people not attending    mainstream school and their families, including barriers to learning and ways of supporting young people to overcome those barriers and achieve their full potential. 2 Ability to support the planning, implementation, delivery and   evaluation of both structured and informal education sessions with groups of young people, that link into a programme of personal and social development. 3 Ability to provide information, advice and guidance to young   people. 4 Ability to liaise and communicate effectively; and work    collaboratively with PRU staff as well as other professionals from a range of agencies, young people and parents. Ability to support teachers in delivering formal, structured 5  programmes of work and continue this work in their absence if necessary. 6 Ability to advise and support young people in their pastoral,   social and welfare matters and in dealing with discrimination and equalities. 7 Ability to support young people working towards Entry Level,  Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications. Ability to intervene in difficult situations and challenge young 8   people in an appropriate manner, promoting positive attitudes and behaviours. 9 Willingness to work the core hours of education provision (8.45  am to 3.45pm) in order to fulfil the statutory requirement of 25 hours education; and as directed by the PRU Senior Leadership Team, to work outside the core hours of education, within the school holidays. 10 Knowledge of procedures relating to the safeguarding of   people and the willingness to undertake relevant training when required and accept responsibility for the discharge of duties on all staff effectively to safeguard young people. 11 Ability to support the development of youth provision outside  the core hours of education. Ability to support the Learning Centre Co-ordinators in 12  organising and supporting educational visits, sporting activities
Person Specification Secondary PRU Project Support Worker Key: A = Application I = Interview T = Test For this job we are looking for: A I T 1 Awareness of issues affecting young people not attending mainstream school and their families, including barriers to learning and ways of supporting young people to overcome those barriers and achieve their full potential.    2 Ability to support the planning, implementation, delivery and evaluation of both structured and informal education sessions with groups of young people, that link into a programme of personal and social development.   3 Ability to provide information, advice and guidance to young people.   4 Ability to liaise and communicate effectively; and work collaboratively with PRU staff as well as other professionals from a range of agencies, young people and parents.    5 Ability to support teachers in delivering formal, structured programmes of work and continue this work in their absence if necessary.  6 Ability to advise and support young people in their pastoral, social and welfare matters and in dealing with discrimination and equalities.   7 Ability to support young people working towards Entry Level, Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications.  8 Ability to intervene in difficult situations and challenge young people in an appropriate manner, promoting positive attitudes and behaviours.   9 Willingness to work the core hours of education provision (8.45 am to 3.45pm) in order to fulfil the statutory requirement of 25 hours education; and as directed by the PRU Senior Leadership Team, to work outside the core hours of education, within the school holidays.  10 Knowledge of procedures relating to the safeguarding of people and the willingness to undertake relevant training when required and accept responsibility for the discharge of duties on all staff effectively to safeguard young people.   11 Ability to support the development of youth provision outside the core hours of education.  12 Ability to support the Learning Centre Co-ordinators in organising and supporting educational visits, sporting activities 
C-Learning-Centre-Support-Worker.docx