5. Person Specification Detailed below are the types of skills, experience and knowledge which are required of applicants applying for the post. The Requirements” indicate the minimum requirements and “Essential applicants lacking these attributes will not be considered for the post. The points detailed under Requirements” are additional attributes to enable the applicant to perform the position “Desirable more effectively or with little or no training. They are not essential, but may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates. Skills & Essential Desirable How will Experience be assessed Experience of planning, Experience of evaluating Application form, managing and achieving activity case file audits, identifying Interview, against projects, including a remedial work and service References demonstrable track record of improvements. Exercise delivering against agreed targets. Demonstrate experience of Demonstrate proven skills and being a strategic thinker able abilities around managing the to review activities, assess delivery of contracts and working wider operating effectively with funders of environments/ policies, service. strategies and likely impact and plan accordingly. Experience of working in partnership with stakeholders, Demonstrate ability to including multi-disciplinary team analyse information and meetings, to provide efficient and quantitative and qualitative effective services that data, and to develop to demonstrate robust outcomes. address deficits in practice. Experience of participative and collaborate approach involving clients and the community in the development of initiatives and identification of key issues. Demonstrate ability to manage a number of projects and initiatives and meet conflicting demands. Experience of proven success at service level including strategic planning, income generation and change management. Experience of providing one to one service in a support environment. An understanding of person centred approach and its impact on service delivery. Experience and knowledge of the theory and practice of performance and information management. Demonstrate experience of upholding the principles of continuous improvement, questioning existing practice and
5. Person Specification Detailed below are the types of skills, experience and knowledge which are required of applicants applying for the post. The “Essential Requirements” indicate the minimum requirements and applicants lacking these attributes will not be considered for the post. The points detailed under “Desirable Requirements” are additional attributes to enable the applicant to perform the position more effectively or with little or no training. They are not essential, but may be used to distinguish between acceptable candidates. Skills & Experience Essential Desirable How will be assessed Experience of planning, managing and achieving activity against projects, including a demonstrable track record of delivering against agreed targets. Demonstrate proven skills and abilities around managing the delivery of contracts and working effectively with funders of service. Experience of working in partnership with stakeholders, including multi-disciplinary team meetings, to provide efficient and effective services that demonstrate robust outcomes. Experience of participative and collaborate approach involving clients and the community in the development of initiatives and identification of key issues. Demonstrate ability to manage a number of projects and initiatives and meet conflicting demands. Experience of proven success at service level including strategic planning, income generation and change management. Experience of providing one to one service in a support environment. An understanding of person centred approach and its impact on service delivery. Experience and knowledge of the theory and practice of performance and information management. Demonstrate experience of upholding the principles of continuous improvement, questioning existing practice and Experience of evaluating case file audits, identifying remedial work and service improvements. Demonstrate experience of being a strategic thinker able to review activities, assess wider operating environments/ policies, strategies and likely impact and plan accordingly. Demonstrate ability to analyse information and quantitative and qualitative data, and to develop to address deficits in practice. Application form, Interview, References Exercise
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