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PERSON SPECIFICATION - SELECTION CRITERIA

ARTS WORKER– BLACK, AND MINORITY ETHNIC DEMENTIA SERVICE –July2017

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT / DESIRABLE CRITERIA / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
SKILLS /
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good literacy skills eg reports, record keeping.
  • Effectively work in partnership with a wide variety of individuals and organisations.
  • Successfully work under pressure, to set deadlines and on own initiative.
  • To use common IT packages, e.g. word, outlook.
  • Effective organisational skills
  • To effectively engage older people and be sensitive to their cultural needs.
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  • AF/INT/TEST
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
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  • Ability to speak a community language fluently.
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  • AF/INT

EXPERIENCE /
  • Engaging and supporting BMEpeople and/or communities with positive outcomes
  • Effectively working with groups
  • Successfully organising services and activities which support older or vulnerable people.
  • Effectively partnership working
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  • AF/INT/TEST
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
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  • Experience of working with the needs of older people.
  • Understanding of dementia and mental health.
  • Personal experience of dementia
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  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT

KNOWLEDGE /
  • Understanding of issues facing vulnerable older BME people.
  • Facilitating communication.
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  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
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  • The purpose of oral history/ reminiscence and arts projects
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  • INT

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT / DESIRABLE CRITERIA / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
ATTITUDES AND DISPOSITION /
  • Commitment to Touchstone’s aims and values
  • Commitment to respecting diversity and anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practices
  • Commitment to personal responsibility and promoting this with other people.
  • Commitment to personal development, learning and reflective practice.
  • Open to change in line with the needs of the service/organisation.
  • A commitment to working in partnership with service users.
  • Willingness to be managed and supervised.
  • An ability to work flexibly according to needs of the service.
  • Commitment to team working.
  • Ability to keep confidences (within the policy of the organisation).
  • Highly motivated and resilient.
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  • AF/INT/TEST
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT
  • AF
  • AF/INT

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES /
  • Must be able to recognise discrimination in its many forms and be willing to put into practice Touchstone’s Equality Policies.
  • Must demonstrate sensitive to the needs of disadvantaged groups in the planning and delivery of services.
  • A commitment to provide high quality services to the diverse communities of Leeds.
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  • AF/INT
  • AF/INT/TEST
  • AF/INT

Method of Assessment

  • AF – Application Form
  • Int – Interview
  • Test

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