Personnel Specification Selection Criteria

TOUCHSTONE - LEEDS

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION – SELECTION CRITERIA

SENIOR HR AND ADMINISTRATION OFFICER - DECEMBER 2015

/ ESSENTIAL CRITERIA / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT / DESIRABLE CRITERIA / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT /
SKILLS / ·  Effectively lead, manage and motivate people
·  Excellent literacy skills in order to draft correspondence and minutes as necessary.
·  Good numeracy skills in order to prepare and check financial information, eg petty cash, reimbursement claims.
·  Excellent verbal and written and communication skills
·  High level of ICT skills eg Microsoft Office, (Word, Excel, Outlook), website
·  Effectively work under pressure, prioritise own workload and meet deadlines.
·  Work independently and on own initiative.
·  Excellent planning and organisational skills.
·  Evidence of working autonomously and working to tight deadlines with changing timescales.
·  Working effectively in partnership with others eg Managers, colleagues. / ·  AF/Int/Test
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·  AF/Int / ·  60 wpm typing speed
·  Good analytical skills to compile and present data / ·  AF
EXPERIENCE / ·  Managing and leading people either in work or voluntary capacity to meet expectations of service.
·  Previous experience of working in a HR role, or implementing HR practices.
·  Previous experience of working in an office environment and maintaining office/administration systems.
·  Experience of recruiting talented and diverse staff; including developing job descriptions and person specifications, job adverts.
·  Experience of providing effective HR advice to staff and Management at all levels including sickness, grievance, disciplinary, pay and other remuneration issues, annual leave.
·  Employee relations
·  Experience of organisational development
·  Effectively organising and servicing meetings.
·  Designing, implementing and maintaining HR/administration/ office systems.
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·  AF/Int / ·  Experience of mental ill health / ·  AF/Int
·  Change management
KNOWLEDGE/

UNDERSTANDING

/ ·  How to effectively performance manage people
·  Effective Team Working
·  Up to date knowledge of employment legislation and issues likely to affect practice / ·  AF/Int
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·  AF/Int/Test / ·  Working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation. / ·  AF
ATTITUDES AND
DISPOSITION / ·  Commitment to Touchstone’s aims and values
·  Commitment to respecting diversity and anti-discriminatory/anti-oppressive practices
·  Commitment to personal development and learning.
·  Open to change in line with the needs of the service/organisation.
·  A commitment to co-production and working in partnership with service users.
·  Willingness to be managed and supervised.
·  Willingness to work flexibly according to the needs of the service.
·  Resilience
·  Commitment to team working.
·  Commitment to maintaining confidentiality within Touchstone.
·  Commitment to personal responsibility, reflective practice and promoting this with others. / ·  AF/Int
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EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES / ·  Must be able to recognise discrimination in its many forms and be willing to put into practice Touchstone’s Equality Polices.
·  Must demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of disadvantaged groups in the planning and delivery of mental health services.
·  A commitment to provide high quality services to the diverse communities of Leeds. / ·  AF/Int
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QUALIFICATION / ·  CIPD qualified or working towards this. / ·  AF/Int / ·  An admin/business studies qualification, or equivalent / ·  AF

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