Support Worker – Person Specification

Expertise / Competence / Skills

•  Excellent communication and listening skills

•  Ability to follow clear and precise plans without

deviation

•  Ability to follow instructions from others

•  Ability to understand people and their needs

•  Ability to be a role-model to others

•  The ability to complete domestic skills – and

willingness to share these with others

•  Ability to work alone and as part of a team being

and to be able to take responsibility and using your
own initiative
•  Good timekeeping

Experience

•  Past experience of working in the care sector
•  Working as part of a team or alone working

•  Following individual personal plans

•  Life experience and skills that can be shared with

others

•  Recording written information

•  The ability to record finances accurately

Specific Qualities (i.e. attitudes)
•  Strong personal values - having consideration and
showing respect for others / being polite to others
•  Ability to relate well with individuals and to promote
equal opportunities and respect diversity, cultures
and values

•  Ability and willingness to show assertiveness

appropriately

•  An interest in hobbies and leisure activities and a

willingness to share these with others

•  Flexible approach to working with individuals and

working across the organisation

•  Positive characteristics and attitudes – friendly,

Method of
Assessment
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helpful, kind, caring, honest, patient etc

period

Essential Criteria

•  Car driver willing to use your own vehicle (with a full
clean driving licence and fully comp insurance – to
cover for business use)

•  A satisfactory enhanced Disclosure check via the

criminal records bureau (DBS)

•  Satisfactory references
•  Mandatory to undertake regular training and

personal development

•  NVQ/QCF level 2 or 3 in Health & Social Care or to

work towards completing QCF level 2 or 3 in Health
& Social Care

Application form / 1:1
Interview/ documents

Application form / 1:1
Interview/ DBS certificate
Application form/HR
Application form /
Interview/probationary
period
Application form/ certificate