PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title: Talent Match Key WorkerDepartment: Sustainable Communities Office Location:

Halifax(Travel and work at sites within the Together Group may also be required)

Job Purpose1. To have a close working relationship with Your Consortium

2. Work with young people who are not in Education, employment or training aged 16-24. By mentoring to improve and develop life skills, overcome barriers and/or mental health issues with the ultimate aim of becoming work ready and finding employment.

3. To work in partnership with Job Centre Plus, Referral agencies and local Health and Wellbeing Partners

4. To engage with local businesses and employers to promote Talent Match Candidates for Work Experience / Job Creations and full-time work

Assessment Code:E You must have these attributes as they are the ESSENTIAL requirements of the post.D These attributes are DESIRABLE and therefore an advantageA Application FormI/T Interview/Test (assessment may include a relevant test/practical exercise etc.)

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Successful candidates will be expected to submit any necessary documentary evidence for validation purposes (e.g. references, original certificates etc)

Attributes E/D A I/TExperience a. Experience of working with young people aged 16-24 years. E P P

b. Evidence of effective working with young people who suffer from multiple barriers preventing them from engaging and participating, on short and long term interventions.

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c. Have a proven record in developing contacts and engaging with local business to source employment opportunities.

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d. Experience of problem solving and working on cases until completion and maintaining and managing a varied caseload.

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e. Evidence of achieving performance targets. E P

f. Experience of partnership work with a range of local delivery partners

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g. Experience of negotiating and advocating successfully one to one, by telephone and in writing, & face to face

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h. Experience of developing positive working relationships with clients

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i. Experience of group delivery for training and development purposes.

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Knowledge & Expertise

j. Understand the pressures and demands placed on young people that are not in employment, education or training

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k. To recognise the issues affecting workless people, and to be able to develop strategies for improvement.

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l. Ability to use a variety of mentoring and coaching techniques

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Attributes E/D A I/Tm. Ability to undertake risk assessments D P P

n. Working knowledge of the labour market E P P

o. Be able to use Microsoft Word and Excel. E P

Education & Qualifications

p. Youth work qualification or IAG level 2 or equivalent D P

q. Coaching or Mentoring qualification D P

r. First Aid qualification D P

Other s. Full Driving Licence and use a vehicle insured for business use

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t. Flexible approach to working hours in order to achieve work demands/priorities.

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u. Ability to organise personal workload with a minimum of supervision.

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v. Satisfactory DBS Check. E

Admin References

File Name: Talent Match Key WorkerDate 13.11.17Compiled / Reviewed By PJ/EP

NB Only those competencies below which are indicated by a tick will be assessed as part of the selection process for this job.  However, for successful candidates, all competencies listed will be assessed during the probationary period (where this applies), in ongoing one-to-one meetings and as part of the annual appraisal process

Key Competencies A I/THeading Level DefinitionDelivering Excellent Customer Service 1

Takes time to engage with customers and build rapport

Makes realistic promises to customers and delivers

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Communicating and Influencing 1

Listens to people and treats them with respect Considers, understands and uses the

appropriate form of communication based on the message and specific needs of the audience

Delivering High Performance 1

Understands and delivers on objectives for own role (meeting quality standards and deadlines)

Priorities activities to ensure deadlines are met

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Managing Change1

Is flexible and willing to try new ideas/ways of working in own role

Is enthusiastic about changeMaking Decisions and Solving Problems

1 Takes initiative and ownership to gather and

understand information to help decision making Demonstrates good judgement based on logic ,

about when to escalate a problem

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Developing Self and Others 1

Learns from success and setbacks Demonstrates an openness to learning and

developmentActing Commercially 1

Shows respect for resources and equipment, taking care to make sure they are used appropriately and not at risk of being wasted/damaged/stolen

Looks for opportunities to improve commercial effectiveness within own role (e.g. minimizing waste)

Building Effective Teams 1

Offers help and support to others Willingly takes on additional tasks to help out Is a reliable, trustworthy and effective member

of the team – does what they say they will doPutting Diversity at the Core of what we do

2 Demonstrates fairness, integrity and

consistency in all dealings with others Willing to work in new and different ways to

meet other people’s needs Recognises and challenges inappropriate

behaviour

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Safeguarding at the Heart of what we do

3 Takes responsibility for making sure we play

our part to deal with concerns about a customer’s wellbeing and safety and always keep the customer at the heart of our actions

Persist if help is not forthcoming

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