Employee Specification Form	Post Number
Job Title	Playworker (Midday hours)
Department	Education
Prepared by and date	GE - 09/06/17
Important - Study “Explanatory Notes” printed overleaf before completing form
Essential Personal Attributes	Stage Identified	Desirable Personal Attributes	Stage Identified
Qualifications	Educated to GCSE level Teaching Assistant Qualification to Level 1
Experience Previous experience of working with children	Previous experience of working with children with special educational needs
Knowledge and skills Be reliable. Be flexible. Show initiative. Have good interpersonal skills Have excellent communication skills	Understanding of special education needs An understanding of the needs of children with ASD
Special Requirements Be consciencious in their work. Have a caring nature. To be able to use initiative when dealing with difficult situations. To be able to work as part of a team.	To be keen to gain new skills, attend courses and training offered.

Employee Specification Form

These notes should be studied carefully before completing the form overleaf. List the personal attributes required to fulfil the duties listed in the job description. They must be: set at a level appropriate to the work to be done and not higher than necessary stated clearly and specifically entirely job related Essential or Desirable Essential Those requirements without which a candidate would be simply unable to do the job. Any candidate who does not meet the essential requirements must be rejected. Examples could be the possession of current driving licence or relevant qualification. Desirable Those requirements which are desirable, but not essential. A candidate should not be rejected for failing to meet any single desirable requirement. Examples for certain jobs could be local government experience or knowledge of new technology.	Personal Attributes Qualifications What qualifications, if any, should the postholder possess? To what level Experience What experience, if any, is relevant? Knowledge and Skills Is there any knowledge (other than that covered by qualifications listed) or skills which are relevant? What should the postholder be able to do? Do not list attributes which cannot be measured, eg “pleasant personality”, “flexible outlook”. Identify only what the postholder needs to do that requires him/her to be pleasant and flexible. Is it that the person needs to communicate effectively with callers (pleasant) or will need to work flexible hours (flexible). Try to specify the levels of skills that are required, eg if numeracy is specified as a requirement, you should indicate the levels of skill, ie keeping records of petty cash or able to control and monitor substantial budgets. Special Requirements Are there any conditions of service which differ from the norm and with which the postholder must comply? eg live-in requirements, flexible working hours, weekend working. Stage Identified Indicate at which stage in the selection process the personal attribute is to be identified, eg application form, interview, tests, references, etc