Person Specification

Job Title:	Work-Based Education Officer
School/Service:	School of Justice, Security and Sustainability

The qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and behaviours outlined above provide a summary of what is required to carry out this job effectively. They also form the selection criteria on which a decision to appointment will be made. Please ensure that you provide evidence of how you meet the criteria in your application.

No	Selection Criteria Description	Essential [E] or Desirable [D]	Assessed by *
Criteria
1	Teaching Qualification	D	A
2	Educated to Masters levels or relevant professional experience	D	A
3	Minimum Level 2 English and Maths	E	A
4	Recent experience in the relevant discipline and a thorough understanding of its working practices	E	A/I
5	Possess recent vocational experience of assessing qualifications including assessing and compiling learner portfolios	E	A/I
6	Recent experience and knowledge of working towards relevant professional body memberships	E	A/I
7	Experience of assessing against standards or similar competence- based frameworks	E	A/I
8	Experience of undertaking formal employee assessment in the work place	E	I
9	Experience of providing pastoral and academic support to students	E	I
10	An understanding of framework/standards and assessment requirements	E	I
11	An understanding of work-based learning programmes	D	I
12	An understanding of the key issues and challenges in the HE environment	D	I
13	Possess appropriate IT skills relevant to the post or be willing to undertake training	E	I
14	Possess a valid driving license and have access to a road worthy vehicle to facilitate off-site employer visits	E	I
15	Ability to deal courteously and tactfully with staff, employers and apprentices and be able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision	E	I
16	Be highly organised, methodical and able to work to deadlines – with specific ability to cope with the pressures inherent in the post, i.e. rapid pace of change and meeting demanding deadlines	E	I
17	Have an awareness and understanding of Safeguarding, Prevent, Health & Safety and how to embed these into the curriculum	E	I
18	Ability to inspire and motivate learners in a creative, innovative and flexible manner to achieve the highest personal and professional standards -facilitating progression	E	A/I
19	Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage a diverse audience	E	I
20	The ability to contribute professionally in internal and external meetings, acting as a representative of the University and a champion of the subject specialism	E	I
21	An understanding of the University’s strategy and values, with the ability to demonstrate behaviours that align to the values	E	I

* A - Application Form   I - Interview