This person specification outlines the essential and desirable skills, knowledge, experience, and attitudes required for a role working with people with learning difficulties. Essential skills include strong listening, communication, and teamwork abilities. A background in areas like health and safety, food hygiene, and first aid is essential, as is experience working with people with learning difficulties. Desirable qualities include the ability to drive and cook spicy food. The ideal candidate will put the needs of those with learning difficulties first, and demonstrate sensitivity, respect, positivity, and honesty.

1. Person Specification
(List of things we are looking for in the person)
Essential (Must Have) Desirable ( Good to Have)
Skills
(What they can do)
• Listening skills
• Good
communication skills
• Can work as part of
a team
• Can drive
• Can cook spicy food
• Supportive
Knowledge
(What they know)
• Basic training in areas such
as Health and Safety, food
hygiene, first aid and values
training
• NVQ level 2 in health and
social care
• The benefit system
Experience
(What they have done)
Worked with people • Worked with people with
learning difficulties before
Attitude
(What they think or
believe)
• Puts the person with
learning difficulties first
• Sensitive and gentle
• Positive attitude
• Respectful
• Enthusiastic
• Sense of humour
• Honest
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