Plumber

Job Category: Manual Labour

Job location: Council Offices, Southfield Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2TX, 

Charnwood Borough Council

Hours per week: 37.50

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £14.00 per hour

If it is a new post or an existing post that has substantially changed, a copy of the job description and person specification must be sent to Corporate HR Business Support Team, email hrcorporate-support�leics.gov.uk, in order for the post to undergo Job Evaluation for grading.
Person specifications must not include any reference to years of experience, attendance record and appearance or any other requirement that could be perceived as discriminatory.
Guidance on completing the person specification
In general, person specifications should include details of:
1. Qualifications – Qualification requirements which are not necessary to undertake the job should be avoided, as they are potentially discriminatory. The use of professional or academic qualifications should be avoided where they are not demonstrably and genuinely needed to undertake the job. Instead appropriate testing should be used to gather information on a candidate�s abilities. The challenge is to be very specific about the skill or level of skill required to carry out the post and then to test for it. Evidence of appropriate skills, knowledge and experience should be considered as an alternative. Where a qualification is necessary, an equivalent qualification should also be taken into account e.g. qualifications gained overseas or National Vocational Qualifications.
The use of basic Maths or English qualifications as evidence of relevant numeracy or literacy skills is a commonly included criterion that should be considered very carefully before inclusion in a person specification. These criterions could be seen to discriminate against persons who have acquired similar levels of skill through experience and vocational training. Furthermore an academic qualification is no guarantee that the applicant will have the particular skills needed.
Some exceptions to this rule would be:
? Where a national qualification standard has been adopted by the Council with which it must comply.
? Where there is a statutory requirement for persons to be appropriately qualified in order to perform their function, e.g. Solicitors.
? Where it would be unrealistic to test a body of knowledge on account of its scope e.g. Education, Engineering etc, and where it is reasonable to rely on that professional qualification as evidence of competence.
Recruiters must always challenge the inclusion of academic qualifications in person specifications. If in doubt you should seek advice from HR.
2. Experience – Consider the type of experience required (if any). Also consider what types of experience may be valid, e.g. voluntary work.
3. Skills/Specialist Knowledge – Is there any specialist knowledge or skills required, e.g. management competencies, Surveying, Accounting or IT.
4. Interpersonal Skills – What �people� skills are required for effective performance in the job, e.g. communication, listening, negotiation, counselling skills.
5. Other Requirements
The 2 requirements shown must always be included. There may also be other requirements that are necessary for the particular job e.g. �To be able on occasion to work outside normal office hours