A job description explains what is required for the job, including the tasks which the person will be doing day-to-day.
Should be included in the staff file
Includes:
Duties
Name (Job Role)
Level in the hierarchy of the business
Salary
Hours
Job Benefits (e.g., company car)
Age
Necessary Skills
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Person Specification
A person specification is a description of the attributes and personality traits the successful candidate will have. For example, ‘hard-working’ or a ‘team-player’.
Can include:
Qualifications
Experience
Personality Traits
DBS Check
Training
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Job Roles and Career Pathways
Job Role = the function you fill within your organisation
Career Pathway = provides an ongoing mechanism to enhance skills and knowledge that can lead to mastery of current jobs, promotions and transfers to new or different positions.
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Job Roles in the Zoo Industry
Keepers (Senior, Junior/Trainee, General, Head of Section)
Grounds Keeper
Gift Shop Staff
Curator
Boat/Train drivers
Accountants
Volunteers
Education Officer
Aquarist
Tour Guide
Cleaner
Cafe/Restaurant Staff
Biologist
Veterinary Staff
Marketing
Ticket Staff
Behaviourist
Security
Gardeners
etc etc
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Job Requirements: Qualifications and Training
Qualifications: pass of an examination or on official completion of a course
Training: the action of teaching a person or animal a particular skill or type of behaviour
CPD: Continual Professional Development
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Job Requirements: Continual Professional Developme
Process of tracking and documenting the skills, knowledge and experience that you gain
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