Tuesday, 11 December 2012

Employee Attributes



                                                               Employee attributes.



                                                            What is an Attribute? 


       An attribute is a characteristic of  a person. An attribute means that you have skills like planning skills, organisational skills, time management, team working, verbal skills, written communication skills, numeracy and creativity   Attributes valued by employers.




The attributes  that are valued by employers are Communications Skills, Numeracy, IT skills
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      Rainbow light Charity are looking for volunteers  with good Communication Skills and also good IT Skills and able to do anything on the computer like how to make a talking book on the computer by recording topics on to the computer with a microphone and then recorded it onto a disc.
    
      The two examples that I am going to give is 1 specific attribute and 1 general attibute. 


Specific

      The one  specific attribute examples that Rainbow Light Charity would look for volunteers with Ict skills  they would need to know how to create the talking books and show the kids who have sight problems on how to use the talking books. they would also know how to help them use the talking book by giving them different ways like instructions on how to use the talking book. The talking books are created by talking into a microphone and then recording it onto the computer and then copying it onto a disk and then taking it into the charity and play the disk on a computer and show the client on how to use the talking book. When using the computer you might have to use a database to type in the names of volunteers and also their  phone numbers or email addresses and Date of Birth. A database would be used for  creating  queries to find out different volunteers and clients  surnames and their contact details like telephone numbers , email address if the manager needs to contact the volunteers  to come into the charity just incase they need extra help or to email them and give the clients updated information about the charity. When using the computer you will have to use a  blog to keep updated information on the Rainbow Charity on what volunteers do with different adults with a vision disability. A blog can also be used for updated information about the charity for all their clients so the clients can find out more about the charity. Emailing is used for the manager  to contact the volunteers or clients to see whether they are still coming into the charity and make sure the volunteers know what client that they have. 
   

       General

   
    The one general attribute that the Rainbow Light Charity are looking for in volunteers is Communication Skills. A Definition of communication skills is that Every individual needs to be well equipped with the tools to communicate effectively, whether it is at work. It is important Because if there is a sight problem they will need communication skills to speak to that child or person that they are working with. An example is in the Rainbow charity they will have to work with adults  that have sight problems and they would have to explain and show them how to make a talking book and how to put it onto the computer and also explain to them how the talking book works by using verbal and non verbal communication skills by telling them how to use the talking book.




Give 2 examples of personal attitudes that might be expected of a Rainbow Volunteer.
       
   
     The first attitude that the Rainbow Light Charity  is looking for in volunteers is  confidence. The  confidence that the Rainbow Light charity is looking for in a volunteer are also she knows what she is doing to help the client  with their sight problem.The Volunteer also knows she needs to be confident for the child because the client   will know that you don't have any confidence and the client  would get very upset. The second attitude that I have chosen is Dependable. I have chosen this attitude because the volunteer will need to be dependable because the adult  will lean on the volunteer for help and also the volunteer will also need to be dependable for the client because if the client is dependable on the volunteer the volunteer cannot let the client  down because if the volunteer is not dependable for the client  will not depend on the volunteer and the manager will get a different volunteer to look after the client. There are three types of communication and they are: verbal, written, non-verbal. Each type is used in different ways like verbal communication is one way for people to communicate face-to-face.  Some of the key components of verbal communication are sound, words, speaking, and language. Non verbal communication is used by Messages can be communicated through gestures and touch, by body language or posture, by facial expression and eye contact, which are all considered types of nonverbal communication. Written Communication involves expressing yourself clearly, using language with precision; constructing a logical argument; note taking, editing and summarising; and writing reports.






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