Course Title: Maintain an effective community sector work environment
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2012
Course Code: HWSS5667C
Course Title: Maintain an effective community sector work environment
School: 365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng
Campus: City Campus
Program: C5244 - Diploma of Youth Work
Course Contact : Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4115
Course Contact Email:jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 45
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
None
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required by those working at a management level to maintain an effective work environment in a community sector work context
It includes monitoring, coordinating and promoting ethical, safe and effective work practices in line with established work requirements
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCS513B Maintain an effective community sector work environment |
Element: |
Facilitate staff education relevant to the community sector |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Contribute to staff knowledge of different sectors within community services and how the inter-relationships between these sectors may be used to enhance their work |
Element: |
Monitor professional work standards |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Monitor implementation of organisation policies and procedures relating to awards, standards and legislative requirements of staff |
Element: |
Promote ethical work practices |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Monitor decision-making to ensure ethical guidelines are followed and underlying ethical complexity is recognised |
Element: |
Support culture of effective communication |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Monitor and address communication issues in the workplace |
Element: |
Take opportunities to develop own competence |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Monitor own skills/knowledge in relation to ongoing and changing work requirements |
Element: |
Work effectively within the community services system |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Establish effective relationships with workers from different sectors and levels of the industry in line with work role requirements |
Learning Outcomes
The following learning outcomes will be acheived:
Facilitate staff education relevant to the community sector
Monitor professional work standards
Promote ethical work practices
Support culture of effective communication
Take opportunities to develop own competence
Work effectively within the community services system
Details of Learning Activities
Students will participate in class workshops which will involve class discussion, questions and answer sessions, simulations and case studies.
Teaching Schedule
Students will attend workshops throughout the academic year which will look at each of the competencies pertaining to this program. Held once a month, they are run by industry professionals and RMIT staff.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Students will be assessed using the following methods:
• case studies
• written questions
• resarch paper
• evidence portfolio
• project brief
• project
These occur throughout the acadmeic year.
Assessment Tasks
Students will be assessed using the following methods:
• case studies
• written questions
• resarch paper
• evidence portfolio
• project brief
• project
Assessment Matrix
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