The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

This text will be useful for the purposes of job descriptions, recruitment advice or job analysis; where possible, it will not be too job specific to allow other industries to import it into other Training Packages, where feasible.

This unit covers the use of a specialist officer's own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultural identity and knowledge to further departmental purposes in an operational setting and assist members of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities in their relations with police and other agencies in accordance with organisational guidelines.

You may want to include more information here about the target group and the purpose of the assessments (eg formative, summative, recognition)

Prerequisite Unit/s

Nil

This unit contains employability skills.

List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit	It is essential for this unit that competence be demonstrated in the officer's ability to cultivate the trust and cooperation of members of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community Consistency in performance Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments
Context of and specific resources for assessment	Context of assessment Evidence should be gathered over a period of time in a range of actual or simulated workplace environments Specific resources for assessment No special implications
Guidance information for assessment	Information that will assist or guide assessment will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

List each assessment task's title, type (eg project, observation/demonstration, essay, assingnment, checklist) and due date here

Assessment task 1: [title]      Due date:

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Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

Communication: oral and written Negotiation

Required Knowledge

Names, family connections and character of community members encountered Role of police and justice system Communication rules and patterns of the specific community Role of service providers Community language or dialect and cultural values

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Cultural identity	Accepted identification as a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent including membership of a particular land, linguistic, clan, skin or kin groups and ceremonial status where applicable
Community	Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people as a group within Australian society or a particular local community of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people
Parameters of action	These should cover modes of approach, communication patterns, allocation of roles etc.
Assigned powers and organisational guidelines	Designated Liaison Officers may lack any police powers; Community Police Officers may have powers restricted to certain groups, areas or offences
Advisable intervention	Normally the specialist officer would take the primary role in dealing with members of his or her specific community
Service providers	To include other government agencies, voluntary organisations and community organisations

Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.

Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice	Yes	No	Comments/feedback
Positive presence maintained in interaction with community
Cultural identity accepted and used to facilitate interaction with community
Parameters of action in relation to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities agreed with police partner(s) or senior officers
All actions consistent with assigned powers and organisational guidelines
Advice given on cultural issues affecting police and members of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities
Particular misunderstandings in communication between other police and members of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities identified and resolved
Interpreting assistance provided subject to organisational guidelines
Situations are identified where own intervention as a member of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community is advisable (or ill advised) and senior officers or partners informed accordingly
Senior officers and colleagues are informed of general cross-cultural issues arising in interaction between police and members of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities
"Win-win" or face-saving solutions are offered when cross-cultural misunderstandings create or aggravate conflict between police and members of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities
Members of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities are assisted in access to service providers
Members of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities are assisted in their relations with police
Members of the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities are informed of the extent of assistance available
Undertakings given to members of the culturally specific community are within the power of the officer concerned
Community leaders, organisations and service providers are accessed and involved, to divert community members from the criminal justice system

Assessment Cover Sheet

PUALIO001B - Assist in relations between police and members of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community

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Assessment Record Sheet

PUALIO001B - Assist in relations between police and members of an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community

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