Elements and Performance Criteria
- Assess and improve the safety of environments
- Assess environments for suitability and safety against relevant criteria and make decisions
- Identify hazards and potential risks in the environment with others involved
- Identify and clearly communicate the level of response required to address a hazard
- Facilitate strategy development among others involved
- Develop, implement and review a plan with others
- Coordinate the response to accidents and emergencies
- Develop, maintain and practise evacuation procedures with all workers and children
- Review steps already taken by workers and implement additional actions required
- Seek medical assistance as required
- Implement a plan to meet the emotional needs of children and others in the situation
- Allocate tasks to different people and give directions about how to proceed
- Sensitively and calmly provide accurate information to parents
- Use policies and procedures of the organisation to inform people of actions required of them
- In light of the incident, review service's policies and procedures with others and change as required
- Plan and monitor supervision
- Develop safety limits and guidelines with others involved
- Plan, implement and review appropriate levels of supervision to suit a range of experiences and situations
- Develop strategies for the service which can be used to address specific incidents
- Regularly and carefully monitor implementation of supervision plan and procedures
- Promote hygiene and safety practices
- Explain and monitor policies for medication administration, storage and documentation
- Monitor and reinforce the safe storage of hazardous materials with workers
- Demonstrate and effectively communicate guidelines for safe food handling and storage
- Promote and demonstrate practices for managing children's hygiene needs
- Promote appropriate practices to respond to illnesses
- Regularly and clearly communicate infection control and medication guidelines to others
- Suggest specific practices to address situations as they arise
- Inform parents of infections
- Develop procedures for responding to sick children
- Report notifiable diseases/infections to the appropriate government organisation according to guidelines
- Monitor travel and excursions
- Provide guidance to workers when abuse is identified or investigated
- Monitor care provided by others