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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan community work programs
   • Receive and assess interest from the community according to program objectives.
   • Promote involvement of the community and commercial sector and provide information and feedback on the benefits and conditions of involvement.
   • Conduct checks and inspection of potential work site to determine suitability against agreed criteria and requirements.
   • Prepare recommendations for registration of work sites according to site assessment format, and process information for registration.
   • Determine classifications of offenders and work required.
   • Delegate and negotiate appropriate supervision on the work site.
   • Assess and select work sites against determined criteria.
2. Supervise and coordinate work programs
   • Develop profiles for offenders based on their skills, abilities, interests, work requirements and case plan.
   • Match suitable work allocation with offender profiles.
   • Identify training needs according to work requirements, location, equipment used and team requirements.
   • Check that clothing and equipment comply with occupational health and safety requirements and principles of duty of care.
   • Provide guidelines and negotiate conditions with site or community supervisors.
   • Clarify conditions of compliance with offenders and negotiate agreement.
   • Plan and conduct supervision so that the welfare and safety of offenders and the community are maintained.
3. Plan community work programs
   • Receive and assess interest from the community according to program objectives.
   • Promote involvement of the community and commercial sector and provide information and feedback on the benefits and conditions of involvement.
   • Conduct checks and inspection of potential work site to determine suitability against agreed criteria and requirements.
   • Prepare recommendations for registration of work sites according to site assessment format, and process information for registration.
   • Determine classifications of offenders and work required.
   • Delegate and negotiate appropriate supervision on the work site.
   • Assess and select work sites against determined criteria.
4. Supervise and coordinate work programs
   • Develop profiles for offenders based on their skills, abilities, interests, work requirements and case plan.
   • Match suitable work allocation with offender profiles.
   • Identify training needs according to work requirements, location, equipment used and team requirements.
   • Check that clothing and equipment comply with occupational health and safety requirements and principles of duty of care.
   • Provide guidelines and negotiate conditions with site or community supervisors.
   • Clarify conditions of compliance with offenders and negotiate agreement.
   • Plan and conduct supervision so that the welfare and safety of offenders and the community are maintained.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

analysing a wide range of information on work sites, job roles and offender abilities to determine suitable courses of action

applying a planning strategy to the operation of community work programs

exchanging information verbally and in written form with other agencies in the organisation

supervising skills development programs

managing organisational resources applying to employment programs

collaborating and negotiating with community and commercial organisations

complying with commercial and service contracts

liaising with work site supervisors to ensure offender safety and security

communicating verbally to clarify expectations with offenders and community work organisations

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

knowledge of legislation, regulations and organisation’s policies and procedures concerning:

offender interaction with community

community work programs and their objectives

work health and safety policies and procedures related to the occupational areas involved in work programs

case management

work experience outcomes

vocational training

offender transport and supervision

employment contracts and contracts of services

guidelines for the use and maintenance of equipment

the skills training that is currently available

special needs of the offender group and the community

services and guidelines of support services associated with offenders

offender information system and reporting requirements

principles of conflict management

communication and interpersonal techniques for establishing trust and rapport

community services, community interests and systems, and key people in the community connected with employment programs

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