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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Participate as an effective chaplaincy team member
   • Establish and maintain cooperative, working relationships within the chaplaincy team.
   • Provide input into the preparation of team administration instruction and resource proposals.
   • Establish and maintain communication with other members of the chaplaincy team and coordinating chaplain.
   • Implement and adhere to chaplaincy team procedures and practices.
   • Negotiate and confirm arrangements for chaplaincy coverage during periods of absence with the coordinating chaplain.
2. Support the Chaplains’ Branch
   • Establish and maintain cooperative, working relationships with Director General Chaplaincy, Principal Chaplains, Command Chaplains and Service Chaplains.
   • Acknowledge and observe policies, procedures and practices adopted by the Chaplains’ Branch.
   • Represent the interests of Chaplaincy, religious practice and character development.
3. Maintain links with parent religious bodies
   • Maintain regular communication with members of parent religious bodies.
   • Represent chaplaincy related issues within own religious bodies.
   • Manage and maintain ecclesiastical records in accordance with parent religious body requirements.
4. Maintain own personal spirituality and well being
   • Develop practices to maintain own personal and spiritual well-being.
   • Reflect on personal challenges and own theological beliefs.
   • Identify opportunities for obtaining spiritual direction/mentorship/coaching/supervision.
5. Participate as an effective chaplaincy team member
   • Establish and maintain cooperative, working relationships within the chaplaincy team
6. Provide input into the preparation of team administration instruction and resource proposals
7. Establish and maintain communication with other members of the chaplaincy team and coordinating chaplain
8. Implement and adhere to chaplaincy team procedures and practices
9. Negotiate and confirm arrangements for chaplaincy coverage during periods of absence with the coordinating chaplain
10. Support the Chaplains’ Branch
    • Establish and maintain cooperative, working relationships with Director General Chaplaincy, Principal Chaplains, Command Chaplains and Service Chaplains
11. Acknowledge and observe policies, procedures and practices adopted by the Chaplains’ Branch
12. Represent the interests of Chaplaincy, religious practice and character development
13. Maintain links with parent religious bodies
    • Maintain regular communication with members of parent religious bodies
14. Represent chaplaincy related issues within own religious bodies
15. Manage and maintain ecclesiastical records in accordance with parent religious body requirements
16. Maintain own personal spirituality and well being
    • Develop practices to maintain own personal and spiritual well-being
17. Reflect on personal challenges and own theological beliefs
18. Identify opportunities for obtaining spiritual direction/mentorship/coaching/supervision

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions may be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and includes:

taking part in and facilitating interpersonal exchanges with the team respecting the beliefs and traditions of others encouraging team members establishing, maintaining and developing relationships using appropriate communication techniques listening actively clarifying ideas reading and understanding organisations policies, procedures.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

branch structure including lines of communication faith group lines of communication faith group doctrines, worship and practices the endorsed model of military chaplaincy the operation of the Chaplains’ branch, within a service and command structure relevant Defence staff and command processes teamwork principles and strategies composition of teams and roles and responsibilities of team members verbal and non-verbal communication techniques including body language, language style, active listening, questioning techniques for giving and receiving feedback in a constructive manner.

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