CHCSAC002
Develop and implement play and leisure experiences in school age care


Application

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and implement play and leisure experiences for children participating in school age care.

This unit applies to educators working in school age care services.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice.


Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements define the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria specify the level of performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify play and leisure interests of children in school age care

1.1 Collect information about children in school age care through a variety of methods including asking the children

1.2 Observe and evaluate children’s wellbeing, development and learning

1.3 Use information collected to address the needs of children in school age care

1.4 Identify and review a range of possible experiences and programs that are suitable to the school age care context

1.5 Select activity or program based on children’s expressed needs, organisation requirements and resource availability

1.6 Ensure individual children’s support and guidance needs are clarified by parents/carers, supervisor or other staff and child

2. Prepare play and leisure experiences

2.1 Plan experiences in consultation with children, parents and other stakeholders ensuring requirements and needs are met

2.2 Determine operational arrangements for experiences and assess feasibility within budgets and timeframes

2.3 Develop flexible implementation plans to suit a variety of contexts and to respond to contingencies

2.4 Include evaluation strategies in the program plan

3. Implement school age care experience and/or program

3.1 Set up environments for leisure and play according to interests and needs of children

3.2 Adapt activities and programs to changing needs of the group and dynamics as required

3.3 Respond to and manage implementation problems promptly and where necessary seek support from the supervisor

4. Evaluate activities and programs in school age care

4.1 Define criteria to judge effectiveness of activity/program in consultation with relevant stakeholders

4.2 Use appropriate evaluation strategies during and after activities/programs for revision and development of future programs

4.3 Prepare feedback reports on activity/program outcomes as required

Foundation Skills

The Foundation Skills describe those required skills (language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills) that are essential to performance.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.