Application
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to promote improved health and wellbeing amongst team members.
It applies to individuals working in frontline management roles in a diverse range of industry sectors and business contexts. They operate independently with some responsibility for others and decision making, and within established organisational policies and procedures.
No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Review team health and wellbeing. | 1.1.Research strategies for improved health and wellbeing in the workplace. 1.2.Analyse factors impacting on health and wellbeing in the workplace. 1.3.Determine techniques that support achievement of improved health and wellbeing in the workplace. 1.4.Develop a plan for improved health and wellbeing in line with relevant organisational policies and procedures. |
2. Facilitate health and wellbeing in the workplace. | 2.1.Develop awareness of health and wellbeing among team members including factors contributing to, and risks impacting health and wellbeing. 2.2.Maintain personal health and wellbeing to foster a healthy and safe workplace. 2.3.Encourage team members to support each other in developing personal health and wellbeing. 2.4.Adopt work routines and procedural strategies to manage health and wellbeing. |
3. Monitor workplace health and wellbeing. | 3.1.Monitor individual performance of team members against their health and wellbeing needs. 3.2.Conduct regular reviews of individual and team workplace health and wellbeing to identify variations and difficulties. 3.3.Respond appropriately to behavioural signs of reduced health and wellbeing among team members. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, and:
develop and implement a health and wellbeing plan for one work team that addresses one of the following health and wellbeing needs:
resilience
workplace stress management
workplace fatigue
work-life balance
detail in the plan:
techniques to support achievement of health and wellbeing
work routine and procedural strategies required
communication strategies
review impacts of health and wellbeing plan and identify areas for further improvement.
Evidence of Knowledge
Demonstrated knowledge required to complete the tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit:
key features of a workplace health and wellbeing plan
strategies for successful implementation of a workplace health and wellbeing plan
factors that contribute to achievement of optimal health and wellbeing
factors that impact on health and wellbeing:
fatigue and stress
work demands
working hours
techniques to support achievement of health and wellbeing:
manageable work demands
allowing individuals control
regular encouragement
cohesive working relationships
communicating and managing change
work routine and procedural strategies to manage health and wellbeing:
review of work demands
flexible working
high level of autonomy
team member reviews
regular work breaks
manageable working hours
realistic, documented role expectations
behavioural signs of reduced health and wellbeing:
fatigue
headaches
depression
anxiety
irritability
pessimism
feeling overwhelmed
difficult in making decisions
absenteeism
reduced productivity
mood swings
disinterest.
Assessment Conditions
Skills must be demonstrated in:
an industry workplace
a simulated industry environment.
Assessment must ensure access to:
sources of information on workplace health and wellbeing
team members with whom the individual can interact; these can be:
individuals in an industry workplace, or
individuals who participate in role plays or simulated activities, set up for the purpose of assessment, in a simulated industry environment.
Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations’ requirements for assessors.
Foundation Skills
Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement. | |
SKILLS | DESCRIPTION |
Oral communication skills to: | communicate with team members to develop awareness of workplace health and wellbeing. |
Sectors
Cross-Sector
Competency Field
Health and Wellbeing