DISTSS - Competency Job Profiles Templates

Templates to use with Competency Job Profiles
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Customise Your Own Competency Job Profile

Step 1

Review the Competency Job Profiles to find one that is fairly similar to the job you are thinking about.

Step 2

Create a table and then layout the Units of Competency.

Step 3

Review each Unit of Competency within the Competency Job Profile

Actions:

Look carefully at each Element of each Unit of Competency. Decide if the Element is relevant to the task and responsibilities of the job.

Discussion

Some of the Elements refer to attitudes; some of the Elements describe an action. Often an Element seems to be saying what the goal is, for example, Element 1 of CHCDIS 2C reads ‘Work to enhance the independence and ‘self-determination’ of the person with a disability. This means that instead of doing a task for a person with a disability you might:

Organise the task so that the person can manage some parts of it themselves.
Talk to the person about what their needs are and arrange the task to meet those needs.
Show the person how to do the task and provide them with some help. You might help them by:
- Working with them,
- Using a diagram or word picture to give them prompts and reminders,
- Use hand signals to remind them of what to do next, or
- Make the task simpler or easier to do by using aids.

By looking at each Element carefully, and thinking about what it means in your organisation and for the people you will be supporting, you can decide if that Element and then that Unit of Competency needs to be included in your Competency Job Profile.

You may choose to keep the Unit of Competency with each Element staying the same. Or you may choose to make some alterations to the Unit of Competency to make it fit in better.

Example

ATSS Instructor Band 1
Code and Title of the Unit of Competency	Elements	Decision to Keep, Customise or Discard
CHCDIS1C Orientation to disability work	Demonstrate commitment to quality services for people with disabilities Support rights, interests and needs of people with disabilities Respond to situations of risk or potential risk to people with disabilities	Core Competency We will keep this Unit
CHCDIS2C Maintain an environment designed to empower people with disabilities	Work to enhance the independence and ‘self-determination’ of the person with a disability Foster the independence of a person with a disability Contribute to the development and review of policy and legislation related to disabilities and disability services Recognise and accommodate the expressions of identity and sexuality of the person with a disability	We will keep this Unit
CHCDIS3C Provide services to people with disabilities	Assist the person with a disability to identify and meet their needs Respond to changes in the needs of a person with a disability Support or assist the person with a disability to meet their personal needs	Core Competency We will keep this unit
CHCDIS15B Provide behaviour support	Follow daily lifestyle routines Support people with disabilities to engage in their daily routine Provide support to reduce inappropriate behaviours4. Manage challenging behaviour	None of the people we support have challenging behaviours. They are all older people. We can discard this Unit.
CHCDIS10B Provide care and support	Establish and maintain an appropriate relationship with people with disabilities Provide appropriate support to people with disabilities Assist in maintaining an environment that enables maximum independent living	We will keep this Unit
CHCADMIN1B Undertake basic administrative duties	Organisational reporting procedures are followed Use workplace equipment	Core Competency We will keep this Unit
CHCCOM3C Utilise specialist communication skills to build strong relationships	Identify appropriate communication strategies to meet the needs of clients and colleagues and build strong relationships Conduct effective communication with clients and staff Contribute to the development of effective communication strategies Represent the organisation to a range of groups Apply specific communication techniques to assist in resolving conflict Implement mechanisms that facilitate group discussions	The person in this position won’t be talking to other groups. We can discard Element 4. The person in this position won’t need to lead group discussions. We can discard Element 6.
CHCCS301A Work within a legal and ethical framework	Demonstrate an understanding of legislation and common law relevant to work role Follow the organisation’s policies and practices Work ethically Recognise and respond when the clients’ rights and interests are not being protected	We think everyone should be doing this. It will be a Core Competency for all our staff. We will keep this Unit.
CHCORG3B Participate in the work environment	Contribute to the effective operation of the workgroup Review and develop own work performance Work cooperatively with others Contribute to the development of policies, practices and structures of an organisation	We will keep this Unit
CHCORG28A Reflect and improve upon professional practice	Reflect upon own practice Ensure continuing self-support and supervision Operate within an agreed ethical code of practice/ethics	We will keep this Unit. Most staff will need to learn how to be active in this Competency.
CHCOHS302C Participate in safety procedures in direct care work	Identify manual handling hazards, assess related risk and follow risk minimisation procedures Identify and assess other routine hazards as well as follow procedures and strategies for risk control. Initiate suggestions to enhance task/job-specific safety and report non-routine problems.	Core Competency We will keep this Unit
HLTCSD5A Assist with client/patient movement	Prepare to assist with client movement Assist with client movement Complete assistance with client movement Prepare client for transport	None of our people need assistance with mobility now, but they might later. We should keep this Unit just in case.
HLTFA2A Apply advanced first aid	Assess the situation Manage the casualty Coordinate First Aid activities until arrival of medical assistance Communicate essential incident details	We think every one needs this. We will make it a Core Competency for our staff. Keep this Unit.
HLTFS7A Follow basic food safety practices	Maintain food safety while carrying out food handling activities Comply with personal hygiene standards	We have a designated staff member who does the cooking. We can discard this Unit.
HLTIN1A Comply with infection control policies and procedures	Collect, handle, store and manage clinical and other waste in accordance with organisational guidelines and waste management plans Clean and disinfect equipment and surfaces Maintain hygiene Identify and responds to infection risks	We don’t normally have clinical waste but we do have to clean up some surfaces. Discard Element 1Keep the rest
HLTNA3A Plan and/or modify meals and menus according to nutrition care plans	Identify conditions requiring a nutrition care plan most commonly encountered by the client/patient group Identify the special nutritional and dietary needs of client/patient groups Develop or modify meals and menus to meet the special nutritional and dietary needs of client/patient groups Plan meals to meet the nutritional needs of ‘at risk’ groups	We have a designated staff member who does the cooking. We can discard this Unit.
Additional Competency required by the organisation	Short description of tasks, including attitude expected of employee when undertaking this task.

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This page was developed on Thursday, February 24, 2005 and updated on Thursday, July 14, 2005

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