CHCMGT003 - Lead the Work Team

When working on the study, please keep it simple and given to a new perspective

Scenario:

Joanne, who is an educator in an early learning service is currently experiencing personal challenges. In addition to her recent separation from her partner, Joanne has also been diagnosed with a tumour which, while now confirmed as benign, has caused her considerable anxiety. During this time, Joanne has been taking antidepressants to help manage her mental health. She has also been taking time off work for her appointments quite frequently.

Some of the staff have been complaining about Joanne's poor performance and rumours have begun around the centre about Joanne.

The Centre Director, Carmela, who is aware of the reasons behind Joanne's absences and performance issues, decides to deal with the rumours before they escalate into workplace conflicts and affect the children, families and the other staff. Carmela and Joanne are also good friends.

1. What are the sources that could potentially cause a conflict in the scenario above and how can Carmela prevent this from happening? (Between 50-80 ords)

2.What is the Act in Australia that protects staff personal information? (Answer in a full sentence)

3.Identify Joanne's sources of stress. Explain what actions Joanne should take to address and manage her stress. (Between 50-80 wrds)

4.Should a conflict, as you identified in Question 1 arise, how would Carmela develop and implement strategies to address and manage it, in accordance with organisation policies and procedures and the Act you named in Question 2? (Between 50-80 wrds)

5.Outline how Carmela would have ensured that the parties involved in the conflict had access to the following during the conflict resolution process according to the organisation's guidelines:

1. mediation (between 30-50 wrds):
2. support (between 30-50 wrds):
3. debrief (between 30-50 wrds):

6.What steps must Carmela take to ensure that she does not allow her personal friendship with Joanne affect her ability to lead her team? (Between 50-80 wrds)

Read the scenario then answer Questions 7-16 below.

Scenario:

Jason, a diploma-qualified educator, works on his own with a full ratio of children in the 3-5-year-old age group at a small centre-based service (under 25 children), which will soon be running a Kindergarten program. He and some other educators in the centre have noticed that they are lacking educational resources and have approached the Centre Director, Mali about this. Mali agreed that this is a challenge and also informed Jason that they do not have sufficient funds to purchase resources at the moment. Jason mentioned the National Quality Framework's (NQF) emphasis on providing quality equipment and resources for children's learning and development. Mali agreed with Jason and asked if he or the other educators have any suggestions on how they could purchase additional resources.

7.Howmany 3-5-year-oldchildrendoes Jasonworkwithifhehasafullratio? (Answer in a full sentence)

8.In response to Mali's request, help Jason develop a plan to propose to Mali on how they might be able to purchase additional resources. (Between 50-80 wrds)

Scenario cont.

Mali has just processed the enrolment of a set of triplets, Adam, Amar and Samira aged 4 who will be joining Jason's room in the next month. During the enrolment process, the family notified Mali that Amar, has a learning difficulty and will require additional support.

9.What will be the new staffing requirement in Jason's room and what will Mali need to do to address this change? (Between 50-80 wrds)

Given that Mali will now need to hire another staff to run the Kindergarten program and to meet the new ratio requirements, she begins to work on the recruitment process. As part of the recruitment team at Mali's centre, you will be helping Mali with the recruitment process. You have received 2 resumes for the position in the Kindergarten room, one from Aaron and one from Stella.

Aaron has a Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and has worked in the industry for 3 years. He has experience working with children of all ages and has a strong understanding of early childhood development. In his previous role, he was responsible for planning and implementing the curriculum for the different age groups, assessing children's learning and development and building relationships with families and the community.

Stella on the other hand, has a Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care and has worked in the industry for 8 months. She has experience working with children from 3 months to 3 years old and is highly enthusiastic about working in the industry. In her previous role, she was responsible for assisting her Lead Educator in the nursery and toddler rooms in implementing the curriculum, maintaining the physical environments and supporting children's learning and development.

10.Based on the above 2 resumes, which candidate would you select for the position in the Kindergarten room and why? (Between 30 to 50 wrds)

11.As part of the orientation process, outline how you would explain the organisation's philosophy, and key policies and procedures to the new and existing staff, to ensure that everyone understands them in order to work effectively? (Between 50-80 wrds)

12.How would you ensure that the new and existing staff are supported to understand and carry out their roles and responsibilities effectively to meet the expectations of the organisation? (Between 50-80 wrds)

13.During the orientation process, you will need to let the new staff know what the organisation's mission statement is. In not more that 2-3 sentences describe your organisation's mission statement to the new staff.

14.Explain the organisation structure (e.g., hierarchy of roles, reporting lines etc) and communication protocols (e.g. how information is shared between staff members and between staff and families) to the new staff assuming you were the Assistant Director conducting the orientation process. (Between 50-80 wods)

15.As part of the organisation's initiative to provide ongoing support for staff:

1. how would you encourage and facilitate opportunities for the new and existing staff, to further develop their knowledge, enhance performance and achieve personal goals? (Between 50-80 wrds) community care .
2. list two (2) reliable sources of information on best practices in the early learning sector, you would encourage your staff to access, so that they can obtain information on strategies to improve performance and achieve positive outcomes within their roles and responsibilities.(email, introduce,why?) consulting with them, adding them input in program, how can we plan purposeful /analyse/individual plan / additional resources/

16.If you were in Mali's position and have obtained consent from Amar's family to seek additional support for Amar with his learning difficulty:

1. Provide the name and contact details of the organisation you would be collaborating with, which would be a part of your referral network.
2. Compose and email to the organisation in (a) to initiate collaboration to support Amar. (Between 80-100 wods)
3. Once you have engaged with the organisation for additional support, explain how you would collaborate with them to support Amar's learning and development. (Between 50-80 wrds)

17.Reflect on your current leadership skills and knowledge and identify areas of improvement. In your reflection, you will need to explain how your own leadership practice is aligned with the values, ethical guidelines, policies and procedures of the organisation, in maintaining high standards of care for the children and families. Reminder: You will need to identify areas of improvement as well. (Between 100-150 wods)

1. List two (2) different sources you have accessed to update your knowledge and skills on effective leadership practices. (These may be the title of books or articles you may have read, mentors you may be working with, training sessions, conferences or workshops you may have attended or the links of videos you may have watched to upskill yourself).
2. List and briefly describe three (3) examples of techniques that can be used for facilitating group discussions and meetings. (Between 30-50 wrds for each example)
3. List the two (2) leadership styles that best describe you and explain how they can be applied to support your organisation's mission, objectives, and values? (Between 50-80 wods)
4. Describe the difference between mentoring and coaching. (Between 50-80 wrds)
5. List two (2) examples of coaching principles followed by leaders in an early learning setting. (Between 30-50 wods)
6. List two (2) examples of coaching techniques you would use as a leader in an early learning setting. (Between 30-50 wrds)

18. Scenario: Read the scenario then answer

You are the Lead Educator in the Pre-Kindy room (2-3 age group) of Autumn Leaves Early Learning in Western Australia. Your room has 13 children enrolled who are full time, and you have two other educators who work with you, Nina and Jason.

Jason (Diploma qualified educator) has 2 young children who attend school nearby. He has mentioned that he is currently paying for both before and after school care for both his children and that it would be great if he could at least drop them off at school in the mornings.

Nina (awaiting her certificate for her Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care qualification) is flexible with her time and has no other commitments. However, she has informed the Centre Director that she can only do earlyshift on Friday as she has an appointment at 4.00pm.

Shu Lin (Certificate III qualified educator) is a casual staff member who comes in to cover staff lunches when required and is flexible with her time if given sufficient notice.

Since Pre-Kindy is also the grouping room in the mornings and in the evenings, you have decided to roster one staff member to do the opening and another staff member to do the closing.

1. Fill in the table below with the information in the scenario to crate a one-week roster ensuring educator-to-child ratios are met, while also considering the availability and preferences of your staff. You will also need to fill in the lunch time for each staff and the appropriate lunch cover.

Time/Day	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
6.30am-3.00pm (Lunch:
7.30am-4.00pm (Lunch:
9.30am-6.00pm (Lunch:

2.As a Lead Educator in the Pre-Kindy room, your role also covers timetabling. What aspects will you need to consider when creating a well-planned timetable for the children in the Pre-Kindy room? (List and explain at least 2 aspects in not more than 100 wods)