Answer all questions in your own words

1. Provide one example how the following is relevant to your industry sector. (100 WORDS)

Anti-discrimination: (25 WORDS)

Mandatory reporting: (25 WORDS)

Privacy Laws:(25 WORDS)

Negligence: (25 WORDS)

2. Generate a list of at seven (7) work/study tasks that you are required to complete in the next day/week (choose a timescale that is appropriate for your role).

Use Eisenhower's Importance/Urgency Principle to prioritise your tasks and reflect timescales. (70 WORDS)

3. Identify three items of business technology which you are familiar with. For each, describe how you use it to manage and monitor the scheduling of your work tasks. (120 WORDS)

Technology - How it can be used to monitor and schedule your work tasks

4. Why is it important to monitor and adjust your personal work performance?

5. Imagine that when monitoring your work performance you find that you are behind with a key task which is due in two weeks' time. You haven't made any progress towards completing this task yet. What steps can you take to ensure that the task is completed on time? (100 WORDS)

6. Why is it important to seek feedback on your own performance from others?

7. What steps can an individual take to obtain feedback from clients and colleagues?

8. Why is it important to identify and report on variations in the quality of products and services provided?

9. Give one (1) example of a work procedure or task and describe how and when you can identify and report on variations in quality of the products/services being delivered.

10. How might you identify the following signs of stress in an individual at work? (150 WORDS)

Signs of Stress

Absence from work

Poor work performance

Conflict

11. What are the possible effects on a person's wellbeing if they are suffering from stress at work?

12. Why is it important to record the professional development opportunities that you undertake?

13. Why is it useful to incorporate feedback into a review of further learning needs?

14. From whom can you seek feedback about your learning and development?

15. List two (2) methods which can be used to analyse and interpret feedback from others in relation to your job performance and development needs? (50 WORDS)

16. Describe how you can identify and prioritise your personal learning needs.

1. Explain how to: (150 WORDS)

Set goals

Measure/assess your own work performance

Manage your time

21. Case Study

Read the following case study and answer the questions.

Janice your team leader is experiencing stress due to an increased workload since a co-worker left the organisation recently. She been working long hours, not sleeping well and she has become difficult to work with as she can be abrupt and snappy at times.

What support and resolution strategies might help Janice? (150 WORDS)

22. Case Study

Read the following case study and answer the questions.

You have been working in the preschool room in a centre for over a month.  However, whilst you enjoy many aspects of the role as an educator, you are finding it challenging and stressful trying to manage and guide the behaviour of some of the children..

a. What are some short term strategies to help build your confidence and improve your skills in this area? (100 WORDS)

b. Research where you could seek professional development training in behaviour management. List the name of the organisation and the training /course details. (150 WORDS)

23. Case Study

Read the following case study and answer the questions.

Miriam was very excited about her new role as a Childcare Support Worker however she arrived late for her first day at work due to a train strike and she now feels quite stressed having arrived 20 minutes late.  Miriam is given a brief induction by the director Liz.  Miriam is told to join the other work group members and follow the daily work plan instructions. Liz then leaves them to it.

Miriam is slow at getting the play equipment ready because she keeps getting interrupted by parents introducing themselves and she is not sure where to find the outdoor storage shed key for the equipment. She tries to make up the time by hiding from the parents in the toilet in the hope that they will soon leave. Her next task is to help set up a 1 -hour craft activity for the children but she has forgotten where the craft activity is kept. When she eventually finds the cupboard, she notices that important pieces of the craft activities have run out. She then goes searching for the missing items in the outdoor storage shed. The delays in getting to work and organising these activities have put the work schedule behind by 45 minutes and her colleagues are not happy with her.

a. Detail how she could have organised her first day to effectively manage time and minimise problems. (150 WORDS)

b. Prepare a daily work plan for Miriam outlining how the tasks will be carried out. (100 WORDS)

c. Why is it important that Miriam complies with legislative requirements when carrying out her tasks?  (100 WORDS)

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