Aussie Childcare Network Forum

Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: Participating Effectively in the work enevironment
Your Assignment Type: Standard Question
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
Think of 2 examples from your own experience or could potentially occur in a children's service for each of the following:
* a concern about a policy or practice of the service'
* a concern about your job responsibilities
* a concern about conflict in the workplace
* a concern about sustainability
In a paragraph for each example, describe the process that you would follow to deal with these concerns. At what point would you notify your Supervisor?

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
* lack of supervision- not sure what else or what to write. (need help)
* not qualified for the role- (not sure of what else) check job description and then seek supervisor
* not being able to get along with co-worker. Issue with a child's family. Talk to co-worker and family and see if you can address the issue together. If unable to be resolved, seek supervisor
* a lot of waste not being recycled. Lots of package food- seek supervisor to see if we can recycle some items

Description and Message:
Please help as this is my last question for my last assignment.
I would love to be able to finish this tonight, to be able to submit tomorrow.
Hope you can help?
Thanks!

A concern about a policy or practice of the service: Staff not correctly supervising children; incorrect handling of medication and/or incorrect/insufficient medication handling policies.
These should be easy to expand on, bring the lack of supervision to the other staff members attention, perhaps they are distracted and need to take time to gather their head. If they don't show improvement, and/or the lack of supervision quality poses a risk for the children the supervisor should be notified (this can be repeated for each point as this is the main point, safety of the children and a no conflict workplace.)
A concern about your job responsibilities: Not sufficiently trained for tasks; Not sufficiently instructed or informed for tasks required.
A concern about conflict in the workplace: Personal conflict with a child's family or a child; personal conflict with a co-worker; bringing personal conflicts into the work-place.
A concern about sustainability: A co-worker using non-sustainable products in art and craft projects; lots of wastage regarding room activities; lots of non-recyclable and non-reusable products in children's lunchboxes.
An improvement for the lunchboxes could entail talks among the staff and letters sent home to parents, and discussions with the parents about using re-usable and recyclable lunch containers.

I hope that spurns some ideas and helps you along. I'm still stuck on Assessment 2, Form 25 -_-