Candidate’s Skills Assessment

Manage a work unit

Candidate’s Name/Signature:

Assessor’s Name/Signature:

Date:

In this exercise your assessor will be undertaking a diagnosis of your current skills. Read through the following performance criteria
and note your experience level for each element by the click in the button.

Plan and monitor the services of the unit. Current Skill level

Ensure that work unit guidelines procedures and practices are developed monitored and High  Medium  Low  
reviewed through active consultation and participation with all key people

Promote the contribution of the work unit and its outcomes in the organisation and correctional High  Medium  Low  
community

Design and monitor internal information and reporting systems for efficiency effective High  Medium  Low  
communication and accountability

Maintain regular team meetings designed to encourage routine participation in planning and High  Medium  Low  
services review
Maintain liaison with other relevant key people in the community and related agencies High  Medium  Low  

Manage unit resources. Current Skill level

Determine required resources to enable achievement of work unit objectives High  Medium  Low  

Facilitate cooperation in the work unit through balanced and fair work allocation and recognition High  Medium  Low  
of all contributions

Ensure that physical resources are maintained to agreed safety health and welfare standards High  Medium  Low  

Monitor financial expenditure to ensure that budgets and delegations are kept within agreed High  Medium  Low  
limits and allocations

Ensure that financial reporting systems are consistent with organisational and contract High  Medium  Low  
requirements

Supervise and support staff. Current Skill level

Identify and monitor staff functions duties and responsibilities required for the effective and High  Medium  Low  
productive operation of the unit

Recruit and select staff according to identified criteria and procedures High  Medium  Low  
Identify any skills shortages and staff development needs and provide appropriate training High  Medium  Low  

Identify and counsel inappropriate behaviour to promote a positive attitude towards industry High  Medium  Low  
standards and performance improvement

Promote achievements and support and reinforce productive and effective behaviour with team High  Medium  Low  
members

Ensure that staff performance appraisal and counselling are provided according to policies and High  Medium  Low  
work contracts

Identify issues and concerns affecting work performance of staff and provide counselling and High  Medium  Low  
support to resolve problems

Demonstrate effective decision making. Current Skill level

Apply team-building strategies to achieve strengthened individual and team commitment to High  Medium  Low  
organisational vision and work unit goals

Use a range of consultation methods to involve staff management and other related services in High  Medium  Low  
the decisions affecting the work unit

Promote the use of problem-solving strategies and techniques to produce creative and High  Medium  Low  
innovative thinking
Evaluate decisions and actions for their effectiveness and positive outcomes and make High  Medium  Low  
adjustments to plans

Ensure that decisions and actions are documented reported and recorded according to agreed High  Medium  Low  
procedures