Essential skills: It is critical that the candidate demonstrate the ability to: Analyse individual needs for training Balance individual and organisation needs for training and development Prioritise and allocate scarce resources to maximise the achievement of organisation and individual outcomes in the area of professional development Provide effective coaching, mentoring and supervision for relationship practitioners Facilitate educators to develop a self-reflective approach to accessing training for professional development Integrate theory and practice of relationship education Analyse and evaluate external sources of training for suitability When working with relationship practitioners, model effective, respectful and inclusive communication skills, particularly in relation to providing them with expert support and guidance in relation to their own professional development, including: listening empathic responding paraphrasing, summarising, questioning body language models of conflict resolution, assertiveness sense of humour, tact and sensitivity Give and receive constructive feedback In addition, the candidate must be able to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role These include the ability to: Analyse develop and implement systems Solve problems Deal sensitively and assertively with conflict and potentially difficult situations Work inclusively with the whole person, considering the range of possible influences in their lives including: personality, culture, language, religion, age, gender, family of origin, education levels, learning abilities, economic situation, social context, health, disabilities and issues the interplay and dynamics of each of the above ability to respond respectfully to the whole person demonstrating inclusive practice through competently valuing each and every person as a whole unique individual |