Elements and Performance Criteria
- Operate within a community development framework
- Reflect a current working knowledge and understanding of community development vision and mission in work undertaken
- Reflect through work, a commitment to working with communities to resolve their issues through enhancing skills, accessing appropriate support and working with others in the community who share concerns and issues
- Underpin work with a commitment to the principles of community development
- Demonstrate understanding of the interrelationships of the needs and rights of the individual, the family, the community and society
- Reflect through work, a demonstrated understanding of the impact of current and changing social, political and economic contexts
- Work in a manner which reflects the impact of worker's own value base and values within a community development framework
- Distinguish between private and public issues arising in community development work
- Employ appropriate interpersonal skills to hear individual stories and distinguish between private and public issues
- Identify the individual's willingness to engage in a public process to bring about change and facilitate the move from private concern to public action
- Provide appropriate referrals to assist people to deal with personal issues
- Ensure all work reflects and meets duty of care responsibilities
- Work with groups to achieve community development outcomes
- Contribute to analysis of community needs
- Identify shared community needs within the public group processes
- Identify appropriate strategies with the group in order to ensure community issues are addressed
- Identify community structures and resources available to groups to maximise outcomes for groups
- Provide advice and information to groups and individuals as required to ensure they are fully informed about relevant issues and opportunities
- Work effectively with diversity in the community
- Ensure all work reflects a commitment to the principles of access and equity
- Ensure all work reflects respect and understanding of individual differences
- Ensure all work reflects recognition of the positive contribution of diversity in the community
- Adapt inclusive work processes that enhance people's participation