Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify activities/programs to match leisure and health needs of the client or group
- Work with health practitioners and key others to develop activity/program plans
- Collect and review relevant information to establish the needs of leisure and health clients, based on the leisure and recreation assessment
- Identify and review a range of possible programs to meet needs
- Select program focus and type based on client needs, organisation's criteria and resource availability
- Undertake an activity/program analysis to match client needs to the characteristics of the activity/ program
- Where appropriate, undertake an assessment of outing requirements
- Undertake risk assessment for activities/programs and outings
- Prepare activity/program plan
- Undertake appropriate planning of activities within team context to ensure client needs are met
- Incorporate consultation with key clients and stakeholders into planning of activities
- Determine operational arrangements for conducting the program and assess for feasibility
- Develop and document goals and outcomes for each activity/program
- Include appropriate implementation and evaluation strategies in the activity/program plan
- Develop plans to include activity/program modifications required to meet client needs
- Document resource adaptations, where appropriate, according to organisation procedures and protocols
- Ensure planned activities reflect accepted good practice in working with leisure and health clients
- Document the activity/program plan according to organisation procedures and protocols
- Identify and obtain required resources
- Devise and implement strategies to obtain and utilise necessary human, financial and physical resources
- Where required resources are not readily available, make submissions to potential sources, in accordance with relevant guidelines
- Evaluate, select and arrange suitable locations for program implementation
- Demonstrate an understanding of the range of leisure and recreation options and experiences suitable to client needs
- Identify components of an activity relevant to the abilities of the client
- Where necessary, modify and adapt activities to meet client needs
- Conduct resource audit
- Promote activity/program
- Identify potential program users and design and distribute appropriate information to achieve maximum response
- Evaluate effectiveness of promotional activities and make changes as indicated by response
- Develop motivational strategies to maximise client participation
- Evaluate effectiveness of motivational strategies and make amendments as indicated by the response
- Deliver activity/program
- Implement program in accordance with program plan, organisation guidelines and legal/statutory requirements
- Provide participants with access to a range of activities suited to their needs and interests
- Develop flexible implementation plans to suit a variety of contexts and to cope with contingencies
- Adapt program to changing needs of participants as required
- Promptly address problems in program delivery
- Use effective facilitation techniques in the delivery of activities
- Develop strategies to deal with challenging behaviour
- Implement strategies to deal with challenging behaviour
- Monitor levels of client participation
- Amend activity to facilitate an appropriate level of client participation
- Evaluate activity/program
- Define criteria to judge program effectiveness in consultation with clients and stakeholders
- Routinely use appropriate evaluation strategies during and after the program and for revision and development
- Collect, organise and report evaluation information in a format that is accessible and meaningful to clients and stakeholders
- Prepare and present reports as required
- Document the activity/ program