Elements and Performance Criteria
- Confirm details for activity.
- Discuss, with activity lead facilitator or supervisor, participant characteristics, abilities and learning needs.
- Confirm, with lead facilitator or supervisor, program plan, objectives, learning outcomes, session plans and facilitation techniques.
- Determine individual roles, tasks and responsibilities.
- Confirm activity safety and emergency response procedures to ensure compliance of self and participants during activities.
- Prepare participants.
- Participate in individual and group discussions to assist participants set realistic goals for activities in line with session learning outcomes.
- Discuss and determine, with participants, potential individual and group guidelines for their action and behaviour.
- Brief participants on known and anticipated risks, safety procedures, safe behaviour, safe areas and boundaries.
- Facilitate session activities.
- Respond to participant queries about activity requirements and techniques to engender trust and participant confidence.
- Motivate and encourage participants to keep them engaged and challenged.
- Observe individual actions and group interaction and provide constructive feedback throughout session.
- Encourage cooperation between individual group members.
- Monitor and maintain compliance with safety procedures and agreed individual and group guidelines.
- Assist participants facing physical or emotional difficulties and report any emerging issues related to group interaction and safety.
- Participate in activity debrief and evaluation