Elements and Performance Criteria
- Consult with participants to determine needs.
- Identify participant needs and aims.
- Identify sources of information and collect relevant information required to plan a session.
- Confirm information is up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive.
- Conduct relevant tests and assessments to determine the condition of the participants in consultation with relevant support personnel as required.
- Assess the likely demands of the session on the participants.
- Advise participants of any reasons why they should not participate in a given session.
- Refer participants with specific requirements to an appropriate person or agency.
- Develop a session.
- Identify support personnel required for the session.
- Identify appropriate tasks and activities according to session aims, participant needs and abilities, and available resources.
- Design a session plan to meet the identified needs, abilities and risk factors of participants.
- Identify external factors which may disrupt or influence the delivery, value and outcome of the session.
- Confirm session plan meets requirements for acceptable levels of supervision.
- Seek agreement on the plan with staff, participants and organisations as required.
- Prepare resources for the session.
- Identify and organise a venue appropriate for the session, participant needs and their abilities.
- Identify and check availability of equipment appropriate for the session and participant needs and abilities.
- Confirm availability of resources with appropriate staff, support personnel, organisations and participants.
- Organise and brief support personnel.
- Check equipment for damage or deterioration and report as required to supervisor.
- Issue or set up equipment as required and provide assistance with fitting where necessary.
- Modify or condition equipment for use by different participant groups.
- Conduct the session.
- Inform participants of session aims and objectives.
- Demonstrate safe and appropriate warm-up techniques to participants, relevant to the proposed session.
- Communicate instructions and information in a manner suitable to participants.
- Demonstrate techniques for using equipment.
- Provide positive feedback to enhance participant motivation and self-esteem.
- Monitor factors that may affect the performance and safety of the group or individual.
- Modify session as required.
- Conclude the session.
- Cool-down participants through safe and appropriate exercises.
- Check equipment for damage and wear at the end of the session and report to supervisor.
- Report missing equipment to supervisor.
- Carry out minor repairs, as appropriate within own job role and responsibility to acceptable standards.
- Leave facility or venue in a condition suitable for future use.
- Evaluate the session.