learning outcome will assist you in managing the legal responsibilities and obligations on a daily basis through the implementation of organisational policies, protocols and procedures. Understand your job description When seeking work in the industry, it is very important that you read the job description thoroughly before accepting a position and that, once you do accept a position, you follow that description. There are several reasons for this: You are accountable to the people who use your organisation: The children in your care and their parents/guardians You are accountable to your employer: A job description lets you know what is expected of you by your employer (your role and responsibilities) and provides a guideline which clarifies those expectations. Your employer may use this to monitor your work practices. They may also use it as a basis for negotiating changes to your role and planning for other positions. Job descriptions have usually been carefully planned to ensure professional service provision. Each position has different requirements. Unless employees adhere to those requirements, the service cannot be sure it is achieving its goals and/or adhering to its liabilities. You are accountable to yourself: There is a high incidence of work-related stress in this industry. Workers need to find ways of looking after themselves. A job description is a reminder to you of your limits and provides a way of protecting yourself from exceeding those limits. A job description can also be a means of protecting you and preventing employers from exploiting you as a worker. It is also a way of checking that you are in fact fulfilling your responsibilities. You are accountable to your colleagues and your profession: By accepting your job description and working according to it, you are agreeing that it is a reasonable set of expectations for all workers in that position. Therefore, if you accept an unreasonable description or if you do not comply with a reasonable description, you are letting down your fellow workers.
learning outcome will assist you in managing the legal responsibilities and obligations on a daily basis through the implementation of organisational policies, protocols and procedures. Understand your job description When seeking work in the industry, it is very important that you read the job description thoroughly before accepting a position and that, once you do accept a position, you follow that description. There are several reasons for this: You are accountable to the people who use your organisation: The children in your care and their parents/guardians You are accountable to your employer: A job description lets you know what is expected of you by your employer (your role and responsibilities) and provides a guideline which clarifies those expectations. Your employer may use this to monitor your work practices. They may also use it as a basis for negotiating changes to your role and planning for other positions. Job descriptions have usually been carefully planned to ensure professional service provision. Each position has different requirements. Unless employees adhere to those requirements, the service cannot be sure it is achieving its goals and/or adhering to its liabilities. You are accountable to yourself: There is a high incidence of work-related stress in this industry. Workers need to find ways of looking after themselves. A job description is a reminder to you of your limits and provides a way of protecting yourself from exceeding those limits. A job description can also be a means of protecting you and preventing employers from exploiting you as a worker. It is also a way of checking that you are in fact fulfilling your responsibilities. You are accountable to your colleagues and your profession: By accepting your job description and working according to it, you are agreeing that it is a reasonable set of expectations for all workers in that position. Therefore, if you accept an unreasonable description or if you do not comply with a reasonable description, you are letting down your fellow workers.