Description of the workplace assessment task This workplace assessment task requires candidates to report on possible The assessor is required to verify that the candidate can: circumstances surrounding indications of risk-of-harm, and to develop a identify and outline circumstances surrounding indications of risk-of-harm response that would be appropriate for an educator working in an early to children childhood education and care service. The assessor should: identify and outline appropriate responses to the risk of harm for an early confirm with the candidate a suitable activity—for example, the candidate childhood education and care service, including describing the duty of could provide a brief verbal or written report to their supervisor, or make a care responsibilities of an educator short presentation to a staff meeting use child focussed work practices that support the protection of children consider the completed product or presentation work within legal and ethical frameworks and workplace procedures record findings on the observation checklist, and, when determining the relevant to the work role. assessment outcomes, consider the candidate’s research and workplace The time taken to complete the activity will depend on the candidate’s level of verification/direct evidence of practices supporting protection of children. knowledge and the selected activity. The assessment outcomes should be recorded on this observation tool and the Assessment Outcomes form. Instructions for the assessor Completed or provided? Provide the candidate with Candidate instructions for task 7: Record the circumstances surrounding risk of harm, ensuring you Yes No give reasonable notice of the assessment and that details are recorded in the RPL Assessment Plan. Ensure suitable arrangements are made for access to a workplace (noting that simulations and scenarios must be used where Yes No the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace, or may occur only rarely). You may provide a scenario with indications or circumstances of risk-of-harm which may be invented or based on an actual Yes No incident with all identifying information removed. Ensure access to relevant workplace organisational standards, policies, protocols and procedures. Yes No
Description of the workplace assessment task This workplace assessment task requires candidates to report on possible circumstances surrounding indications of risk-of-harm, and to develop a response that would be appropriate for an educator working in an early childhood education and care service. The assessor should: confirm with the candidate a suitable activity—for example, the candidate could provide a brief verbal or written report to their supervisor, or make a short presentation to a staff meeting consider the completed product or presentation record findings on the observation checklist, and, when determining the assessment outcomes, consider the candidate’s research and workplace verification/direct evidence of practices supporting protection of children. The assessor is required to verify that the candidate can: identify and outline circumstances surrounding indications of risk-of-harm to children identify and outline appropriate responses to the risk of harm for an early childhood education and care service, including describing the duty of care responsibilities of an educator use child focussed work practices that support the protection of children work within legal and ethical frameworks and workplace procedures relevant to the work role. The time taken to complete the activity will depend on the candidate’s level of knowledge and the selected activity. The assessment outcomes should be recorded on this observation tool and the Assessment Outcomes form. Instructions for the assessor Completed or provided? Provide the candidate with Candidate instructions for task 7: Record the circumstances surrounding risk of harm, ensuring you give reasonable notice of the assessment and that details are recorded in the RPL Assessment Plan. Yes No Ensure suitable arrangements are made for access to a workplace (noting that simulations and scenarios must be used where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace, or may occur only rarely). Yes No You may provide a scenario with indications or circumstances of risk-of-harm which may be invented or based on an actual incident with all identifying information removed. Yes No Ensure access to relevant workplace organisational standards, policies, protocols and procedures. Yes No