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CORE CAPABILITY FRAMEWORK
Capabilities describe the skills and abilities, aptitudes and attitudes needed by a person to achieve high performance in a specific
role. Berry Street has developed a set of capabilities that are core to all roles within the organization. They are articulated in
this document.
The capabilities with the behavioural indicators that underpin them will be used to assist effective recruitment, career
development, and will also form a part of the Planning, Development and Review discussions for the position.
The Capability Framework is cumulative in nature.
successive higher levels.

That is, it is assumed that capabilities at lower levels are present at

The Capability Definitions section of the Framework contains the definitions of each element of the capabilities. This is a good
place to gain an overview of the capabilities. The elements are then broken down into indicators for each band level. These
example indicators are used to assist in the development of specific indicators for position descriptions.
The indicators may also be used to assist in preparation for Performance Development Reviews, managing poor performance,
assessing professional development needs and when we review the classifications of positions.
We have five capabilities at Berry Street. They are:
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Demonstrates Leadership
Cultivates Productive Working Relationships
Delivers Quality Outcomes
Thinks Clearly
Manages Self

Each of these Capabilities has several elements to it and the indicators for these elements are outlined in the Table that follows.
The Table is structured according to Band level, in order to make it easy to identify the capabilities applicable to each band. The
front page of the Position Description identifies the band level for that particular position.
Example
A position is classified at Band D. Refer to the Band C/D capabilities (colour coded pink). These indicators are relevant for the
role, as are the indicators listed for bands A and B.