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Capability and Elements
and experience

Capability Indicators for the Band
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Manages Self
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Controls and manages own emotions and
behaviour
Develops healthy protective behaviours

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Pulls together interrelationships and trends to resolve problems and deliver solutions
for the team.
Facilitates teams to discuss a diversity of opinions and find creative solutions.
Ensures relevant theories and perspectives are reflected in documentation provided to
the team
Maintains and develops opportunities for staff to use reflective practice.
Creates a safe environment for mistakes to be owned and learned from.
Applies consistency and evenness in action and response across the team.
Provides supervision using a model of reflective practice so that an individual can
understands the impact they have on others.
Critically analyses own performance and seeks feedback from others.
Assists others to remain positive and act in a calm manner.
Allocates tasks in a way that assists to manage workload.
Highlights during supervision any concerns regarding healthy protective behaviors.
Establishes boundaries not just with clients but with other staff.
Seeks opportunities to allow the team to laugh and enjoy each other in a respectful
way.

Band E
Demonstrates Leadership
• Inspires understanding of purpose and direction
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Builds individual and organisational capability
Promotes teamwork

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Upholds a clear sense of purpose and outcomes for their program/region.
Engages others in translating strategy into operational goals for the program/region.
Acts quickly to provide focus and priorities for individuals and teams in the face of
uncertainly or shifting demands.
Ensures accountability by dealing with performance issues in a formal sense when
required.
Creates an environment where people are encouraged to take ownership of their own
development and experience growth.
Sets up ‘stretch’ opportunities for self and others that are outside current experience.
Acknowledges achievements
Builds effective teams of different disciplines at a local level.
Connects the work of all teams in a program to demonstrate how they contribute to the
overall success of the program/region.
Establishes processes and systems to enable sharing and building of knowledge between