1. Good time management The roles and responsibilities of a child care worker are many and varied The roles and responsibilities of a child care worker are many and varied A successful child care worker needs to be able to effectively manage time A successful child care worker needs to be able to effectively manage time “Time management is a means of getting things done as quickly as possible and with as little stress as possible” “Time management is a means of getting things done as quickly as possible and with as little stress as possible”

2. Good time management cont. It involves setting goals and establishing priorities for the tasks to be undertaken in order to achieve the goals It involves setting goals and establishing priorities for the tasks to be undertaken in order to achieve the goals

3. Setting goals Having goals for yourself can help with time and workload management Having goals for yourself can help with time and workload management Goals can help you achieve what you want Goals can help you achieve what you want Once you know what your goals are you can take action to achieve them Once you know what your goals are you can take action to achieve them This allows you to take control of the situation This allows you to take control of the situation

4. Goals A goal is a target that we are aiming to work towards over a specific period of time. A goal is a target that we are aiming to work towards over a specific period of time. It is the vision of what something will become in this timeframe It is the vision of what something will become in this timeframe When setting your goals you need to ensure that they are: When setting your goals you need to ensure that they are:

5. Goals cont. Specific: needs to be something easily identifiable e.g., I will increase my confidence in reading books to a wide range of children in Playsession Specific: needs to be something easily identifiable e.g., I will increase my confidence in reading books to a wide range of children in Playsession Achievable: must be within the capabilities of the person e.g., I will be in Playsession once a fortnight Achievable: must be within the capabilities of the person e.g., I will be in Playsession once a fortnight

6. Goals cont. Observable: I will read a book each Playsession with a different child Observable: I will read a book each Playsession with a different child

7. Goals, strategies and evaluations Goals: discussed Goals: discussed Strategies: are the methods or plans of action that you devise to help you achieve your goals Strategies: are the methods or plans of action that you devise to help you achieve your goals Evaluation: is a record of how you worked towards these goals. It describes how the strategies worked Evaluation: is a record of how you worked towards these goals. It describes how the strategies worked

8. Examples Goal - To communicate effectively with children in Playsession by: Goal - To communicate effectively with children in Playsession by: Strategies: Observing how teachers interact with children Strategies: Observing how teachers interact with children Reading notes from classes Reading notes from classes

9. Revisit teamwork Being a team means working together but does not necessarily mean everyone doing the same thing Being a team means working together but does not necessarily mean everyone doing the same thing We all have different strengths, interests and ideas to share with the team We all have different strengths, interests and ideas to share with the team We are dependent on other people in the team and cannot do it all on our own We are dependent on other people in the team and cannot do it all on our own