Out of School Hours Care Workers

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Talking to others.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Looking for ways to help people.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Teaching people how to do something.

Reading work related information.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Bringing people together and trying to sort out their differences.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect it.

Using maths to solve problems.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Read and understand written information.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Write in a way that people can understand.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Come up with different ways of grouping things.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

See details that are far away.

Come up with unusual or clever ideas, or creative ways to solve a problem.

Come up with a number of ideas about a topic, even if the ideas aren't very good.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

See a pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) hidden in other distracting material.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Remember things like words, numbers, pictures, and procedures.

Providing personal assistance, medical attention, or emotional support.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

Handling complaints and disagreements, and negotiating with people.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Giving information to the public, business or government by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.