Good time managementGood time management

• The roles and responsibilities of a The roles and responsibilities of a child care worker are many and variedchild care worker are many and varied

• A successful child care worker needs A successful child care worker needs to be able to effectively manage timeto be able to effectively manage time

• ““Time management is a means of Time management is a means of getting things done as quickly as getting things done as quickly as possible and with as little stress as possible and with as little stress as possible”possible”

Good time management Good time management cont.cont.

• It involves setting goals and It involves setting goals and establishing priorities for the tasks to establishing priorities for the tasks to be undertaken in order to achieve be undertaken in order to achieve the goalsthe goals

Setting goalsSetting goals

• Having goals for yourself can help Having goals for yourself can help with time and workload managementwith time and workload management

• Goals can help you achieve what you Goals can help you achieve what you wantwant

• Once you know what your goals are Once you know what your goals are you can take action to achieve themyou can take action to achieve them

• This allows you to take control of the This allows you to take control of the situationsituation

GoalsGoals

• A goal is a target that we are aiming A goal is a target that we are aiming to work towards over a specific to work towards over a specific period of time.period of time.

• It is the vision of what something will It is the vision of what something will become in this timeframebecome in this timeframe

• When setting your goals you need to When setting your goals you need to ensure that they are:ensure that they are:

Goals cont.Goals cont.

• Specific: needs to be something Specific: needs to be something easily identifiable e.g., easily identifiable e.g., I will increase I will increase my confidence in reading books to a my confidence in reading books to a wide range of children in Playsessionwide range of children in Playsession

• Achievable: must be within the Achievable: must be within the capabilities of the person e.g., capabilities of the person e.g., I will I will be in Playsession once a fortnight be in Playsession once a fortnight

Goals cont.Goals cont.

• Observable: Observable: I will read a book each I will read a book each Playsession with a different childPlaysession with a different child

Goals, strategies and Goals, strategies and evaluationsevaluations

• Goals: discussed Goals: discussed

• Strategies: are the methods or plans Strategies: are the methods or plans of action that you devise to help you of action that you devise to help you achieve your goalsachieve your goals

• Evaluation: is a record of how you Evaluation: is a record of how you worked towards these goals. It worked towards these goals. It describes how the strategies workeddescribes how the strategies worked

ExamplesExamples

• Goal - To communicate effectively Goal - To communicate effectively with children in Playsession by:with children in Playsession by:

• Strategies: Observing how teachers Strategies: Observing how teachers interact with childreninteract with children

• Reading notes from classesReading notes from classes

Revisit teamworkRevisit teamwork

• Being a team means working together Being a team means working together but does not necessarily mean everyone but does not necessarily mean everyone doing the same thingdoing the same thing

• We all have different strengths, interests We all have different strengths, interests and ideas to share with the teamand ideas to share with the team

• We are dependent on other people in the We are dependent on other people in the team and cannot do it all on our ownteam and cannot do it all on our own