CHCAGE013 — Work effectively in aged care
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What an assessment for CHCAGE013 must cover
71 assessable components: 4 elements (14 performance criteria), 12 performance evidence and 45 knowledge evidence requirements. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Meet job role requirements.
- 1.1Identify own job role requirements from reading position description.
- 1.2Discuss own job role requirements with supervisor to clarify and confirm job role scope and expectations.
- 1.3Recognise and refer work tasks outside own job role scope to appropriate person according to organisational reporting policies and procedures.
2 Work within organisational requirements.
- 2.1Comply with professional conduct requirements.
- 2.2Comply with legal and human rights framework requirements relevant to aged care work.
- 2.3Communicate and cooperate with interdisciplinary team members.
- 2.4Use digital technology to access and share workplace information.
3 Work within an aged care context.
- 3.1Read individualised plans to identify tasks.
- 3.2Use person-centred communication techniques when carrying out work tasks.
- 3.3Seek consent from the person, their family, carer or others identified by the person before commencing care activities.
- 3.4Recognise signs of abuse and report according to organisational policies and procedures.
- 3.5Record, maintain and store workplace information according to organisational record keeping procedures, and privacy and confidentiality requirements.
4 Implement self-care strategies.
- 4.1Monitor own stress level when working with people receiving care.
- 4.2Use self-care strategies and seek support if required according to organisational policies and procedures.
Performance evidence
- undertake work providing care to at least one person in an aged care work context that involves each of the following on at least one occasion:
- person-centred communication
- identifying tasks from individualised plan
- recognising scope of own job role and referrals
- complying with professional conduct requirements
- recognising and reporting signs of abuse
- seeking consent for care activities
- working with inter-disciplinary team members
- engaging with people and organisation using technology
- completing workplace reports and checklists
- maintenance and storage of workplace information
- meeting privacy and confidentiality requirements
Knowledge evidence
- support practices: person-centred approaches including upholding autonomy, supporting the person to exercise choice and the person’s right to self-determination
- support practices: duty of care
- support practices: dignity of risk
- support practices: risk areas for abuse and systemic issues
- support practices: types of abuse
- support practices: delegation and supervision requirements by health professionals including nurses
- legal and human rights frameworks: role of safeguarding bodies
- legal and human rights frameworks: role of national and State/Territory legislation
- legal and human rights frameworks: role of Office of the Health Ombudsman
- legal and human rights frameworks: mandatory reporting
- legal and human rights frameworks: privacy and confidentiality of information
- concepts of consent: informed
- concepts of consent: un-informed
- industry standards and industry standards body relevant to aged care services
- attitudes and stereotypes: paternalism
- attitudes and stereotypes: ageism
- attitudes and stereotypes: stigma
- attitudes and stereotypes: common misconceptions
- attitudes and stereotypes: dangers of values judgements regarding perceived quality of life
- key philosophies and concepts: person-centred approaches
- key philosophies and concepts: contemporary view of aged care
- key philosophies and concepts: difference between care and support
- key philosophies and concepts: empowerment of the person receiving care
- key philosophies and concepts: social role valorisation
- key philosophies and concepts: risks associated with segregating and congregating older people
- industry context: job roles in the aged care sector and scope of practice
- industry context: reporting lines and delegations including working under supervision
- industry context: roles of interdisciplinary team members
- industry context: key organisations within the sector
- industry context: funding and accreditation systems
- cultural diversity, the cultural competency requirement of the role and respect for differences
- key issues facing aged care and community support in Australia
- psychosocial disability: impact on the person’s life
- psychosocial disability: differences between psychosocial disability and mental health
- psychosocial disability: episodic nature and additional or alternate supports that may be required during different periods
- psychosocial disability: ways in which psychosocial disability interacts with other disabilities
- individualised plans including purpose and key contents
- current terminology used in aged care
- risk assessment framework in terms of: personal care worker role
- risk assessment framework in terms of: working in a person’s home
- risk assessment framework in terms of: assisting a person to engage outside of their regular setting
- risk assessment framework in terms of: planning an activity
- risk assessment framework in terms of: medication safety
- restrictive practices: types of restrictive practices
- restrictive practices: parameters for use
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What does an assessment tool for CHCAGE013 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CHCAGE013 needs to address all 71 unit components: 4 elements with 14 performance criteria, 12 performance evidence requirements, 45 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for CHCAGE013?
Auditori pulls the current release of CHCAGE013 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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