Unit 2 Leadership Teamwork in the Public Services

Unit 2 - Leadership & Teamwork in the Public Services Unit 2: P 5

Lesson Objectives By the end of this lesson and guided reading you should be able to: n n n Describe the types of teams which operate within one public service Describe the benefits of teams to the public services Describe the 3 types of teambuilding activities

Types of Teams n n n n Geographical Divisional Sub-divisional Departmental Shift/watch Specialist Multi-disciplinary Multi-agency

UK Fire Brigade Areas (Geographical) Identify area North Wales Fire & Rescue Reference

UK Fire Brigade Areas (Divisional) Identify area Anglesey Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Wrexham Reference

UK Fire Brigade Areas (Subdivisional) Identify area Reference

Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Ffordd Salesbury, St Asaph Business Park, St Asaph, Denbighshire, LL 17 0 JJ Tel: 01745 535250 www. nwales-fireservice. org. uk

Types of Station n Whole Time Day Crewed Retained

Shift / Watch Patterns H&W n n Red, White, Blue, Green. 2 days 09: 00 – 18: 00 2 nights 18: 00 – 09: 00 4 off

Specialist

Multi Agency n Provide evidence of Multi Agency teamwork. n Newspaper examples. n Annotated photos.

Multi Agency

Temporary/Task Teams When work is urgent temporary teams may be established, e. g. the London Bombings 2005 over 10, 000 police were involved. The fulfilment of tasks is more important than team spirit.

n n Better solutions - Collective “Brain Power” often out matches that of a single person. Increased knowledge – Teams offer new connections that can lead to new ideas.

“Team Synergy is achieved when people work together to create a better solution than either could alone. It’s not your way-- or my way--but a better way. ” Sean Covey

Types of teamwork activities n Paper-based exercises n Activity based n Work related team activity

Paper-based exercises n n Planning for something that will be practiced or carried out at a later date e. g. disaster, logistics (transport and supply), could be planning an expedition. Planning an Orienteering lesson, planning to present a podcast, to present a press conference etc.

Activity Based n n n e. g. physical training activities, team-building exercises, active problem solving, realistic simulations, military/emergency exercises; use activities done on Army Week Army Activity Day RAF Personal Development Day Caving

Work Related Team Activity n e. g. achieving work objectives e. g. cutting someone out of a car at an RTC, planning and achieving a project. Driving Course

Guidance n n Use the Harvard Referencing system. If you include a direct quote it must be identified using quotation marks. Ensure you read the ‘Guide to using the Harvard referencing system’ (located in your handbook and on the SSA). The submission of plagiarised work will lead to failure of the merit and disciplinary action.

Layout n n n n Submit with relevant front sheets. Include title page with the full criteria Word process with 1. 5 line space 1000 -1500 words (4 -5 pages) Proof read and spell check Relevant pictures/images may be used but do not count towards the page total Include a list of references

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