The Role Of A Team Leader In The Public Services

Roles Of A Leader
There are many different roles and responsibilities that a leader must have or have as many as they can. They don’t have to have them all because while being a leader they will be able to improve their skills and knowledge and will be able to gain more of the roles.
These main roles are; * Enabler – They need to be an enabler to make sure the job has been/getting done. * Planner – Without planning what the team are going to do then it will be ciaos and no one will have an idea of what to do so under planner you will have to be organised because If you don’t have good organisation skills then the team will be everywhere and the job is less likely to get done. * Counsellor – When being a team leader there may be times when the members are having a bad time and this is when the leader steps in and speaks to them and tries making them have a positive attitude towards work again. * Coach – You need to be able to coach the team in the job they are given, giving them clear instructions and supporting them with their strengths and weaknesses. * Disciplinarian – You need to be able to give out discipline but not just appoint it at certain individuals you need to make it fair. * Team Builder – Being a leader you need to ensure that the team are bonding together and build each of the members’ skills. * Communicator – If you are a leader you need to make you communicate with everyone and if you do not have good communication skills then the team will fail because they won’t know what you expect from them and they won’t know where to position there selves. * Motivator – Being a leader means you have to make sure that they keep their standards up and don’t being to slack. It may mean that you have to motivate them with rewards and punishments if they don’t do what it asked. * Goal Setter – You are expected to set goals for the team to make sure that they complete those tasks given on time. * Influence – Being an influence to the team is a key aspect because you may be their role model so they look up to you and may be influenced in the way you do things and they may try and do things like you so it means that they will also improve their skills. * Negotiator – Being a leader means you have to negotiate with all the team so no one feels left out and by doing this it may mean that you may come out with the best idea on how to complete a task. * Delegator – Being a leader you have to make decisions such as delegating a certain job that suits you the best person.

Army Tank Troop Officer
If you are a tank troop officer it means that you are responsible for 12 highly trained soldiers and their vehicles. The tank troop officer will have many roles and responsibilities that they will require very high standards to be kept because sometimes it may be a life or death situation. When being this type of leader you will have to be very decisiveness due to the situations you may be put it you will have to be good at multi-tasking as you will have to make decisions while on the move and because you are responsible or the soldiers welfare you need to keep this is mind for when you are giving them a task, you will have to decide who it is best suited for. Just because you are a leader doesn’t mean that you can’t improve your leadership skills as well, these skills can be from communicating with your team better to being more organised and motivating. A leader will have to be able to have leadership qualities as well, which are different to leadership skills because skills are things that can be improved and are learn where as qualities are inherited and can sometimes be improved. You will need leadership qualities such as courage, compassion and adaptability. Been a tank troop officer means that you will have to adapt to certain information you are given or sometimes not given at all and because you are constantly on the move and can be destroying enemy tanks you will have to adapt your positions to make sure that your tank doesn’t get shot as well. You will also be looked as been a commanding officer as well because you a relied on to plan military tasks and be able to set the team goals.

Ambulance Service – Paramedic
A paramedic is a senior healthcare professional at an accident or a medical emergency. Paramedics have many roles and responsibilities they have to consider, this is because they may sometimes have to be on their own when assessing the patient’s condition and they may have to make decisions on whether they need to give treatment straight away. They are usually the first healthcare professionals on the scene, this means that they will have to have to make decisions and be organised and have the knowledge they need to see if the patient needs treatment urgently. While been a paramedic you will have many leadership skills and qualities such as good communication skills, but just because they may be the leader at the incident it doesn’t mean that they can’t improve their ability in their skills because they will always be improving them. While being a paramedic you can show many roles and responsibilities that you take on and how well you can handle jobs and how you can handle been under pressure and then you may become members of the air ambulance crew. The paramedics will have to communicate with the other paramedic they are with at the scene and they will have to come together when assessing the patient’s condition and they may have to make life-saving decision, which this can also be known as coordinate multi-agencies.