The Benefits of teams: There are many benefits of working in teams. It can
lead to tasks being completed more efficiently due to people working
Shannon W
Unit 2: Teamwork and Leadership in the public services (P5) harder because there is peer pressure from the other teammates. An
Benefits of teams
effective team will also have individuals with mixed strengths and
Regiment: A regiment is Geographical: Specialists teams: Emergency services- weaknesses. Being in a team helps people to feel valued and can cut down
normally found in the Armed Geographical teams are Specialist teams are Emergency services are the amount of stress on each member. The police mainly work in small
forces and is a permanent unit teams which are based smaller teams within teams which are on teams of 2, which include the driver and the other officer in the vehicle.
of an army which is mainly on their location. An the public services standby 24/7 to respond to This makes the jobs become much easier knowing that they have the
commanded by a lieutenant example is in the Armed which specialises in urgent situations. An support of each other. In a democratic team, they tend to work more
colonel. They are divided into forces, the troops that certain areas; for example of an emergency intelligently because they share their thoughts and ideas through both
several companies, squadrons are in Iraq are one team example, the police service is the police force discussions and interactions. Teamwork also creates formal and informal
and often battalions whereas troops that are force have the CID, that has officers who are support networks so any problems can be discussed openly. Another
in Syria are another dog units, mounted on call responding to benefit of teams is that they can help reduce alienation however; this
Multi-Disciplinary: team. units, firearms units different crimes and tends to happen in larger teams. People will also start to become more
Multi-disciplinary etc. emergencies throughout creative in a team so it encourages them to become more innovative
means a team which Divisional: A divisional (which means introducing more ideas to the team)
the day.
has members that team usually consists of Types of teams in the
have a range of several parallel teams Public services Teamwork and Formal team: A formal team is a team which works together
different skills, which focus on a single leadership all of the time and they have a defined structure such as a
experience and objective. The police force team working in specific departments. An example of a
qualifications and paramedic unit are Departmental: Departmental is formal team is the police force. Size of team: Every team within
however, they share both divisional teams a general way of dividing teams the various public services
Temporary project/ task teams:
the same objective. within the public services. within the public services Types of teams
Temporary teams are teams that come in different sizes; the size
Brigade: A brigade is commonly Force: A force is commonly Informal team: An informal team is come together for a short period of the task usually depends on
related to the fire service related to the police (Police where individuals move in and out of time to solve a problem and the size of the team. A small
however, it is a subdivision of force) and it is an organized because certain skills are required then disband when the task is team usually consists of
an army and it typically consists body of police officers who for each role in the team and so achieved. An example of a service maximum 10 people. A medium
of a small number of infantry are responsible for a district new ideas come up within that which uses temporary teams is team consists of 10-50 people
battalions. or town. team. the police, especially when doing and finally, a large team
Multi-agency teams- A multi-agency team is where a combination Permanent groupings: Permanent a task such as a murder consists of approximately more
of public services work together on the same objective. An groupings are similar to formal teams investigation. Project teams on than 50 people. Small teams in
example when this team would be used is for a car accident. The however, they are permanently the other hand are similar to the police force include the
police would be there to investigate the scene; the fire-fighters formed. They are thought to be the temporary teams. They only driver and another officer in the
would put out the fire if necessary and extract the victims while strongest teams in the public services come together to complete one vehicle with them. However, if
the paramedics would take the victims to the hospital while trying because everyone knows each other’s specific task based project and they are doing a car chase for
to keep them alive. strengths and weaknesses. disband after the project is example, they may need a
completed. larger team which may even
include a helicopter.
lead to tasks being completed more efficiently due to people working
Shannon W
Unit 2: Teamwork and Leadership in the public services (P5) harder because there is peer pressure from the other teammates. An
Benefits of teams
effective team will also have individuals with mixed strengths and
Regiment: A regiment is Geographical: Specialists teams: Emergency services- weaknesses. Being in a team helps people to feel valued and can cut down
normally found in the Armed Geographical teams are Specialist teams are Emergency services are the amount of stress on each member. The police mainly work in small
forces and is a permanent unit teams which are based smaller teams within teams which are on teams of 2, which include the driver and the other officer in the vehicle.
of an army which is mainly on their location. An the public services standby 24/7 to respond to This makes the jobs become much easier knowing that they have the
commanded by a lieutenant example is in the Armed which specialises in urgent situations. An support of each other. In a democratic team, they tend to work more
colonel. They are divided into forces, the troops that certain areas; for example of an emergency intelligently because they share their thoughts and ideas through both
several companies, squadrons are in Iraq are one team example, the police service is the police force discussions and interactions. Teamwork also creates formal and informal
and often battalions whereas troops that are force have the CID, that has officers who are support networks so any problems can be discussed openly. Another
in Syria are another dog units, mounted on call responding to benefit of teams is that they can help reduce alienation however; this
Multi-Disciplinary: team. units, firearms units different crimes and tends to happen in larger teams. People will also start to become more
Multi-disciplinary etc. emergencies throughout creative in a team so it encourages them to become more innovative
means a team which Divisional: A divisional (which means introducing more ideas to the team)
the day.
has members that team usually consists of Types of teams in the
have a range of several parallel teams Public services Teamwork and Formal team: A formal team is a team which works together
different skills, which focus on a single leadership all of the time and they have a defined structure such as a
experience and objective. The police force team working in specific departments. An example of a
qualifications and paramedic unit are Departmental: Departmental is formal team is the police force. Size of team: Every team within
however, they share both divisional teams a general way of dividing teams the various public services
Temporary project/ task teams:
the same objective. within the public services. within the public services Types of teams
Temporary teams are teams that come in different sizes; the size
Brigade: A brigade is commonly Force: A force is commonly Informal team: An informal team is come together for a short period of the task usually depends on
related to the fire service related to the police (Police where individuals move in and out of time to solve a problem and the size of the team. A small
however, it is a subdivision of force) and it is an organized because certain skills are required then disband when the task is team usually consists of
an army and it typically consists body of police officers who for each role in the team and so achieved. An example of a service maximum 10 people. A medium
of a small number of infantry are responsible for a district new ideas come up within that which uses temporary teams is team consists of 10-50 people
battalions. or town. team. the police, especially when doing and finally, a large team
Multi-agency teams- A multi-agency team is where a combination Permanent groupings: Permanent a task such as a murder consists of approximately more
of public services work together on the same objective. An groupings are similar to formal teams investigation. Project teams on than 50 people. Small teams in
example when this team would be used is for a car accident. The however, they are permanently the other hand are similar to the police force include the
police would be there to investigate the scene; the fire-fighters formed. They are thought to be the temporary teams. They only driver and another officer in the
would put out the fire if necessary and extract the victims while strongest teams in the public services come together to complete one vehicle with them. However, if
the paramedics would take the victims to the hospital while trying because everyone knows each other’s specific task based project and they are doing a car chase for
to keep them alive. strengths and weaknesses. disband after the project is example, they may need a
completed. larger team which may even
include a helicopter.
