About Australian College of Community Services and Care

This qualification reflects the role of a new worker wanting to become an Allied Health Assistant and gain entry to the aged care, disability and other health sectors. They may provide assistance, under the delegation and supervision of Allied Health Professionals (AHP).

Supervision may be direct, indirect or remote, according to the individual Allied Health Assistant’s scope of practice and experience.

This qualification reflects the role of educators in early childhood education and care who work in regulated children’s education and care services in Australia. Educators at this level are responsible for designing and implementing curriculum that meets the requirements of an approved learning framework and for maintaining compliance in other areas of service operations. You will use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations.

As an early childhood educator, you can work in long day care centres, family day care, pre-schools or kindergartens.

This qualification reflects the role of community services workers involved in the delivery, management and coordination of person-centred services to individuals, groups, and communities.

At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously within their scope of practice under broad directions from senior management.

Workers support people to make change in their lives to improve personal and social wellbeing and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers. They may also undertake case management and program coordination.

The nationally recognised CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling will give you the knowledge and skills to enhance your counselling career. Whether you are thinking of entering the industry or building upon your career, this qualification can assist you to do so.

They use communication, micro-counselling and interviewing skills and draw on varied counselling therapies to assist clients. At this level, the counsellor will most often be working in defined and supported counselling roles in established agencies.

Studying Certificate III in Individual Support opens several career pathways to enrich and support individuals in the community, either living at home or in care. Completing this qualification will allow you to work under supervision and delegation as a part of a multi-disciplinary team, following an individualised plan to provide person-centred support to people who may require support due to ageing, disability or some other reason.

You will gain a range of factual, technical and procedural knowledge, as well as some theoretical knowledge of the concepts and practices required to provide person-centred support.

The CHC43015 Certificate IV in Ageing Support is used for learners transitioning into roles which specialise in aged care support, which includes residential and home or community-based support services. Learners will develop the skills to maintain responsibility for quality service delivery ensuring the creation, facilitation and review of these individualised services within the defined organisation guidelines.

Learners will develop the skills required to be expected to show leadership and lower levels of responsibility within the service as a whole and supporting colleagues within the ongoing quality improvement of their work.

This qualification reflects the role of entry level workers who provide services and interventions to clients with alcohol and other drugs issues and/or implement health promotion and community interventions. Work in undertaken in contexts such as community based organisations, withdrawal services, residential rehabilitation services and outreach services under the guidance of other practitioners and professionals, with limited responsibility and within established parameters.

The nationally recognised CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health will give you the knowledge and skills to enhance your community services career. Whether you are thinking of entering the industry or building upon your career, this qualification can assist you to do so.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide self-directed recovery oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work involves implementing community based programs and activities focusing on mental health, mental illness and psychiatric disability. Work is undertaken in a range of community contexts such as community based non-government organisations; home based outreach; centre-based programs; respite care; residential services, rehabilitation programs; clinical settings; or supporting people in employment. Work is carried out autonomously under the broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who develop and facilitate programs for young people through a range of community-based programs designed to address the social, behavioural, health, wellbeing, developmental and protection needs of young people.

This work may be undertaken through employment in community, government and youth sector agencies and workers are responsible for implementing policies and guidelines of the employing organisation. They are largely self-directed with autonomous decision making capacity under the indirect supervision of a manager.

The CHC50221 Diploma of School Age Education and Care reflects the role of educators who are responsible for the day-to-day running of a regulated school age education and care service in Australia. As an educator you are required to plan, implement and manage programs across all areas of service operations. You will use specialised knowledge and analyse and apply theoretical concepts to diverse work situations. You will be responsible for the supervision of volunteers and/or other staff.

Educators in this context work in outside school hours care and vacation care.

This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide services to clients experiencing mental health disorders. They may provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting people with mental health issues, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.

This qualification reflects the role of allied health assistants who provide therapeutic and program related support to persons, in the health, aged care, disability and any other settings where Allied Health Professionals provide services. Allied Health Assistants work under the delegation and supervision of Allied Health Professionals and assist in identifying circumstances and risks and report issues.

Supervision may be direct, indirect or remote and must occur within organisational requirements, according to the individual allied health assistant’s scope of practice and experience.

They may be engaged to work in single discipline or multidisciplinary roles not limited to health, aged care or disability services and other settings and may also have responsibility for other allied health assistance workers according to their scope of practice.

Develop skills in working with young people. Such skills include: building strong relationships, case management, advocacy, facilitating activities and responding holistically to youth needs and issues.

If you want to work with and support young people across a wide range of services such as recreation, education, health, welfare and juvenile justice and protection, then the Diploma of Youth Work CHC50421 could be for you.

CHC53215 Diploma of Alcohol and other drugs reflects the role of workers who work under broad supervision and guidance and provide services to clients with alcohol and other drugs issues.

They can provide counselling, referral and promotion services. These workers require high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting clients, the range of services available to them and health issues related to alcohol and drugs use and misuse.

The CHC50321 Diploma of Child, Youth and Family Intervention is a Nationally Recognised Qualification on the Australian Qualifications Framework.

Our Diploma of Child, Youth and Family Intervention course is designed to provide you with the skills needed to enhance the living and emotional circumstances of at-risk children, youth and families.

You will learn all aspects of case management, how to establish communication strategies and work with people with mental health issues. This program also includes building a professional practice as well as a day placement where you will gain hands on experience working with clients in their homes.

CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support reflects the role of workers who assist teachers and support student learning in a range of classroom settings. You will be required to complete general administrative as well as operational tasks to support students with learning under the guidance of a teacher or other educational professional. This type of work requires use of discretion and judgement within the boundaries of established policies and procedures.

CHC40221 Certificate IV in School Based Education Support reflects the role of workers who assist teachers and support student learning in a range of classroom settings under the guidance of a teacher or other educational professional.

At this level, you may be involved in facilitation of learning for a range of instructional groupings, including for those students in need of additional support. In these roles, the education support worker sources and analyses information from diverse sources, may work with limited direct supervision and could provide guidance to co-workers.

As a education support worker you will work mainly with students in classroom settings in primary or secondary schools, as defined by State/Territory legislation.

This qualification reflects the role of individuals in a range of community settings and peoples’ homes, who provide support in a manner that empowers people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing. Workers promote a person-centred approach, work according to and may contribute to an individualised plan, and work without direct supervision. They may be required to supervise and/or coordinate a small team.

Skill Set: CHCSS00137 reflects the role of workers supporting people requiring palliative care, within the delegations of an established individualised plan.

This Skill Set provides a set of skills for undertaking child protection functions in a variety of roles in the community services sector. Work may involve providing support to children, families or communities.

Skill Set: CHCSS00133 Induction to Disability Support is a skill set for developing introductory knowledge and skills needed for workers undertaking roles that require supporting people with disability.

This qualification reflects the role of those who work in youth and family intervention, including practice specialisations in family support. Workers operate under a broad supervision framework and within clearly defined organisational guidelines, service plans and position specifications.