Diploma of Community Services - CHC52021

Course Overview

Average Course Fee: $12049

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Average Course Duration: 2 Years

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Description

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.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 200 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.

The skills in this qualification must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State or Territory legislation, Australian standards and industry codes of practice.

No occupational licensing, certification or specific legislative requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

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Student Outcomes

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Satisfied with Training

Percentage of graduates in the Society and Culture field who were satisfied with the training (Diploma).

Improved Work Status

Percentage of graduates in the Society and Culture field who started/expanded a business or who have a new job, more highly skilled work, a promotion or higher pay (Diploma).

Salary

The middle of the range of salaries earned by graduates in the Society and Culture field starting their first ever full-time job after graduating (Diploma).

Jobs

Graduates of the Society and Culture field (Diploma) are most often employed as:

39.3%

Community and Personal Service Workers

28.9%

Professionals

15%

Clerical and Administrative Workers

Industries

Graduates of the Society and Culture field (Diploma) are most often employed in:

52%

Health Care and Social Assistance

15.6%

Public Administration and Safety

10.1%

Education and Training

All statistics are supplied by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research.

Financial Assistance

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This course is eligible for a VET Student Loan from the Australian Government to assist students with paying tuition fees. The maximum amount that can be loaned for this course is $16,788.

The initial debt amount (including the loan fee, if applicable) plus indexation must be paid back once the loan recipient starts earning over a certain amount. Compulsory repayment threshold information is available on the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) website.

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Australian Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships (also known as apprenticeships and traineeships) combine work with training in a nationally recognised qualification. Australian Apprenticeships are available to anyone of working age and offer opportunities to learn new skills and be paid in over 500 different jobs.

This qualification is available as an Australian Apprenticeship in the states and territories highlighted in blue on the map. For more information go to the Australian Apprenticeships Pathways website.

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Units & Packaging

20 units must be completed:

12 core units

8 elective units, consisting of:

at least 6 units from amongst the electives listed in Group A, B, C, D or E below

up to 2 units from the electives listed below, any endorsed Training Package or accredited course.

Where appropriate, electives may be packaged to provide a qualification with a specialisation.

Packaging for each specialisation:

at least 4 Group A electives must be selected for the award of Diploma of Community Services(Case Management)

at least 3 Group B electives must be selected for award of the Diploma of Community Services (Social Housing)

at least 3 Group C electives must be selected for award of the Diploma of Community Services (Child, Youth and Family Welfare)

at least 3 Group D electives must be selected for award of the Diploma of Community Services (Responding to Family Violence).

Where two or more specialisations are completed, this should be noted on the testamur when awarding the qualification. For example, Diploma of Community Services (Case Management, Social Housing and Child, Youth and Family Welfare).

All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.

Core Units
CHCCCS004	Assess co-existing needs
CHCCCS007	Develop and implement service programs
CHCCCS019	Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCCSM013	Facilitate and review case management
CHCDEV005	Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
CHCDFV001	Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
CHCDIV001	Work with diverse people
CHCDIV002	Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCLEG003	Manage legal and ethical compliance
CHCMGT005	Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
CHCPRP003	Reflect on and improve own professional practice
HLTWHS003	Maintain work health and safety

Elective Units
Group A – Case Management
CHCCSM009	Facilitate goal-directed planning
CHCCSM010	Implement case management practice
CHCCSM012	Coordinate complex case requirements
CHCCSM014	Provide case management supervision
CHCCSM015	Undertake case management in a child protection framework
CHCCSM016	Undertake advanced assessments
Group B – Social Housing
CHCADV004	Represent organisation in court or tribunal
CHCSOH013	Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
CHCSOH014	Manage and maintain tenancy agreements and services
CHCSOH019	Manage head lease
CHCSOH020	Develop quality systems in line with registration standards
CHCSOH022	Develop social housing enterprise opportunitie
CHCSOH023	Acquire properties by purchase or transfer
Group C – Child, Youth and Family Welfare
CHCCSM015	Undertake case management in a child protection framework
CHCMHS013	Implement trauma informed care
CHCPRT025	Identify and report children and young people at risk
CHCPRT027	Work collaboratively to maintain an environment safe for children and young people
Group D – Responding to Family Violence
CHCCCS033	Identify and report abuse
CHCDFV002	Provide support to children affected by domestic and family violence
CHCDFV004	Provide domestic and family violence support in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
CHCDFV006	Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence
CHCDFV007	Work with users of violence to effect change
CHCDFV009	Establish change promoting relationship with users of domestic and family violence
CHCDFV012	Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence
CHCMHS007	Work effectively in trauma informed care
CHCPOL003	Research and apply evidence to practice
Group E - General Electives
BSBPEF401	Manage personal health and wellbeing
CHCADV002	Provide advocacy and representation services
CHCADV003	Represent clients in court
CHCADV005	Provide systems advocacy services
CHCAOD004	Assess needs of client with alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCAOD005	Provide alcohol and other drugs withdrawal services
CHCAOD007	Develop strategies for alcohol and other drugs relapse prevention and management
CHCAOD008	Provide advanced interventions to meet the needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCAOD009	Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans
CHCCCS003	Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
CHCCCS009	Facilitate responsible behaviour
CHCCCS035	Support people with autism spectrum disorder
CHCCCS038	Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
CHCCDE023	Develop and deliver community projects
CHCCDE024	Support community action
CHCCDE025	Develop and support community leadership
CHCCDE026	Develop and lead community engagement strategies to enhance participation
CHCCDE027	Implement community development strategies
CHCCDE028	Work within organisation and government structures to enable community development outcomes
CHCCDE031	Develop and implement a community renewal plan
CHCCOM003	Develop workplace communication strategies
CHCCOM004	Present information to stakeholder groups
CHCCSL001	Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
CHCCSL002	Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
CHCCSL003	Facilitate the counselling relationship and process
CHCCSL007	Support counselling clients in decision-making processes
CHCDEV004	Confirm developmental status
CHCDEV006	Analyse information for service planning and delivery
CHCDFV007	Work with users of violence to effect change
CHCDIS015	Develop and provide person-centred service responses
CHCDIS016	Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports
CHCDIS017	Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
CHCDIS019	Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
CHCDIV003	Manage and promote diversity
CHCEDU002	Plan health promotion and community intervention
CHCEDU003	Provide sexual and reproductive health information to clients
CHCEDU004	Develop, implement and review sexual and reproductive health education programs
CHCEDU009	Provide parenting, health and well-being education
CHCFAM001	Operate in a family law environment
CHCFAM003	Support people to improve relationship
CHCFAM004	Facilitate changeovers
CHCFAM005	Facilitate and monitor contact
CHCFAM006	Assist families to self-manage contact
CHCGRP002	Plan and conduct group activities
CHCINM001	Meet statutory and organisation information requirements
CHCLLN001	Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs
CHCMGT001	Develop, implement and review quality framework
CHCMGT002	Manage partnership agreements with service providers
CHCMGT003	Lead the work team
CHCMGT004	Secure and manage funding
CHCMGT006	Coordinate client directed services
CHCMHS001	Work with people with mental health issues
CHCMHS002	Establish self-directed recovery relationships
CHCMHS003	Provide recovery oriented mental health services
CHCMHS004	Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
CHCMHS005	Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCMHS006	Facilitate the recovery process with the person, family and carers
CHCMHS008	Promote and facilitate self advocacy
CHCMHS011	Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
CHCPOL002	Develop and implement policy
CHCPRP001	Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
CHCPRP004	Promote and represent the service
CHCPRP005	Engage with health professionals and the health system
CHCPRT026	Support the rights and safety of children and young people
CHCPRT029	Work within a practice framework
CHCPRT032	Provide supervision in a secure system
CHCPRT033	Provide support to children and youth in out-of-home care
CHCPRT034	Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs
CHCSET003	Work with forced migrants
CHCSET004	Undertake bicultural work with forced migrants in Australia
CHCSOH021	Work with clients within the social housing system
CHCYTH013	Engage respectfully with young people
CHCYTH016	Respond to critical situations
CHCYTH017	Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs
CHCYTH022	Provide services for the needs and circumstances of young people
CHCYTH024	Manage service response to young people in crisis
HLTAID014	Provide Advanced First Aid
HLTAHW031	Provide information/strategies to enhance capacities of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander families

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