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CHC52021
Diploma of Community Services
104 WEEKS
200 Hours of compulsory Work Placement
Career options include:
• Case manager
• Client Service Assessor
• Coordinator Welfare/Family Services
• Welfare Worker
• Crisis/Early intervention Coordinator
• Community Worker
• Counsellor
• Disability Worker
Pathway:
After achieving this qualification, students may continue their studies in CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management and CHC82015 Graduate Certificate in Client Assessment and Case Management
You will learn:
At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously within their scope of practice under broad directions from senior management.
Entry Requirements
- There are no entry requirements for this qualification.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Course Structure (20 Subjects) 12 Core & 8 Electives
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
Electives
CHCMGT003 Lead the work team
CHCDIV003 Manage and promote diversity
CHCCCS038 Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support
HLTAID014 Provide advanced First Aid
CHCPRT025 Identify and report children and young people at risk
CHCADV005 Provide systems advocacy services
BSBPEF502 Develop and use emotional intelligence
CHCDIS012 Support community participation and social inclusion
Elective units have been selected by the college in consultation with industry experts.
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Vocational Placement
Total hours required: 200
To achieve this qualification you must have completed a total of least 200 hours of work in a regulated children’s education and care service in Australia.
Students are encouraged to look for their own work placement before applying for an enrolment at the college. If students find their own work placement, the workplace where the students will conduct their work placement will need to be approved by the college. A suitable workplace provided by students for this course is a regulated/registered early childhood education and care service. For students in South Australia, if the students cannot find their own work placement, the college will support them in finding work placement. The college will inform the students if the college can organise work placement for them before they are enrolled and will only approve their enrolments if work placement places are available for them.
Applicants must provide National Police and Working with Children checks before commencing work placement.
The special needs of learners are identified during delivery and assessment planning so that all reasonable effort can be made to ensure that training and assessment is delivered fairly and that assessment decisions are valid and reliable.
Information about the special needs of learners is gathered formally during the enrolment process.
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Delivery and Assessment Methods
This program is delivered in the following environments:
• Face-to-face training in classroom and simulated environment for theory and practical training and assessment
• Live Interactive webinar-based support sessions
• Workplace based – for on the job practice and partial assessment
• Work placement component will be undertaken to ensure exposure of learners to realistic workplace conditions and employer expectations.
• 200 hours of compulsory work placement.
* All Units of Competency practical assessments will be conducted in a workplace.
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Entry Requirements
Sufficient LLN (Language, Literacy and Numeracy) skills and are at least 18 years old. Applicants may be requested to take an LLN test.\Applicants with no formal qualifications and who are commencing within or have experience within a relevant industry may also be considered for entry into the course
LLN
Sufficient LLN (Language, Literacy, and Numeracy) skills and are at least 18 years old. Applicants may be requested to take an LLN test.
Students will need access to a computer and the internet. For detailed requirements please contact the college.
