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Blended mode — In each term at least one unit is taught face to face, delivered for 20 hours plus 10 hours per week self-study during the term. Moodle-based assessment tasks.
Full time · 20 hours per week face-to-face plus 10 hours per week self-study
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Level 6, 2 Meredith Street, Bankstown NSW 2200
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
VRQA / ASQA
Professional Body
Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission / NDIS Quality and Safeguards
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
TRA / VETASSESS
Course Content
Assess co-existing needs
Describes the skills and knowledge required to assess the diverse and multi-faceted needs of people and determine both internal and external services required to meet those needs. Applies in a range of community service contexts.
Develop and implement service programs
Describes the skills and knowledge required to engage consumers in the analysis of service needs, analyse service needs of particular groups and develop and implement programs and services to meet those needs.
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
Describes the skills and knowledge required to recognise situations where people may be in imminent crisis, and then to work collaboratively to minimise any safety concerns and make plans to access required support services.
Facilitate and review case management
Describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to plan, monitor and review case management. Workers at this level work within organisational policies and procedures and may work autonomously or in consultation with supervisor or team leader.
Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
Describes the skills and knowledge required to function independently and to plan and undertake community work and associated services, including the application of knowledge of the broad social and cultural context.
Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
Describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
Work with diverse people
Describes the skills and knowledge required to work respectfully with people from diverse social and cultural groups and situations, including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Applies to all workers.
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Describes the skills and knowledge required to identify Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety issues in the workplace, model cultural safety in own work practice, and develop strategies to enhance cultural safety.
Manage legal and ethical compliance
Describes the skills and knowledge required to research information about compliance and ethical practice responsibilities, and then develop and monitor policies and procedures to meet those responsibilities.
Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
Describes the skills and knowledge required to monitor and support workers, including implementing support processes to manage stress and emotional wellbeing of self or colleagues and facilitating structured debriefing sessions.
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and enhance own practice through a process of reflection and ongoing professional development.
Maintain work health and safety
Describes the skills and knowledge required to implement and monitor work health and safety (WHS) policies, procedures and work practices as part of a small work team.
Develop workplace communication strategies
Describes the skills and knowledge required to develop, establish, promote and review communication protocols for a team or business unit.
Manage and promote diversity
Describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and promote diversity in the workplace, and to contribute to the planning of diversity policies and procedures.
Provide advocacy and representation services
Describes the skills and knowledge required to formally represent the interests of service users, including the development of community representative and industry participative roles and positions in influencing policy processes.
Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
Provides skills and knowledge required to plan for or review the requirements of administrative systems and procedures for implementing, monitoring, and reviewing the system.
Originate and develop concepts
Describes the skills and knowledge required to originate and develop concepts for products, programs, processes or services to an operational level.
Manage personal and professional development
Describes the skills and knowledge required to implement systems and process that support the personal and professional development of self and others.
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Describes the skills and knowledge required to assess capacity to support people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues and to work collaboratively to provide support and facilitate links to other services.
Implement community development strategies
Provides skills and knowledge required to manage all aspects of recruitment and onboarding processes according to organisational policies and procedures.
Common Questions
All students who complete the CHC52025 Diploma of Community Services at SCSB will have to complete the mandatory work placement hours of 125 hours, which must be undertaken during the 80 weeks of training and assessment.
The program is delivered over 104 weeks full-time, including 80 weeks of training and assessment spread over 8 terms and 24 weeks of holidays/term break.
Students whose first language is not English must provide proof of English language competency through one of the following: a current IELTS score of 6.0 total or above with no band lower than 6.0; proof of completion of an Australian qualification in English language of one year or longer duration; successful completion of an approved English for Academic Purposes course meeting IELTS 6.0 equivalent requirements; or a successful score of Upper Intermediate Level on the School's English Language Placement Test.
The course is delivered in a blended mode — in each term at least one unit is taught face to face. The full-time course involves 20 hours of structured learning plus 10 hours per week of self-study during the term. Assessment tasks are Moodle-based.
Graduates may pursue a wide range of roles including Community Care Manager, Coordinator of Volunteer Work, Family Services Coordinator, Support Facilitator (Community Services), Community Development Worker for Social Housing, Community Recreation Coordinator, Housing Manager, Community Worker, Case Coordinator (Disability), Youth Housing Support Worker, Family Support Worker, Pastoral Care Counsellor, Welfare Support Worker, Disability Team Leader/Support Worker, Early Intervention Worker, and Community Program Coordinator.
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