Diploma of Community Services

There are no academic requirements or pre-requisites for this qualification, however, the student must: Be 15 years of age Have sound communication skills Undertake and complete a Language, Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Must have a valid Unique Student Identifier (USI) and Police check . Influenza vaccination before they attend work placement Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination certificate required (Unless medical exemption is provided ) You will be assessed on your language, literacy and numeracy skills prior to enrolment to ensure you have the skills in line with ACSF level 3. If you do not meet the required skills you may need to complete foundational skills training with an approved provider before you can enrol to complete this qualification with ANTS.

Work Placement: Students will attend the mandatory work placement after completing the face-to-face theory and simulated training. The placement will include both training and assessment. Australian Nursing and Training Services (ANTS) arranges work placements for students. All students must complete a minimum of 200 hours of work placement in an accredited residential care facility for either aged care, disability or home and community organisation to be deemed competent for this qualification. Along with your police check, we also recommend obtaining HLTAID011 Provide first aid prior to commencing your placement. If you choose the Disability or Home and Community specialisation you will also need to obtain a working with children check. Some facilities may also require you to provide Immunisation records/evidence, (Flu Vaccines are required in all Accredited Residential Care Facilities, if you are not vaccinated the facility may not accept you)

Family services coordinator, Program coordinator, Case worker/manager, Community services worker, Domestic and family violence worker, Youth worker, Family support worker