Certificate III in Community Services - CHC32015

Type of institution: Registered Training Organisation
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS:

This qualification reflects the role of entry level community services workers who support individuals through the provision of person-centred services. Work may include day-to-day support of individuals in community settings or support the implementation of specific community-based programs.At this level, work takes place under the direction of others and supervision may be direct or indirect. Work may take place in a range of community services organisations.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

Structure

5 core units plus 7 electives.

Subjects

• Provide first aid in remote situations
• Facilitate the empowerment of older people
• Manage personal stressors in the work environment
• Communicate and work in health or community services
• Engage respectfully with young people
• Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
• Provide sexual and reproductive health information to clients
• Be an effective volunteer
• Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
• Work with diverse people
• Support group activities
• Facilitate responsible behaviour
• Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
• Recognise and respond to crisis situations
• Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
• Work within a community development framework
• Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
• Provide individualised support
• Work with people with mental health issues
• Work with forced migrants
• Provide needle and syringe services
• Provide client-centred telephone counselling
• Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
• Conduct individual assessments
• Provide work skill instruction
• Contribute to the review and development of policies
• Support independence and wellbeing
• Manage own work and learning
• Follow safe work practices for direct client care
• Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
• Support young people to create opportunities in their lives
• Work with clients to identify financial literacy education needs
• Respond to client needs
• Organise personal work priorities and development
• Operate under a casework framework
• Work with clients who are intoxicated
• Organise workplace information
• Provide first point of contact
• Provide first aid
• Support participative planning processes
• Implement participation and engagement strategies
• Provide loss and grief support
• Provide education and support on parenting, health and well being
• Undertake bicultural work with forced migrants in Australia
• Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships

Study information

Entry into Care Roles Skill Set - CHCSS00114

Melbourne City Institute of Education

Bachelor of Communications and Media / Bachelor of Arts

The University of Notre Dame Australia

Bachelor of Arts (Arts and Cultural Management)

Edith Cowan University ECU

Doctor of Philosophy - Agricultural Sciences

The University of Melbourne

Master of Archaeological and Evolutionary Science

The Australian National University (ANU)

Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology) / Bachelor of Counselling

University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC)