Certificate III in Community Services - CHC32015

Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Vocational Education and Training (VET)
CRICOS: 03041M

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

Bachelor of Science

University of New England UNE

Master of Counselling

University of New England UNE

Graduate Certificate in Counselling Studies

Excelsia University College

Graduate Certificate in Religious Education (WA)

The University of Notre Dame Australia

Bachelor of Development Studies (with Year in Asia)

The Australian National University (ANU)

Bachelor of Archaeology

Macquarie University