Community Services

This qualification reflects that the functions of community services, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, co-ordinating and/or delivering of person-centred services to individuals, communities and groups. At this level, workers have specialized skills in community services and work autonomously under broad directions from senior management. Workers are often supplying direct support to individuals or groups of individuals. Workers might even have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers and/or instance management; program ethics or the growth of new business opportunities.Note that the Statutory & Staff kid, youth & family welfare specialisationmust be performed in orderto meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice practice in Victoria. Furthermore, to meet the minimum education requirements for entry into child protection practice in Victoria, diploma credentials needs to be approved by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 100 hours of are detailed in the Assessment Requirements of components of competency.No law, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of book.