Community Services

This qualification reflects the functions of community agencies, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, co ordinating and/or bringing of person-centred services for individuals, communities and groups. At this degree, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously under broad directions from senior management. Workers are usually providing direct aid to individuals or groups of people. Workers might even have responsibility for the supervision of other volunteers and workers and/or instance direction; program manipulation or the progression of new small business opportunities.Note that the Statutory & Staff kid, youth & family impairment specialisationmust be achieved in orderto meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice practice at Victoria. Moreover, to fulfill minimum education requirements for entry into child protection training in Victoria, diploma qualifications needs to be approved by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)To achieve this qualification, the candidate should have completed at least 100 hours of work as detailed at the Assessment Prerequisites of components of competency.No law, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to the qualification at the time of publication.