Community Services

This qualification reflects that the functions of community agencies, case management and social housing workers involved in the managing, coordinating and/or bringing of person-centred services to individuals, communities and groups. At this level, workers have specialized skills in community work and services autonomously under comprehensive guidelines from senior management. Workers are often supplying direct support to individuals or groups of people. Workers may even have responsibility for the oversight of other workers and volunteers and/or instance management; program ethics or the development of new business opportunities.Note that the Statutory & Staff kid, youth & family impairment specialisationmust be achieved orderto meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice practice in Victoria. Furthermore, to fulfill 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 work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.No law, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to the qualification at that time of book.