Community Services

This qualification reflects 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, groups and communities. At that degree, workers have specialized abilities in community work and services under comprehensive directions from senior management. Workers are often supplying direct aid to individuals or categories of people. Workers might also have responsibility for the oversight of other volunteers and workers and/or case management; program coordination or the evolution of new small business opportunities.Note that the Statutory & forensic child, youth & family impairment specialisationmust be performed in orderto meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice practice in Victoria. Additionally, to meet the minimum education requirements for entrance into child protection practice in Victoria, diploma qualifications needs to be approved by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA)To attain this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 100 hours of are detailed in the Assessment Prerequisites of components of competency.No law, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements affect the qualification during that time of publication.