Certificate
Progress your Community Services career in a range of community service, case work or case management contexts.
This qualification is designed to prepare you for a range of Community Service roles that will require you to design and deliver person-centred services - including support, advocacy or interventions - to individual clients, groups or communities across a range of services.
This course will cover the knowledge and skills you will need as a Support Worker or Case Worker who works autonomously under the broad guidance of others, or who may be required to supervise and lead other workers in projects or teams.
Throughout this course, you will learn how to facilitate the interests and rights of clients and develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships. You will also learn how to assess co-existing needs and use your communication skills to build relationships, as well as how to work legally and ethically, and maintain work health and safety practices in a Community Services or Health Services setting.
Successful completion of this course will give you the skills you need to gain employment as a Community Services Worker in a variety of community organisations, residential rehabilitation services or outreach services. You may also like to use your qualification as a pathway to further study at TasTAFE and continue on to undertake CHC52015 - Diploma of Community Services or a related degree at university.
Read moreYou will be required to undertake the Basic Knowledge Skills Builder (BKSB) to confirm you have the required Language, Literacy and Numeracy (LLN) skills to work at Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF) exit level 3 or higher. Account details and instructions will be sent to you within 24 hours of applying. If you have previously undertaken the Literacy and Numeracy Assessment - we will review your results and notify you if further action is required.
It makes sense that you should be recognised for the things you already know how to do.
TasTAFE can assess your skills and knowledge based on your previous education, work history or life experience - which may help you to gain your qualification a whole lot faster!
More information on the recognition process is available on our recognition of prior learning and skills page.