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Diploma of Community Services

Provider:
Sydney City College of Management
Course Code:
112853A
CRICOS Code:
112853A
Qualification Level:
Diploma
Course Area:
Architecture and Building, Society and Culture
Duration:
104-Week
Study Mode:
Full Time
Location:
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Course Fees:
AUD 25,250 Per Course
Delivery Mode:
On Campus, Blended Delivery
Target:
International
Intake:
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Course Overview

This CHC52021 – Diploma of Community Services qualification reflects the role of community services workers involved in the delivery, management and coordination of person-centred services to individuals, groups, and communities.

Course Structure

  1. Develop and implement service programs
  2. Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
  3. Work with diverse people
  4. Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
  5. Manage legal and ethical compliance
  6. Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
  7. Reflect on and improve own professional practice
  8. Maintain work health and safety
  9. Assess co-existing needs
  10. Recognise and respond to crisis situations
  11. Facilitate and review case management
  12. Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
  13. Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
  14. Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
  15. Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issue
  16. Confirm developmental status
  17. Manage and promote diversity
  18. Develop workplace communication strategies
  19. Provide advocacy and representation services
  20. Implement community development strategies

Entry Requirement

Admission Requirements
Minimum Age to Apply
  1. Be at least 18 years of age and have completed Year 12 or equivalent.
  2. Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs
Language Requirement
IELTS Score (Minimum) Have an IELTS* score of 6.0 (test results must be no more than 2 years old). English language competence can also be demonstrated through documented evidence of any of the following:
  1. Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country;
  2. or completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO;
  3. or successful completion of an English Placement Test

*Note that other English language tests such as PTE and TOEFL can be accepted. Students are required to provide their results so that it can be confirmed they are equivalent to IELTS 6.0.

Career Opportunities

Career Pathway:

Possible job roles relevant to this qualification may include:

  1. Community services worker
  2. Case manager
  3. Family support worker
  4. Client services manager
  5. Community development officer
  6. Service manager and/or program coordinator

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