CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services

Level:

Graduate Diploma

CRICOS Code:

115535B

Delivered Location:

Sydney Campus

Duration:

104 Weeks

Qualification Specilisation: (Case Management)

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

At this level, workers have specialised skills in community services and work autonomously within their scope of practice under broad directions from senior management.

Workers support people to make change in their lives to improve personal and social wellbeing and may also have responsibility for the supervision of other workers and volunteers. They may also undertake case management and program coordination.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 200 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.

At Melbourne Metro College students are required to undertake 400 hours of field placement at one or more providers to be able to register with the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA).

Course Outline
Qualification Code & Name	CHC52021 - Diploma of Community Services	Qualification Duration	104 Weeks (8 Terms of 10 Weeks)
Terms Term Duration: Each term consists of 10 weeks.	Unit Code	Unit Name	Core / Elective Unit
Term 1	CHCDIV001	Work with diverse people	Core
	CHCLEG003	Manage legal and ethical compliance	Core
	CHCPRP001	Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships	Elective
	CHCADV001	Facilitate the interests and rights of clients	Elective
Term Break (3 Weeks)
Term 2	HLTWHS003	Maintain work health and safety	Core
	CHCDIV002	Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety	Core
	CHCDEV005	Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services	Core
	CHCCSM012	Coordinate complex case requirements	Elective
Term Break (3 Weeks)
Term 3	CHCCCS004	Assess co-existing needs	Core
	CHCCCS007	Develop and implement service programs	Core
	CHCCSL002	Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills	Elective
Term Break (3 Weeks)
Term 4	CHCMHS005	Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues	Elective
	CHCCSM013	Facilitate and review case management	Core
	CHCCSM009	Facilitate goal- directed planning	Elective
Term Break (3 Weeks)
Term 5	CHCCCS019	Recognise and respond to crisis situations	Core
	CHCMGT005	Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes	Core
	CHCCSM010	Implement Case management practices	Elective
Term Break (3 Weeks)

Term 6	CHCDFV001	Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence	Core
	CHCCSM016	Undertake advanced assessments	Elective
	CHCPRP003	Reflect on and improve own professional practice	Core
Term Break (3 Weeks)
Term 7	Work Placement
Term Break (3 Weeks)
Term 8	Work Placement
	CHCPRP003	Reflect on and improve own professional practice (continued after work placement)	Core
Term Break (3 Weeks)

Important Information

Note that the sequence of unit delivery may vary. A timetable with your allocated units for each term will be provided at the beginning of the term.
To successfully complete the qualification, a total of 20 units must be completed including 12 Core units and 8 Elective units as listed above.
Course requirements: Completion of 400 hours of Work Placement over a 19-week period in an approved Service Centre.

Completing the CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services can lead to various job opportunities in the community services sector. Some potential career paths include:

Community Services Worker
Case Manager
Child, Youth and Family Worker
Support Worker
Welfare Support Worker
Intake Officer
Early Intervention Worker
Community Program Coordinator
Community Housing Resources Worker

Potential employment options are in a range of community services management roles.

Students who complete this course may wish to continue their education into CHC62015 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management or higher education qualification in community services

A Course credit is the recognition of prior learning, study, or work experience that allows students to receive credit towards a qualification. It can reduce the course duration and cost required to complete a course by exempting students from certain units if they have already met the learning outcomes. This process is outlined on the Sydney Metro College website under the download section in the Student Credit Transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning Policy.

Sydney Metro College has the following entry requirements:

International students must:

Be at least 18 years of age and have completed the equivalent of Year 12.
Participate in a course entry interview to determine suitability for the course and student needs.
Have an IELTS* score of 5.5 (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:
Educated for 5 years in an English-speaking country; or
Completed at least 6 months of a Certificate IV level course in an Australian RTO; 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 5.5.

This qualification will be delivered over 104 weeks, consisting of 8 terms of 10 weeks, plus up to 24 weeks of term breaks (3 weeks per term), including public holidays.

This program is delivered in the classroom and through structured self-study.