About The Course  

The CHC50702 Diploma of Community Welfare gives participants the knowledge, skills and understanding to work in the community welfare sector. Students will be trained in delivering service to clients, in a broad range of settings. Graduates study a variety of areas in their approach to client needs including social, emotional, psychological and practical support. They will also develop a working knowledge of how the community welfare sector operates and the skills required to cater for specific client needs.

Course Aim

The course aims to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and values to perform competently as professional social welfare workers.

Career Opportunities

Community welfare careers are both rewarding and demanding and require people who have a desire to work with the sociallydisadvantaged.

This work suits tolerant, empathetic people of a flexible nature with solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work autonomously, or with a team, in a social welfare agency or program.

Their intention should be to promote, relieve or restore the social functioning of individuals, families, social groups or larger communities. A wide variety of career options exist in the community welfare sector.

These may include:

•    Case Worker
•    Case Management
•    Child Protection Worker
•    Family Support Worker
•    Homeless Worker
•    Youth and Family Support Worker
•    Migrant Resource and Support Worker
•    Community Health Worker
•    Juvenile Justice Worker
•    Drug and Alcohol Worker
•    Mental Health Support Worker
•    Early Intervention Co-coordinator
•    Welfare Worker
•    Social Welfare Worker
•    Client Service Assessor