Certificate IV in Community Services – CHC42015
Overview
This qualification reflects the role of community service workers who design and deliver person-centred services to individuals and/or groups. Workers may provide support, advocacy or interventions to individual clients, groups or communities across a range of services.
At this level, workers may be autonomous with limited responsibility within established parameters and may be required to supervise and lead other workers in projects or teams. Work may take place in a range of community service, case work or case management contexts.
This qualification may provide an appropriate pathway into higher level qualifications, such as those in aged care, mental health, disability and home and community care.
As a Community Services Worker you are employed in a job where you can empower groups in your community. This role is a rewarding job and a great way to give back to your community by making a difference in people’s everyday lives.
Key features
- Learn from our sector leading trainers
- Recognition of experience and prior learning of existing workers’ experience
- Study in a flexible manner that suits you
- Access a range of assessment methods designed to suit your background and study goals
Units
The Certificate IV in Community Services is made up of 15 units of competency. Seven of these units are core units and eight are elective units.
Some units within this qualification are common to other qualifications in Community Services and Disability, therefore individual training plans can be developed to suit your background and learning needs.
View the packaging rules for the Certificate IV in Community Services and see what core and elective units you can complete.
Course Features
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Costs
Full course $3,600.00RPL from $1,650.00
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Govt. Funded Place
Student contribution fee -
Concessional: $37.50Non-concessional: $150.00Funding is only available to eligible Qld Residents
- Lectures 54
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 6-24 Months (885 hours)
- Location Lawnton / Online / Workplace
- Attendance Full time / Part time
- Delivery Mode Internal / Online / Workplace / RPL
- Course Handbook CHC42015
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
Enrolled You have 10 weeks remaining for the course
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Core
- CHCADV001 – Facilitate the interests and rights of clients
- CHCCCS004 – Assess co-existing needs
- CHCCOM002 – Use communication to build relationships
- CHCDIV001 – Work with diverse people
- CHCLEG001 – Work legally and ethically
- CHCPRP001 – Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
- HLTWHS003 – Maintain work health and safety
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Other Elective units
- CHCADV002 – Provide advocacy and representation services
- CHCAGE001 – Facilitate the empowerment of older people
- CHCAOD001 – Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
- CHCCCS001 – Address the needs of people with chronic disease
- CHCCCS003 – Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
- CHCCCS006 – Facilitate individual service planning and delivery
- CHCCCS009 – Facilitate responsible behaviour
- CHCCCS010 – Maintain high standard of service
- CHCCCS015 – Provide individualised support
- CHCCCS017 – Provide loss and grief support
- CHCCCS019 – Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- CHCCCS020 – Respond effectively to behaviours of concern
- CHCCCS021 – Respond to suspected abuse
- CHCCOM001 – Provide first point of contact
- CHCCSM005 – Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management
- CHCDEV001 – Confirm client developmental status
- CHCDFV001 – Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
- CHCDFV004 – Provide domestic and family violene support in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- CHCDFV005 – Provide domestic and family violence support in non-English speaking background communities
- CHCDIS001 – Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
- CHCDIS004 – Communicate using augmentative and alternative communication strategies
- CHCDIS007 – Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
- CHCDIS008 – Facilitate community participation and social inclusion
- CHCDIS010 – Provide person centred services to people with disability with complex needs
- CHCDIV002 – Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCEDU009 – Provide parenting, health and well-being education
- CHCFAM001 – Operate in a family law environment
- CHCFAM003 – Support people to improve relationships
- CHCFAM004 – Facilitate changeovers
- CHCFAM005 – Facilitate and monitor contact
- CHCFAM006 – Assist families to self-manage contact
- CHCFAM009 – Facilitate family intervention strategies
- CHCFAM010 – Provide intervention support to families
- CHCMGT005 – Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
- CHCMGT006 – Coordinate client directed services
- CHCMHS001 – Work with people with mental health issues
- CHCMHS003 – Provide recovery oriented mental health services
- CHCMHS011 – Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
- CHCPAL001 – Deliver care services using a palliative approach
- CHCPAL002 – Plan for and provide care services using a palliative approach
- CHCPOL001 – Contribute to the review and development of policies
- CHCPRP003 – Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCPRT001 – Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- CHCPRT002 – Support the rights and safety of children and young people
- CHCPRT003 – Work collaboratively to maintain an environment safe for children and young people
- CHCSET001 – Work with forced migrants
- CHCYTH001 – Engage respectfully with young people
