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Diploma of Community Services

  • Diploma

This course will equip you with job-ready skills to become a team leader in the community service industry.

Key details

Degree Type
Diploma
Course Code
CHC52021, 114745M
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$13,060 per year / $13,620 total
International Fees
$13,060 per year / $13,620 total

About this course

This course will equip you with job-ready skills to become a team leader in the community service industry.

Learn from lecturers who are experienced professionals, to support people to make change in their lives to improve personal and social wellbeing.

Gain the skills to develop and implement community programs, facilitate and review case management, recognise and respond appropriately to critical situations including domestic and family violence, and manage legal and ethical compliance.

You may find employment as a program coordinator, early intervention worker, or case manager in the private and government sector, or not for profit organisations for youth programs, alcohol and drug centres, nonclinical mental health settings, multicultural services, disability and aged care.

Entry requirements

  • An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.

  • Completion of CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services OR CHC40421 Certificate IV in Youth Work is required for entry into this course.

  • This course requires immunisations and/or proof of vaccination status before attending mandatory work placement. Costs and vaccine requirements may vary depending on your placement centre and/or doctor's fee schedule. Please follow instructions/advice provided to you during enrolment/orientation. You will not be able to complete your course if these requirements are not met.

Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.

Study locations

Bentley

Geraldton

Murdoch

Career pathways

Career opportunities
  • Community Worker
  • Disabilities Services Officer
  • Family Support Worker
  • Welfare Worker
Career opportunities
  • Community Worker
  • Disabilities Services Officer
  • Family Support Worker
  • Welfare Worker
  • Community Worker
  • Disabilities Services Officer
  • Family Support Worker
  • Welfare Worker
  • Course structure

    To achieve this qualification, students must demonstrate competency in 20 units. These 20 are comprised of 12 core units and 8 elective units. Elective units listed below have been selected in consultation with industry.

    Students who enrol into this qualification will be eligible for credit transfer of the units that they have already achieved. Fees paid by international students are set on a commercial basis and are paid as a whole of course fee - no refund will apply to credit transfers. Please refer to your letter of Offer for detailed duration and costings for your enrolment.

    Core units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CHCCCS004
      Assess co-existing needs
    • CHCCCS007
      Develop and implement service programs
    • CHCCCS019
      Recognise and respond to crisis situations
    • CHCCSM013
      Facilitate and review case management
    • CHCDEV005
      Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
    • CHCDFV001
      Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
    • CHCDIV001
      Work with diverse people
    • CHCDIV002
      Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
    • CHCLEG003
      Manage legal and ethical compliance
    • CHCMGT005
      Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
    • CHCPRP003
      Reflect on and improve own professional practice
    • HLTWHS003 Maintain work health and safety
    Elective units
      National ID
      Unit title
    • CHCCCS009 Facilitate responsible behaviour
    • CHCGRP002 Plan and conduct group activities
    • CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues
    • CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care
    • CHCPRP001 Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
    • CHCPRT025 Identify and report children and young people at risk
    • CHCYTH013 Engage respectfully with young people
    • CHCYTH024 Manage service response to young people in crisis