This qualification reflects the role of workers in a range of community settings and clients’ homes, who provide training and support in a manner that empowers people with disabilities to achieve greater levels of independence, self-reliance, community participation and wellbeing.

Workers promote a person-centred approach, work without direct supervision and may be required to supervise and/or coordinate a small team.

This course is delivered face-to-face by our college’s highly skilled, professional, current, and industry-experienced trainer and assessors.  

Core units (7 units)

• CHCCCS015 Provide individualised support
• CHCCCS023 Support independence and well being
• CHCCOM005 Communicate and work in health or community services
• CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
• CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
• HLTAAP001 Recognise healthy body systems
• HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care

Disability specialisation (5 units)

• CHCDIS001 Contribute to ongoing skills development using a strengths-based approach
• CHCDIS002 Follow established person-centred behaviour supports
• CHCDIS003 Support community participation and social inclusion
• CHCDIS007 Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability
• HLTINF001 Comply with infection prevention and control policies and procedures

Additional

• CHCCCS013 Provide basic foot care

Fee-Free* This program is fully funded by the NSW Government under the Job Trainer initiative for eligible students. This also includes eligible students that may currently be employed. Job Trainer is an Australian Government Initiative.

For more information about JobTrainer, visit the JobTrainer Website. 

Call us to determine your eligibility.

• There are no pre-requisite educational requirements for enrolment in this course.
• Current clear police check for working with vulnerable people in aged or disability services.
• Evidence of receiving the current flu and COVID vaccinations.  Note: no residential aged care workplace will accept a student for placement who is not up to date with the current legislated vaccinations and supplied evidence of same.
• A 10-digit Unique Student Identifier (USI). Everyone who completes accredited training in Australia must hold a USI.  If you do not currently hold a USI you will need to obtain one from https://www.usi.gov.au/your-usi/create-usi prior to enrolling.
• Complete a language, literacy and numeracy (LLN) assessment task. (A link to the LLN Robot is supplied by the college at enrolment.)  The LLN Robot provides a report on the individual candidate’s results including a training support program and, where applicable, a supplemental workbook with a series of self-paced activities is generated for the learner to complete prior to the course commencing.  A copy of this report and the supplemental workbook is supplied to the candidate by the college.
• Attend training during school holidays in preparation for working in the care environment which operates 24/7.
• Availability to attend the 120-hour mandatory work placement component for this qualification working to the support service provider shift times, for example, 0630hr – 1530hr.
• Understanding that you must abide by Camden Haven Community College Code of Conduct and other relevant policies.

• Disability support worker
• Residential support worker
• Disability school support officer
• Disability service officer

To begin the enrolment process, you can register an expression of interest by clicking the banner below and one of our staff will get in contact with you shortly after.

You can also email our training manager at veronica@chace.org.au or give us a call on (02) 6559 6699.