Community Services and Youth Work

Community work is a life-giving career which enriches both the giver and receiver. These graduates have the common goal of wanting to make the world a better place. This mantra keeps community work graduates motivated, and sees them edging towards this goal daily – one situation at a time.

Community work graduates work with people of all ages helping them during sometimes challenging and stressful times in their lives. Women’s refuges, hospitals, drug rehabilitation centres, community houses are some typical workplaces for the graduate. Community development projects in local government also offer interesting and diverse opportunities.

Why study Community Services and Youth Work at West Coast?

• West Coast Community Work graduates are in great demand and many students gain employment through their supervised field placement
• Courses are ‘multi-mode’ with classroom facilitation combined with hands-on industry work experience – students experience both theory and practice in this field of study
• Lecturing staff are highly qualified, experienced and have strong, current links with the industry
• Diploma of Community Welfare Work graduates are eligible for membership of The Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers Inc
• Students who have not completed their TEE can apply to study at ECU at the end of their
  Certificate IV course; and Diploma of Community Services Work graduates are exempted from many first year units in the Bachelor of Social Science at ECU
• Pastoral care is offered to all students, as well as access to the teaching and learning centre so that students can reach their potential.

Courses to be run in 2012

* indicates these courses are not available in Semester 2, 2012

Courses	Career Opportunities
* D266 Certificate II in Community Services Work	This certificate gives an introduction to the basic skills of care giving. Graduates may find employment as an unqualified worker in Childcare.
D268 Certificate III in Community Services Work	Community Based Support Worker (women/families/domestic violence/children); Housing Support Worker; Neighbourhood
D295 Certificate IV in Youth Work	Case Worker; Community Development Worker (Youth); Youth & Family Resource Officer; Coordinator, Youth Service; Coordinator, Youth and Family Service.
D282 Certificate IV in Mental Health	Successful completion of this qualification provides you with the opportunity to become a welfare officer, support worker or mental health worker in community settings.
D284 Certificate IV in Community Services Work	(All opportunities quoted for Certificate III in Community Services Work); Community Support Worker; Case Worker; Drug & Alcohol Worker; Support Worker; Welfare Support Worker; Outreach Officer; Family Support Worker; Mental Health Worker; Domestic Violence Worker.
D310 Diploma of Community Services Work	(All opportunities quoted for Certificate IV in Community Services); Case Manager; Case Coordinator; Local Support Coordinator; Client Service Assessor; Support Facilitator; Coordinator Family Services; Program/Service Coordinator; Welfare Worker; Coordinator; Community Worker; Social Welfare Worker.
D321 Diploma of Counselling FFS - Fee for Service	Successful completion of this qualification provides you with the opportunity to gain positions in the community service sector, as a counsellor.
* D329 Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management	The knowledge and skills gained in this qualification should enhance candidates’ professional skills as managers in supporting their work with management committees and staff, thereby providing with the opportunity to enhance the systems, culture and environment of their workplaces.

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