Career
Welfare Support Workers
Community Services & Development
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Career stats
Weekly pay
$1,492
Prospects
Medium
Employed in Australia
84,600
Growth
Decline
Overview
Special Care Workers provide care and supervision for children in residential childcare establishments and correctional institutions, and provide care and support to people in refuges.
Job Titles
Job Tasks
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
- planning and implementing programs of supervision and care for children in residential care
- supervising and arranging activities to enhance the physical social emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care
- waking children and ensuring they are washed dressed fed and ready for educational and recreational activities
- supervising children during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering
- maintaining discipline enforcing regulations and behaviour standards compiling disciplinary reports and assisting in implementing remedial measures
- organising refuge accommodation
- providing emotional support to residents of refuges
- referring residents of refuges for health and welfare assistance
- ensuring security of refuge
Training & Qualifications
Vocational education & training (VET)
- Certificate or Diploma in Community Services
Short Courses Available
- Certificate I in Active Volunteering
- Course in Consumer Leadership
- Certificate II in Consumer Services
- Certificate IV in Auslan
- Certificate IV in Disability
- Certificate IV in Youth Work
Industry
Community Services & Development
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