Subjects
Total number of units = 14
11 core units
3 elective units, consisting of:
at least 2 units from the electives listed below
up to 1 unit from the electives listed below, any endorsed Training Package or accredited course these units must be relevant to the work outcome
All electives chosen must contribute to a valid, industry-supported vocational outcome.
Core units
Provide individualised support | |
Follow established person-centred behaviour supports | |
Develop and provide person-centred service responses | |
Facilitate the empowerment of people with disability | |
Facilitate community participation and social inclusion | |
Facilitate ongoing skills development using a person-centred approach | |
Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs | |
Work with diverse people | |
Manage legal and ethical compliance | |
Recognise healthy body systems | |
Follow safe work practices for direct client care |
Elective units
Facilitate the interests and rights of clients | |
Provide advocacy and representation services | |
Facilitate the empowerment of older people | |
Coordinate services for older people | |
Provide support to people living with dementia | |
Work in an alcohol and other drugs context | |
Address the needs of people with chronic disease | |
Assess co-existing needs | |
Conduct individual assessments | |
Facilitate individual service planning and delivery | |
Develop and implement service programs | |
Develop strategies to address unmet needs | |
Maintain a high standard of service | |
Meet personal support needs | |
Provide loss and grief support | |
Provide suicide bereavement support | |
Recognise and respond to crisis situations | |
Respond to suspected abuse | |
Support independence and wellbeing | |
Support individuals with autism spectrum disorder | |
Support relationships with carers and families | |
Transport individuals | |
Visit client residence | |
Use communication to build relationships | |
Communicate using augmentative and alternative communication strategies | |
Develop and promote positive person-centred behaviour supports | |
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | |
Manage and promote diversity | |
Analyse and apply information that supports employment and career development | |
Deliver and monitor contracted employment services | |
Provide community focussed health promotion and prevention strategies | |
Provide sexual and reproductive health information to clients | |
Develop, implement and review sexual and reproductive health education programs | |
Work with clients to identify financial literacy education needs | |
Improve clients fundamental financial literacy skills | |
Provide group education on consumer credit and debt | |
Provide home and community support services | |
Coordinate and monitor home based support | |
Meet statutory and organisation information requirements | |
Work effectively in the leisure and health industries | |
Contribute to leisure and health programming | |
Participate in the planning, implementation and monitoring of individual leisure and health programs | |
Respond to client language, literacy and numeracy needs | |
Develop, implement and review quality framework | |
Manage partnership agreements with service providers | |
Work with people with mental health issues | |
Deliver care services using a palliative approach | |
Plan for and provide care services using a palliative approach | |
Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships | |
Support the rights and safety of children and young people | |
Work with forced migrants | |
Work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness | |
Recruit, induct and support volunteers | |
Engage respectfully with young people | |
Confirm physical health status | |
Follow basic food safety practices | |
Assist clients with medication | |
Administer and monitor medications | |
Recognise and respond to oral health issues | |
Inform and support patients and groups about oral health | |
Apply and manage use of basic oral health products | |
Provide or assist with oral hygiene | |
Use basic oral health screening tools | |
Apply fluoride varnish | |
Maintain work health and safety | |
Manage work health and safety | |
Manage budgets and financial plans | |
Provide workplace information and resourcing plans | |
Process and maintain workplace information | |
Lead effective workplace relationships | |
Show leadership in the workplace | |
Plan and monitor continuous improvement | |
Use business technology | |
Plan, organise and facilitate learning in the workplace | |
Mentor in the workplace |