Description

This skill set reflects the skill requirements for providing person centred support to people with disability in various settings.

The skill set is for individuals who hold a qualification at Certificate III level or higher in Community Services, Health or a related field, work in various care and support roles and who wish to develop their skills in providing person-centred support to people with a disability.

You must be able to meet the physical demands of this course including manual handling. You should have an interest in working with people, good communication, collaboration and team work skills; basic computer skills and multitasking ability.

TOPICS INCLUDE
- strength based support
- person centred support
- social inclusion
- community participation and
- empowerment

VOCATIONAL PLACEMENT
You will need to undertake vocational placement as part of this course. To do this, you will require a current National Police check and Working with Children Check. If you do not have these checks or clearances, you may not be able to undertake vocational placement. Disability service providers may have their own policies on vaccination requirements. You may need to show evidence of vaccination before starting your vocational placement. Many disability services also require students and/or their employees to hold a current first aid certificate and a driver’s license – this is not included as part of this skill set. Therefore, students are encouraged to attain these prior to seeking employment.

MANUAL HANDLING
Current Manual Handling evidence is required for placement (current is within the last 12 months). If you do not have evidence of current Manual Handling, you can book into our Manual Handling Refresher course by visiting the TAFE website - www.tafesa.edu.au

INFORMATION SESSION
If you would like to join an information session on Thursday 13 March at 6.30pm to gain more information about this course and to answer any questions you may have prior to registering please follow this link to register your interest in attending: https://www.tafesa.edu.au/courses/skill-sets#roi (you will need to copy and paste the link to a new browser page)
The session will go for approximately 1 hour.

For applicants that are not eligible for Fee Free where an organisation wishes to pay the full fees for this course, please contact the Short Course team via email on shortcourses@tafesa.edu.au to organise a Third Party Payment invoice.