Description

This suite of qualifications covers those who work in youth and family intervention, including practice specialisations in residential and out of home care, child protection, family support and early intervention. Workers are under a broad supervision framework and operate within clearly defined organisation guidelines, service plans and position specifications.

These workers may include paraprofessional and recognised entities who:
Carry out activities related to maintenance of a child or young person at risk, personal care and/or other activities of living
Report directly to a supervisor and may at times be partially responsible for providing support to other workers
Possibly undertake higher levels of report preparation and case notes, especially in relation to supervised access visits
May provide out of home care.

Please note:
Foster carers may access units from the suggested foster care electives
Child protection workers in some jurisdictions may be required to select particular electives to address jurisdictional requirements
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers in child protection may, in some jurisdictions be required to select the elective unit: CHCPROT422A Undertake child protection work within an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander framework

Occupational titles may include:
Alternative care workers
Early intervention worker
Care worker
Entry level case worker
Case support worker
Family support/prevention worker
Child protection support worker
Foster parent/carer
Children's/youth support worker
Home based care worker
Community visitors
Out of home care provider
Cottage parent
Residential care worker
Direct care worker