
This qualification addresses work in client homes and other community settings under regular supervision within clearly defined organisational guidelines and service plans.
These workers:
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required by the worker to perform work that reflects understanding of the structure and profile of the residential aged care sector, the home and community sector and key issues facing older people in the community.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to provide support to clients with dementia in a variety of settings including family homes, community day settings and residential care.
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively in a community work or service delivery setting with communities, clients, carers, staff, visitors, suppliers and others to meet established work requirements.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required as an introduction to working and communicating with people with a disability.
This unit describes the introductory knowledge and skills required to work effectively in a home care environment and community settings with clients, family members, staff, visitors, suppliers and others to meet established work requirements.
Home care services may include: respite care, personal care, household maintenance, home modifications or maintenance, personal assistance and food services.
Community settings include shops, streets, parks, day programs, venues and vehicles.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required by workers within their designated role and responsibilities to support or assist a client with their personal care needs within the framework of an individualised care support plan.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to provide support for people to sustain quality of life according to individualised plans.
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively with members of families or other non-paid support people e.g. friends and carers, to support quality of life for their family member who is aged or has a disability.
This unit is specifically designed to cater for safety aspects of work involving delivery of services in aged care, home and community care and disability services.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to work within a legal and ethical framework that supports duty of care requirements.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required by the worker to maximise the participation of a person with a disability into various community settings, functions and activities to enhance their psychosocial well being and lifestyle.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required by the worker to support a client’s health and emotional wellbeing.
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to provide basic foot skin and foot nail care to clients.
This unit describes the awareness, knowledge, skills and values required of a worker in contributing to the care of clients with life-limiting illness and/or normal ageing process within a palliative approach.
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid response, life support, management of casualty(s), the incident and other first aiders, until the arrival of medical or other assistance.
These skills and knowledge may be applied in a range of situations, including community and workplace settings.
This unit deals with the cultural awareness required for effective communication and cooperation with persons of diverse culture.