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Located 14 kilometres east of Melbourne City, the Elgar campus can be found on Elgar Rd in Box Hill.

Located 14 kilometres east of Melbourne City, the Nelson campus is the second location in Box Hill situated on Whitehorse Road.

Located 15 kilometres east of Melbourne City, the Whitehorse campus can be found on Whitehorse Road in Box Hill.

Our CBD campus is co-located with the Centre for Adult Education in the heart of Melbourne&rsquo;s Central Business District.

Our Lakeside Lilydale campus serves the local community as an active learning centre with a range of vocational and higher education courses. The campus is also home to the Yarra Ranges Tech School.

Diploma of Community Services

Diploma of

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to function independently and to plan and undertake community work and associated services.

Certificate IV in Youth Work

Certificate IV in

Youth Work

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to communicate effectively with young people (aged 12 to 25 years) in work roles with a specific focus on young people.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work in the youth work context and focuses on historical and contemporary youth sector practices and understanding of the current status of young people.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to assist young people to identify the challenges and opportunities in their lives and to work towards their goals on an individual or group level.
This unit applies to work undertaken in all youth work roles where the young person is the primary client.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide guidance and role models to young people and their families to maintain positive and supportive relationships, while identifying problems and establishing goals for change based on maintaining support from family and the general community.
This unit applies to community services work in a range of contexts.

Certificate IV in Mental Health

Mental Health

Certificate IV in Disability

Disability

Certificate IV in Community Services

Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy)

Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy)

Certificate III in Community Services

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Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance

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A career in community services offers meaningful, challenging and rewarding work that makes a positive difference to people&rsquo;s lives. Australia&rsquo;s social assistance/community services sector is experiencing the fastest growth in jobs, with the Victorian government investing significantly in training to meet the changing health needs of its population. 
This is creating many new career opportunities. As a community service professional you can work across a range of service delivery roles including mental health, aged care, disability, social work, and health and welfare management. You will learn the skills and knowledge to provide support to people in need of assistance and how to link clients to appropriate services and government departments. Register now and have the webinar delivered straight to your inbox if you&rsquo;re interested in working in community services.

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Become a Community Support Worker at Box Hill Institute

Short Course

Course in Identifying and Responding to Family Violence Risk

Following completion of this course, you could consider undertaking further studies in the community services&nbsp;sector. For example:
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<li>Certificate IV in Mental Health</li>
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The vocational outcome of this course is to ensure entrants who are new to this type of direct support work have an appropriate introduction to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and an introductory understanding of working with an NDIS participant.

To complete the requirements of this course, competency in the unit 'Work Effectively With a National Disability Insurance Scheme Participant (VU22448)' must be demonstrated.
This short course is generally delivered face to face with self directed learning activities.

Course in Introduction to the National Disability Insurance Scheme

After you successfully complete this course, you may wish to apply for entry into the Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability), Certificate III in Education Support, Certificate IV in Disability or the Diploma of Community Services.

Qualifications	National Code
Diploma of Community Services	CHC52015
Certificate IV in Youth Work	CHC40413
Certificate IV in Mental Health	CHC43315
Certificate IV in Disability	CHC43115
Certificate IV in Community Services	CHC42015
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy)	HLT43015
Certificate III in Community Services	CHC32015
Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance	HLT33015
Bachelor of Community Services	BCSV2
Bachelor of Community Services (International)	BCSV2

Community Services

The community services sector