Human Services
Human services plays a critical role in society. It is an expanding field that serves people of all cultures and contexts and so it looks to employ qualified staff from all cultures and contexts.
The Diploma in Human Services is a professional human services course that ensures you are challenged by comprehensive up to date knowledge and experience discipline-specific, practical and applied training. In this course you will develop critical thinking skills, knowledge of theoretical frameworks and practical skills that will provide a basis for employment opportunities in the community services sector.
You will practice applying your knowledge through case studies, group work, essays, the completion of practical exercises, professional placements and research activities.
Entry Requirements
IELTS 6.0 (with no skills band 5.5)
Career Opportunities
- Health Promotion Officer
- Welfare Worker/Community Worker
- Family Support Officer
- Community Development Officer
- Project Manager
- Social Researcher
- Welfare Worker/Community Worker (i.e. outreach, community services, child protection, family services, recovery support, youth, placement support, bushfire case support program, intake and mobile support, welfare, community liaison, disaster relief, preservation case)
- Counsellor (i.e. abuse, wellbeing, telephone)
- Officer (i.e. juvenile probation, child safety, tenancy, community development, policy development, child safety, client services, intake and assessment)
- Practitioner (i.e. child protection)
- Advocate (i.e. disability)
- Analyst (i.e. policy, change)
- Job Coach
- Project Manager
- Case Manager