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Certificate IV in Community Services

National ID: CHC42021 | State ID: BII6

Get qualified to work as a welfare support worker 

Begin your career in community services and gain job ready skills to become a welfare support worker.  The experienced lecturer team at TAFE will teach you a specialised skillset to work in family and youth work, child protection, counselling, alcohol/drugs, domestic violence and mental health. 

A career in Community Services can change and impact lives by helping people that need it most. This course will give you job ready skills to be qualified for a role supporting the community as an outreach officer, welfare support worker or case worker.  The Community Services industry assists individual clients, families and entire communities who are vulnerable or at risk and is about improving the quality of life of people who need support. 

Gain these skills

  • communicate and work effectively in the community services sector
  • promote social, emotional and physical well-being
  • respond to critical situations including children at risk
  • assist collective action
  • work with cultural diversity
  • ethical behaviour and legal responsibilities

Your qualification prepares you for roles such as:

Family Support Worker |
Support Worker (Community Services), |
Case Worker (Community Services) |
Domestic Violence Worker

Further Study Option(s)

Diploma of Community Services

 

Course overview

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Joondalup (Kendrew Crescent)

Duration: One semester

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Leederville

Duration: One semester

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Mount Lawley

Duration: One semester

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Location Duration Competitive Selection criteria
Joondalup (Kendrew Crescent) One semester No No selection criteria
Leederville One semester No No selection criteria
Mount Lawley One semester No No selection criteria

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Armadale

Duration: 6 months

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Bentley

Duration: 6 months

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Mandurah

Duration: 6 months

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Murdoch

Duration: 6 months

Competitive: No

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Location Duration Competitive Selection criteria
Armadale 6 months No No selection criteria
Bentley 6 months No No selection criteria
Mandurah 6 months No No selection criteria
Murdoch 6 months No No selection criteria

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Bunbury

Duration: Two semesters

Competitive: Yes

Selection criteria: No selection criteria

Location Duration Competitive Selection criteria
Bunbury Two semesters Yes No selection criteria
Last updated on September 10, 2025