Health and Community Services
Will your choice of career provide opportunity and reward?
While it’s probably your compassion, empathy and interest in health and fitness that has drawn you to this branch of learning, it doesn’t hurt to know that graduate job prospects are very good.
An escalating birth-rate, ageing population and the ever-increasing importance placed on the community sector’s role in providing services and facilities means new job opportunities in the field are emerging rapidly.
In fact research suggests that it is one of Australia’s fastest growing industries and forecasts that it will provide the largest number of new jobs over the next five years.
Careers and Employment report 2011
Health and Community Services (pdf, 83kb)
Possible position titles and careers these courses can lead to include:
- Aged Care Worker
- Alcohol and drug counselor
- Carer
- Case Manager
- Case Support Worker
- Child Care Worker
- Child Protection Worker
- Children's Activities Coordinator
- Children's Support Worker
- Community Based First Responder
- Community Development Worker
- Community Education Manager
- Community Health Worker
- Community Service Manager
- Community Support Worker
- Detoxification Worker
- Dietician
- Direct Care Worker
- Disability Development and Support Officer
- Disability Worker
- Domestic Service Attendant
- Drug and Alcohol Worker
- Drug Researcher
- Education Officer
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Emergency Medical Service First Responder
- Family Support Worker
- Fitness Instructor
- Foster Parent
- Health and Safety Assistant
- Health and Safety Committee Member
- Health and Safety Representative
- Health Education Officer
- Health Promotion Officer
- Immunisation Officer
- Indigenous Health Worker
- Juvenile Justice Worker
- Lifeguard
- Massage Therapist
- Mental Health Support Worker
- Migrant Resource and Support Worker
- Naturopath
- Occupational Health and Safety Advisor
- Occupational Health and Safety Auditor
- Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator
- Occupational Health and Safety Manager
- Occupational Health and Safety Practitioner
- Occupational Health and Safety Risk Officer
- Occupational Health and Safety Specialist
- Occupational Therapist
- Outreach worker
- Personal Trainer
- Physiotherapist
- Podiatrist
- Quality and Improvement Consultant
- Quality Assurance Manager
- Quality Facilitator
- Residential Care Worker
- Senior Consultant – OHS and Risk Management
- Senior Occupational Health and Safety Officer
- Service Quality System Support Analyst
- Social Welfare Worker
- Social Worker
- Support Worker
- Swimming Instructor
- Teachers’ Aide
- Team Leader
- Unit Manager
- Volunteer First Aider
- Workplace First Responder
- Youth and Family Support Worker
- Youth Worker
Health and Community Services students begin with different aspirations and develop different skills and careers.
Olympic swimmer for Sri Lanka
Conrad Francis
Diploma of Sport
and Recreation
Being passionate about the enviornment
Paul Nichol
Diploma of Outdoor
Recreation
Cultures Combine
Certificate IV in Youth Work
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