CHCSS00128 High Support and Complex Care - Disability Support
Develop practical skills to support people with complex care needs requiring high levels of support in a disability work context.
- Delivered with trainer support
- Designed for workers in disability, care and support roles
- Career Boost funding is available for eligible Queensland Students
Skill Set Overview
CHCSS00128 High Support and Complex Care - Disability Support provides a set of skills for work supporting people with complex care needs requiring high levels of support in a disability work context.
This skill set is intended for individuals who hold a qualification at Certificate III level or higher in Community Services, Health or a related field, and who work in care and support roles.
Skill Set Overview
Successful candidates will need to complete 7 units of competency.
These competencies support complex disability care, person-centred service responses, communication support, healthy body systems, medication assistance and specialised support.
Everything You Need to Know
Units of Competency
Core Units
- CHCCCS041 – Recognise healthy body systems
- CHCDIS013 – Assist with communication using augmentative and alternative communication methods
- CHCDIS015 – Develop and provide person-centred service responses
- CHCDIS019 – Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs
- CHCDIS020 – Work effectively in disability support
- CHCDIS023 – Provide specialised support
- HLTHPS006 – Assist clients with medication
Note: CHCDIS023 has one or more prerequisite requirements.
How Does It Work?
You will complete 7 units of competency through supported learning and assessment.
The program is designed to build practical skills for supporting people with disability who have complex care needs and require high levels of support.
Recognition of Prior Learning may be available where applicants can provide sufficient, current, valid and authentic evidence of existing skills and knowledge.
Course Duration
This is a self-paced skill set. Completion time may vary depending on your study mode, assessment progress and any existing skills or experience.
Our team will support you to understand the expected workload and progression requirements before enrolment.
Entry Requirements
This skill set is intended for individuals who hold a qualification at Certificate III level or higher in Community Services, Health or a related field.
It is designed for people working in care and support roles who wish to develop skills in supporting people with complex care needs in a disability work context.
Vocational Placement
This skill set does not include mandatory vocational placement requirements.
However, students may be required to draw on workplace experience, disability support examples or complex care scenarios as part of their learning and assessment activities.
Who Are My Trainers?
Our team of industry professionals is led by David Bradford, a former QUT Lecturer and Director of Operational Training in the Department of Communities.
Our team will support you throughout your skill set, including guidance around assessment requirements, RPL evidence and suitable study progression.
If you would like to know more about trainer support before enrolling, please speak with our course team.
Employment Outcomes
This skill set is designed to support workers who provide care and support to people with disability who have complex care needs.
It may complement existing experience in disability support, aged care, home and community care, health support and related client support environments.
Employment outcomes can vary depending on your location, previous experience, additional checks, employer requirements and available opportunities.
Security Checks
Depending on your workplace or the type of clients you support, police checks, working with children checks or disability worker screening checks may be required by employers or service providers.
If you have any concerns about checks or workplace requirements, please discuss this with our course team before enrolment.
Fees & Funding
Queensland (QLD) Career Boost Funding
This skill set may be available under the Queensland Government's Career Boost funding program for eligible students. To access the subsidised pricing associated with this funding, students must meet all applicable eligibility requirements.
Student contribution fees are calculated per unit of competency.
- Concession: $2.50 per unit of competency
- Non-Concession: $4.00 per unit of competency
- Full Fee: $200 per unit of competency
As this skill set contains 7 units of competency, the indicative total fees are:
- Concession Funded Fee: $17.50
- Non-Concession Funded Fee: $28.00
- Full Fee: $1,400.00
Please note: Student must be an Existing Worker in the Disability services sector, which includes parents and unpaid carers of NDIS participants. Students must already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification in the Community Services and Health industry.
Eligibility for Career Boost funding is subject to Queensland Government requirements and individual circumstances.
To learn more about the funding programs available through Horizon2 and view our currently funded courses and skill sets, please visit our Queensland Funding page or contact our team before enrolling.
