CHCSS00144 Supporting Children and Families with Complex Needs
Develop practical skills to deliver services and support to children and families with complex needs in the community services sector.
- Delivered with trainer support
- Designed for workers in community services and family support roles
- Career Boost funding is available for eligible Queensland students
Skill Set Overview
CHCSS00144 Supporting Children and Families with Complex Needs provides a set of skills for delivering services and support to children and families with complex needs in the community services sector.
This skill set is targeted at individuals with existing qualifications or experience in community services roles who are seeking to broaden their skills in supporting children and families with complex needs.
Skill Set Overview
Successful candidates will need to complete 3 units of competency.
These competencies support responsible behaviour facilitation, planning services and supports for children and families, and reflective professional practice.
Everything You Need to Know
Units of Competency
Core Units
- CHCCCS009 – Facilitate responsible behaviour
- CHCECE052 – Plan service and supports for children and families
- CHCPRP003 – Reflect on and improve own professional practice
How Does It Work?
You will complete 3 units of competency through supported learning and assessment.
The program is designed to build practical skills for delivering services and support to children and families with complex needs.
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 targeted at individuals with existing qualifications or experience in community services roles.
It is designed for people seeking to broaden their skills in supporting children and families with complex needs.
Vocational Placement
This skill set does not include mandatory vocational placement requirements.
However, students may be required to draw on workplace experience, family support examples or community services 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 delivering services to children and families with complex needs.
It may complement existing experience in community services, family support, early childhood education and care, child protection, youth work or related 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 3 units of competency, the indicative total fees are:
- Concession Funded Fee: $7.50
- Non-Concession Funded Fee: $12.00
- Full Fee: $600.00
Please note: Student must be an Existing Worker in Early Childhood Education and Care who already hold a Certificate III or higher level qualification.
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.
