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Careers in Health & Community Services:where are they and how do students get into them?
Health and Community Services Workforce Council
Wallis Westbrook
What are health & community services careers?
What are health & community services careers?
AdvocatesAged and Disabled CarersAmbulance Officers and ParamedicsAnaesthetistsArchivists, Curators and Records ManagersAudiologistsChild Carers EducatorsChild Protection OfficersChiropractors and OsteopathsClinical CodersCommercial CleanerCommunity Development WorkersComplementary Health TherapistsContract, Program and Project AdministratorsCooksCounsellorsDental AssistantsDental Hygienists, Technicians and TherapistsDental PractitionersDietitians
Diversional TherapistsDomestic CleanersEnrolled and Mothercraft NursesFinance ManagersGeneral ClerksGeneralist Medical PractitionersHealth Diagnostic & Promotion ProfessionalsHealth TechniciansHealth Support OfficersIndigenous Health WorkersInternal Medical SpecialistsKeyboard OperatorsLaundry WorkersLawyersMachine OperatorsMassage TherapistsMedical Imaging ProfessionalsMedical Laboratory ScientistsMedical PractitionersMedical TechniciansMidwivesNursesOccupational Therapists
Office ManagersOptometrists and OphthalmologistsPersonal Service WorkersPatient Care AssistantsPersonal Care WorkersPhysiotherapistsPodiatristsPractice ManagersPsychiatristsPsychologistsQuality OfficersReceptionistsRegistered NursesSocial WorkersSpecial Care WorkersSpeech Professionals and SurgeonsTechnicians and Trades WorkersVolunteer Co-ordinatorsWelfare Support WorkersWelfare, Recreation and Community Arts Workers
What are health & community services careers?
Where are health & community services careers on the Gold Coast?
• Private, government & community (non-profit) organisations
• 2300+ community organisations
• Hospitals, Community centres, schools, retirement homes,
• general practice…
Where are health & community services careers on the Gold Coast?
• Population increase and reach 798,417 in 2031 ( 1.9% pa)
• More young adults 24+
• More people 65+
• 20,577 people in need of assistance (4.2% of the GC population)
• Employment persons 298.800 unemployment at 5.6% (June 2012)
Where are the jobs on the Gold Coast
• 40,800 construction
• 36,800 retail
• 36,000 health & community services
(ABS Aug 2012)
Where are health & community services careers on the Gold Coast?
o Speech pathologyo Occupational therapyo Dietetics & nutritiono Physiotherapyo Aged care (esp. nursing &
high care roles)
o Child Care (early childhood education)
o Community based nursingo Medical & health assistingo Mental healtho Drug & alcohol
Gold Coast Health & Community Services Workforce Plan
• Health promotion• Chronic disease self management• Case coordination & management• Community based delivery (inc. high level of care)• Client complexity & new models of care
How can students get a career in health &
community services?• Multiple entry pathways & lifelong
learning• School pathways• Training & traineeships• Higher education
Health Community ServicesDiploma of Practice Management Cert III in Aged Care
Cert II in Health Support Services Cert III in Children's Services
Cert III in Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care Cert III in Community Services Work
Cert III in Allied Health Assistance Cert III in Education Support
Cert III in Dental Assisting Cert III in Home and Community Care
Cert III in Health Administration Cert III in Social Housing
Cert III in Health Services Assistance Cert IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs
Cert III in Health Support Services Cert IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Child Protection)
Cert III in Hospital - Health Services Pharmacy Support Cert IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Family Support)
Cert III in Nutrition and Dietetic Assistance Cert IV in Disability
Cert III in Sterilisation Services Cert IV in Education Support
Cert IV in Health Administration Cert IV in Mental Health
Cert IV in Health Supervision Cert IV in Social Housing
Cert IV in Medical Practice Assisting Cert IV in Youth Justice
Cert IV in Optical Dispensing Cert IV in Youth Work
Diploma of Dental Technology
Cert III in Pathology *not yet declared
How can students get a career in health & community
services?Traineeships*
Health and Community Services Workforce CouncilGround Floor, 303 Adelaide Street Brisbane QLD 4000 | Unit 1, Level 2 390 Flinders Street Townsville QLD 4810
P: (07) 3234 0190 F: (07) 3234 0474 E: [email protected] W: www.workforce.org.au
