Welfare Worker
Help others work through challenging circumstances and improve their quality of life
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What's it like to be a Welfare Worker?
Welfare Workers work with people to help them improve their quality of life. They often specialise in working with adults, adolescents or families; people with alcohol and substance abuse issues; victims of domestic violence and crime; people living with disabilities, the elderly or the homeless.
Tasks and duties
- Providing counselling to victims of crime, domestic abuse or child abuse.
- Recruiting and training volunteer staff.
- Advising community support groups.
- Identifying and analysing community issues, requirements and solutions.
- Providing support and counselling to people with personal difficulties, mental illnesses, or drug and alcohol addictions.
- Establishing and administering local community groups and homes.
- Organising and leading community meetings.
- Organising community sporting, cultural and recreational events.
- Assisting people living with disabilities.
- Acting on behalf of others when lodging a formal complaint against an organisation.
The title Welfare Worker encompasses many specialist roles including Project Officers, Community Health Workers, Counsellors and Human Services Workers. Welfare Workers typically have a high level of empathy and an understanding of human psychology. They are employed by government departments and local councils, hospitals and community health centres, NGOs and community groups.
How to become a Welfare Worker
A formal qualification is usually required to work as a Welfare Worker. This may be attained at the Certificate, Diploma or university level. Specialised certifications are also available and can help you secure a role in a particular field of interest.
- Complete a qualification in Human Welfare. This could be a Certificate IV in Community Services (CHC42015), a Diploma of Community Services (CHC52015), or a bachelor degree majoring in Social Science or Human Welfare.
- Consider completing further qualifications in your chosen specialisation.
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