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Health and Welfare Services Managers

ANZSCO 1342

Employed

51,200

Part-time share

17%

Female share

66%

Median weekly earnings

$2,720

Median age

47 yrs

Employment outlook

Growing

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Health and Welfare Services Managers is a job in Australia. The job figures on this page come from Jobs and Skills Australia and the ABS Census, where they are published. The courses listed here lead to this job. Compare the fee, study mode, length, place, and how to get in before you enquire.

Courses linked to this job include Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management and Diploma of Health Administration.

Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Growing.

Jobs, part-time share, age, and pay appear on this page only when Jobs and Skills Australia or the ABS has published them for Health and Welfare Services Managers. A blank is a missing figure, not a pay of zero. The courses below are linked to this job. Open one to compare the fee, study mode, length, campus, and how to get in.

There is no single national fee or length for training that leads to Health and Welfare Services Managers. Each provider sets its own price, study mode, and entry rules. Those rules can include past study, an English level, work experience, or an interview. Check the AQF level, and whether you study in Australia or online, before you enquire.

About this career

Health and Welfare Services Managers plan, organise, direct, control and coordinate the professional and administrative aspects of health and welfare programs and services.

What they typically do

  • Providing overall direction and management for the service, facility, organisation or centre
  • Developing, implementing and monitoring procedures, policies and standards for medical, nursing, allied health and administrative staff
  • Coordinating and administering health and welfare programs and clinical services
  • Monitoring and evaluating resources devoted to health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment, training and other community facilities and centres
  • Controlling administrative operations such as budget planning, report preparation, expenditure on supplies, equipment and services
  • Liaising with other health and welfare providers, boards and funding bodies to discuss areas of health and welfare service cooperation and coordination
  • Advising government bodies about measures to improve health and welfare services and facilities
  • Representing the organisation in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
  • Controlling selection, training and supervision of staff

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
30%
QLD
26.4%
VIC
24.5%
WA
7%
SA
6.7%
NT
1.9%
ACT
1.7%
TAS
1.7%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Health and Welfare Services Managers.

  • Advanced Diploma of Community Sector Management

    CHC62015 · AQF 6 · 104 providers

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  • Diploma of Health Administration

    11218NAT · AQF 5 · 1 providers

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