Special Care Workers
ANZSCO 4234
3,500
50%
79%
$1,708
30 yrs
Declining
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.
Special Care Workers 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.
Jobs and Skills Australia rates the job outlook as Declining.
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About this career
Special Care Workers provide care and supervision for children and young people in residential and institutional facilities, and provide care and support to people in refuges.
What they typically do
- Planning and implementing programs of supervision and care for children in residential care
- Supervising and arranging activities to enhance the physical, social, emotional and intellectual development of children in residential care
- Waking children and ensuring they are washed, dressed, fed and ready for educational and recreational activities
- Supervising children during domestic activities such as eating meals and showering
- Maintaining discipline, enforcing regulations and behaviour standards, compiling disciplinary reports and assisting in implementing remedial measures
- Organising refuge accommodation
- Providing emotional support to residents of refuges
- Referring residents of refuges for health and welfare assistance
- Ensuring security of refuge
States and territories
Share of workers by location
Qualification pathways
These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as a Special Care Workers.
No qualification pathways published on training.gov.au yet.