Certificate IV in Disability Support

Social Educator (Disability)

Social Educators (Disability) support and assist people with disabilities to develop and retain skills, to maximise their independence and participation in community living and ensure their adequate safety and health care.

Day Support Disability Officer

Day Support Disability Officers provide social, recreational and educational activities for clients with disabilities. They assist clients to develop skills both in the home environment and in the community.

Marketing Coordinator (Disability)

Marketing Coordinators in Disability aim to secure open employment vacancies and enclaves with employers. Their role involves marketing employment programs to employers to place people with a disability into employment.

Local area coordinator

Local are coordinators work at a community, family and individual level to support people with a disability and/or their families living in local communities.

Social trainer

Workers provide care and support to service recipients in their home and community, and assist them in all aspects of their daily living.

Disability Team Leader

Disability Team Leaders develop, deliver and administer programs to enable individuals with disabilities to remain living independently at home in the community. They monitor the demand for service, identify areas for program innovation, and ensure that programs are client focussed and meeting the needs of participants and their families.

Disabilities Supervisor

Disabilities Supervisors oversee the coordination and management of the agencies which deliver services to people with a disability.

Project Officer

Project Officers assist Project Managers in the planning and ongoing administration of projects and programs. They help to manage key relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Responsibilities are broad, and may include implementing the strategic, financial, operational and technological components of a project.

Disability Support Assistant (Schools)

Disability Support Assistants (Schools) provide in-school support for children with disabilities, including physical and behavioural support.

Job coordinator

Workers provide a range of programs and services to individuals and groups of clients and employers to support them in locating, securing and maintaining suitable employment.

Disability Service Officer

Disability Service Officers provide personal care and practical support to people with a disability and to their families. They participate in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of disability programs.

Senior Disability Worker

Senior Disability Workers are responsible for the coordination and management of agencies delivering services to people with a disability. They are involved in service delivery, direct client work or community development projects.

Lifestyle Support Officer

Lifestyle Support Officers assess, monitor, support and provide feedback to clients, and develop an action plan of achievable steps to gradually reduce their risk factors and help them to live a healthier life.

Senior Personal Care Assistant

Senior Personal Care Assistants provide household assistance, emotional support, care and companionship, either in the home or within a residential facility, for people who are aged or those who have a disability.

Community Development Officer

Community Development Officers support community organisations and individuals with the implementation and co-ordination of projects to improve community relations and lifestyle. They may establish and support community groups, promote local engagement in the community, and help identify potential projects.

Support Facilitator (Disability)

Support Facilitators (Disability) work with people with disabilities and their families to identify services and develop support networks which enhance their quality of life and their inclusion in the community.

Behavioural Support Officer

Behavioural Support Officers assist with individual planning and intervention to improve the lifestyles of people with a disability and/or complex needs, including challenging behaviours. This includes providing training and support to the families, carers and service systems that support them.