Orientation Courses
An exciting new opportunity for people wanting to enter this rapidly expanding workforce.
Aged Care Work
Disability Work
Home & Community Care
- An innovative recruitment and training service which aims to provide an overview of the care industry and the role of the Personal Care Worker.
- The on-the-job components of this intensive training are designed to establish if the participants are the “right sort of person for the job” as Personal Care Workers.
- The Care Work industry standards require its workers to be qualified or training towards a Certificate III in Community Services.
- This accredited training is delivered by one of the most experienced Registered Training Providers in South Australia.
Personal Care Practice Skills
To assist aged & disabled people to meet their daily living needs, including nourishment, mobility, personal hygiene, and support within the plan of care.
- Holistic approach to care
- Meeting the physical and psychological needs of clients
- Carer’s duties and responsibilities and observation skills
- Communication and building relationships
- Grief and loss
- Rehabilitation
- Common health problems
- Stress and self esteem
- Managing challenging behaviour
- Infection control
- Bed making, washing and showering
- Nutritional needs and meal assistance
- Continence management
- Grooming, dressing and shaving
Manual Handling
To provide learning and training activities related to Manual Handling theory, demonstration and practical participation in transfers.
- The relevance of back care and posture awareness in the workplace
- OHS guidelines
- No-lift policy
- Ergonomics
- Personal limitations/fitness
- Warm-up exercises
- Manual handling principles
- Demonstration and practice of commonly used transfers
- Physical capacity testing
Introduction to Aged Care, Disability Work, and Home and Community Care
To have a clear understanding of the context and legal framework of Care services. Also an awareness of how to respond to situations of risk.
- Ageing in Australia
- Myths and stereotypes with the elderly and disabled
- Australia’s Aged Care framework
- Legislation
- Responding to situations of risk or potential risk
- Aged & Disabled persons’ rights
Case Management and Duty of Care
To provide a foundation on which to deliver competent services to clients, within a client’s established and individual plan of care.
- Identify responsibilities in care plans
- Reports and observations
- Documentation and ACFI (Aged Care Funding Instrument)
- Organisation’s outcomes standards and industry accreditation
- The legal responsibility of employers and employees
- Confidentiality
- Documentation and incident reporting
- Ethics, accountability and advocacy
Work Experience Placement
(If required)
- Surveyed questionnaire identifying work expectations
- Field placement agreement negotiated
- Insurance coverage and supervision provided
- Recommended orientation courses scheduled
- Field placement report as part of assessment
Accredited Training
All training based on the Community Services National Training Package:
- Provide Personal Care CHCAC2C
- Manual Handling HLTHSE204B
Registered Training Provider
- Previously Preferred Provider status with SA Govt. in Aged Care, Disability Work and Mental Health (non clinical).
- All trainers with industry relevant qualifications and experience
- Qualified Workplace Assessors
Workplace Learning Projects
- Designed to assist workers to integrate the concepts and learning gained from off-the-job training
- Participants are required to apply a case study project related to a client/resident
Assessment
- Competency based assessment
- On-the-job and off-the-job components of training will be assessed in a holistic and integrated format
- Adult learning principals and practices applied
- Emphasis on the development of employability skills
- Appropriate attitudes and values
Further Training
- Credit Transfer towards an accredited qualification
- Direct link to traineeship or Bridging Courses in Certificate III
Cost
The cost of the orientation course is $865
There might be an additional cost if a work experience placement is required
