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Get the training required to provide valuable care for people with disabilities. These Disability Courses help you formalise your skills, so you can gain the knowledge and expertise needed to support people with disabilities, aiding them in finding more independence and community involvement. Potential subjects covered in Disability Courses include; safe work practices, legal and ethical compliance, community participation and social inclusion, working with diverse people, providing individualised support, recognising healthy body systems and health and wellbeing.
You care about the rights and independence of other people and want a rewarding career helping others unlock their potential. Get started now by studying a disability course.
The increasing visibility of the unique challenges and opportunities faced by people living with a disability has thrust the sector centre stage, and the financial support and stability of the National Disability Insurance Scheme means there’s enormous potential for transformative change. Disability is once more at the forefront of our collective conscious, and now there’s real opportunity for the sector to revolutionise the lives of the people it serves. By studying a disability course, you’ll build the skills, insights and experience needed to work in the disability sector and help contribute to this change.
As a disability support worker, you can expect to work closely with clients, planning and implementing strategic interventions designed to improve their quality of life and assist them in engaging meaningfully with all aspects of society.
A challenging and deeply enriching career, disability service work is a unique opportunity to both coach people to success and to improve your own life. As well as building your professional skillset, you’ll change your perspective, build personal attributes and learn more about society. Start today with a disability course.
As a disability worker, you’ll work closely with people living with disabilities to provide support, coaching, advice and assistance on a range of social, emotional, health, welfare and development matters, and coordinate the services of service delivery agencies. Day-to-day, you can expect to:
Disability course graduates may work in a variety of support and service roles, in home settings, clinics and community centres, or in hospitals.
After completing a disability course, you may choose to seek employment as a:
You’ll thrive working in the disability sector if you:
The Australia Government’s Job Outlook reports strong, consistent growth in the disability sector over the past 10, five and two years, and projects that growth will continue until at least 2020. The disability sector is considered large, with over 140,000 people employed in disability roles across Australia, and Job Outlook projects an additional 50,000 roles will be available over the next five years.
As the National Disability Insurance Scheme launches, it’s likely disability workers will enjoy greater job security and enhanced job prospects, as the industry’s institutional and financial support increases.
According to PayScale, a disability support worker can expect to earn a salary between $34,000 and $69,000 per year, with an average wage of approximately $50,000 per year. While workers with more experience do earn slightly more than people with less experience, there isn’t a strong relationship between work experience and earning capacity, indicating entry-level disability support workers will be able to earn competitive salaries.
Job Outlook notes that a relatively small proportion of disability support workers are employed in a full-time capacity – reporting just over 34 per cent of people work full-time.
