Overview
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.
Day-to-day
- 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.
Considerations
- Physically demanding
- Stressful
To become a Special Care Worker
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You can work as a Special Care Worker without formal qualifications, however, a Vocational Education and Training (VET) course in residential care, community services, social services, child, youth, and family intervention, or related studies may be useful.
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