CHC41208: Certificate IV in Children’s Services (Outside school hours care)
This qualification covers workers who conduct vacation programs as well as before and after school care activities for children of school age.
Outside school hours care workers:
- Plan activities and provide care to children, facilitating their leisure and play and enabling them to achieve their developmental outcomes
- May work under direct supervision or autonomously
- May have some supervisory responsibilities for volunteers and other workers.
Occupational titles may vary depending on jurisdiction and legislation and may include:
- Assistant OSHC coordinator
- Recreation assistant
- Mobile assistant
- Recreation leader
- OSHC assistant
- Senior play leader
- Outside school hours care supervisor / coordinator
- Team leader
- Play leader
- Vacation care supervisor
- Program leader
Packaging Rules
16 units must be selected for this qualification including:
- 12 compulsory units
- 4 elective units
A wide range of elective units is available and may include:
- Relevant electives listed below the compulsory units for this qualification
- Units of competency to address workplace requirements and packaged at the level of this qualification or higher in Community Services and/or Health Training Packages
Compulsory units
- CHCCHILD401A: Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
- CHCCN301A: Ensure the health and safety of children
- CHCCN303A: Contribute to provision of nutritionally balanced food in a safe and hygienic manner
- CHCCS400A: Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
- CHCFC301A: Support the development of children
- CHCOSHC401A: Support children to participate in outside school hours care
- CHCOSHC402A: Develop and implement activities in outside school hours care
- CHCOSHC403A: Work effectively with children in outside school hours care
- CHCPR301A: Provide experiences to support children’s play and learning
- HLTFA301B: Apply first aid
- HLTHIR403B: Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- HLTOHS300A: Contribute to OHS processes
The importance of culturally aware and respectful practice
All workers undertaking children’s services work need foundation knowledge to inform their work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and co-workers and with clients and co-workers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This foundation must be provided and assessed as part of a holistic approach to delivery and assessment of this qualification. Specific guidelines for assessment of this aspect of competency are provided in the Assessment Guidelines for the Community Services Training Package.
In addition, the children’s services workplace is regarded as having particular potential for engendering stronger and more respectful relationships between non-Aboriginal Australians and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Australians.
It is therefore highly recommended that the following unit of competency should be included in this qualification to address the needs of every children’s services workplace:
- CHCIC302A: Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families to participate in children’s services
The unit:
- Provides a basis for staff to support and promote respect for and awareness of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities where there are no Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children attending or residing in the local area
- Addresses the needs of staff who work specifically with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and families.
Where work involves a specific focus on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or culturally diverse clients or communities, one or both of the following electives is recommended:
- HLTHIR403B: Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
- HLTHIR404B: Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Relevant electives
Electives are to be selected in line with specified Packaging Rules. The following list of relevant electives is intended to facilitate selection. Employers may specify certain electives as required to address specific workplace
needs.
- BSBWOR204A: Use business technology
- CHCAC318A: Work effectively with older people
- CHCCD420A: Work to empower Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
- CHCCHILD301A: Support behaviour of children and young people
- CHCCHILD403B: Promote the safety, well being and welfare of children, young people and their families
- CHCCHILD404A: Support the rights and safety of children and young people
- CHCCOM302C: Communicate appropriately with clients and colleagues
- CHCCS310A: Support inclusive practice in the workplace
- CHCCS312A: Use electronic learning materials
- CHCCS411A: Work effectively in the community sector
- CHCCS421A: Undertake community sector work within own community
- CHCDIS301A: Work effectively with people with a disability
- CHCFC506A: Foster children’s language and communication development
- CHCFC512A: Foster physical development in middle childhood
- CHCFC513A: Foster social development in middle childhood
- CHCFC514A: Support emotional and psychological development in middle childhood
- CHCFC515A: Foster cognitive development in middle childhood
- CHCIC302A: Support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families to participate in children’s services
- CHCIC303A: Work within a regulatory framework specific to children’s services
- CHCIC512A: Plan and implement inclusion of children with additional needs
- CHCLD315A: Recognise stages of lifespan development
- CHCORG303A: Participate effectively in the work environment
- CHCORG428A: Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCORG502A: Work autonomously
- CHCORG611A: Lead and develop others in a community sector workplace
- CHCPR302A: Support sustainable practice
- CHCPR502D: Organise experiences to facilitate and enhance children’s development
- CHCPR515A: Develop and implement a program to support sustainable practice
- CHCRH503A: Develop leisure and health programs for clients with special needs
- HLTFA302A: Provide first aid in remote situation (Note pre-requisite: HLTFA301B)
- HLTFA402B: Apply advanced first aid (Note pre-requisite: HLTFA301B)
- HLTFS207B: Follow basic food safety practices
- HLTNA303B: Plan and modify meals and menus according to nutrition care plans
- HLTNA304B: Plan meals and menus to meet cultural and religious needs
- SRCCRO001B: Assist with recreation games not requiring equipment
- SRCCRO008B: Interact positively with infants, toddlers and parents in a recreation environment (Appropriate unit for an assistant working with a mobile resources unit)
- SROABL002B: Facilitate adventure-based learning activities
- SRXCAI005B: Conduct a sport and recreation session for participants
- SRXEMR002A: Coordinate emergency response
- SRXFAC004B: Plan and provide sport and recreational services