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Bachelor of Disability and Community Rehabilitation
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here for entry and admission requirements
Where can our graduates go?
Disability Professionals' interests are broad, incorporating health and educational issues and the social and vocational skills of people with developmental or acquired disabilities. They are equipped to:
- Promote the physical and emotional well-being of people with disabilities
- Teach functional skills such as communication and language, self-care and domestic skills, social and recreational skills, and employment skills
- Provide case management services to people with disabilities
- Liaise and work with community services and other professionals
- Facilitate self advocacy and/or negotiate on behalf of people with disabilities
- Work independently or as part of a team.
Some Occupations
Graduates have been employed in positions ranging from professional welfare workers, special education teachers, developmental educators, social and community workers, personnel specialists, counsellors and administrators.
Disability Studies - Working as an Inclusion Consultant at Inclusion SA
(My position involves) assisting staff of child care, vacation care and out of school hours care services to include children with additional needs by providing specialised training on issues relating to children with special needs, support and advocacy for inclusion, support and assistance in developing and adapting programme activities to encourage the participation of a child with additional needs in a mainstream program and promoting effective liaison with parents, staff and other professionals. |
Occupations include:
- Access Worker
- Accommodation Support Worker
- Advocacy Support Worker
- Case Manager
- Claims Consultant
- Community Linkages Worker
- Community Living Educator
- Community/Disability Support Worker
- Dementia Respite Coordinator
- Developmental Care Worker
- Developmental Educator
- Disability Liaison Officer
- Disability Services Policy Officer
- Early Intervention Coordinator
- Employment Consultant
- Employment Placement Consultant
- Employment Support Trainer
- Family Support Coordinator
- Graduate Administrative Assistant
- Injury Management Consultants
- Options Coordinator
- Program Coordinator
- Project Officer
- Recreation Facilitator
- Research Officer
- Respite Coordinator
- Services Support Officer
- Trainer
- Vocational Consultant
- Volunteer Coordinator
Potential Employers
Program Coordinator, Holdfast Bay Community Centre Home & Community Care
The Holdfast Bay Community Centre seeks a person 4 days per week to coordinate programs for the frail aged and younger persons with disabilities. This position requires an energetic person with sound interpersonal skills and experience in management, client assessment and program planning. A Tertiary qualification with a focus on Aged Care or Disability Care is required. Experience in working with HACC clients or similar experience is essential. |
- Anglicare SA
- Autism SA
- Barkuma Inc
- CanDo4Kids Townsend House
- CareerSystems Inc
- Centacare Disability Services
- City of Port Adelaide Enfield
- Comcare
- Community Accommodation for the Intellectually Disabled Inc. (CAID)
- Community Bridging Services (CBS) Inc.
- Community Living Project Inc.
- CRS Australia
- Department of Families and Communities
- Department of Health and Ageing
- Disability WORKS Australia Ltd
- Heta Incorporated
- Intellectual Disability Services Council Inc
- Interchange Inc
- Interwork Ltd
- Minda
- Multiple Solutions Employment Specialists
- Novita Children's Services Inc.
- Options Coordination
- Orana Incorporated
- Royal Society for the Blind of SA Inc
- UnitingCare Wesley
- Universities
- Work Solutions Australia
Related Careers (some require further qualifications)
Other graduates pursue specialist interests by moving on to further study in areas such as teaching, law, management of human services, counselling, speech pathology, early childhood education, and community recreation.
- Counsellor
- Orientation and Mobility Instructor
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Speech Pathologist
- Teacher
- Teacher in Special Education
- Welfare Worker
- Youth Worker
Developmental Educator, Autism SA
A Developmental Educator is required to work in the School Program.
The position involves working with individual students with an Autism Spectrum Disorder within school settings. Applicants must possess a degree in a relevant human service discipline and have experience working with children with a disability, while experience working with children with an Autism Spectrum Disorder would be an advantage. |
Some Web Sites
Anglicare SA
Autism SA
Barkuma Incorporated
Bedford Industries
The Case Management Society of Australia Inc.
Comcare
Community Access Services of SA Inc
Community Accommodation and Respite Agency
Community Information Strategies Australia Inc. - the peak community information agency in Australia - an online directory of services and agencies is available
CRS Australia
Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Department of Health and Ageing
The Disability Information and Resource Centre
Graduate Careers Australia - industry career profiles available for All Graduates (includes a profile of a disability sector worker), Teaching, Social research and more
Intellectual Disability Services Council
Interwork Ltd - Interwork is a flexible and innovative employment service for people with disabilities and others disadvantaged in accessing the employment market
Minda Incorporated
Myfuture - comprehensive Australian career information
National Industry Association for Disability Services
Novita Children's Services (formerly Crippled Children's Assoc)
Orana
Incorporated
Phoenix Society Inc
Royal Society for
the Blind
UnitingCare Wesley
WorkCover Corporation of South Australia
Graduate Development Program, Comcare
This is an excellent opportunity for you to develop valuable, transferable skills such as customer service, interpretation of legislation, time management and communication skills in a supportive environment. In a team environment, you will be fully trained as a Claims Manager and enjoy a variety of tasks which make up the management of workers' compensation claims. Graduates from all disciplines are encouraged to apply. To be successful in these roles you will have well developed communication skills, sound judgement, and the ability to think on your feet and be part of a team environment. All positions are located in Canberra. |
Australian Graduate Survey
Graduate Careers Australia's (GCA) annual Australian Graduate Survey ( AGS ) is a study of the activities of new higher education graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. New graduates are surveyed regarding their major activities, including full-time study, full or part-time employment, seeking employment or their unavailability for work or study.
2007 Graduates at a glance:
- Of bachelor degree graduates who were available for full-time employment in 2007; 95 per cent were employed within four months of completing their degrees
- One-fifth of respondents (20.0 per cent), were undertaking further full-time study after completing their bachelor qualifications
- The typical (median) annual starting salary for new Australian resident bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 and in their first full-time employment in Australia was $43,000
Source: Australian Graduate Survey, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA)
Additional information from: GradsOnline
More information
For more detailed information check out the Careers Fact Files in the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room.
Graduate Opportunities lists major graduate programs. Copies of these are available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or can be viewed online. Search our online recruitment links for other graduate recruitment sites.
The Centre has a number of programs that can assist you:
- graduate employment services including recruitment fairs,
employer activities
online vacancies and our graduate email vacancy list;
- information and assistance with your job search;
- graduate skill development programs;
- opportunities to gain industry experience including vacation
work and work
experience; and
- career development services
For more information explore this website.
This material has been produced from the Graduate Destinations
Survey, Flinders
University and Graduate Careers Council of Australia materials,
Graduate Opportunities,
Professional Associations and Careers and Employer Liaison Centre
research.
Employment Consultant, Multiple Solutions Employment Specialists
Areas of Study: Social Work, Disability Studies, Rehab Counselling
Position Description: Working with and supporting people with physical and/or neurological conditions in gaining and maintaining open employment. Involves case management, assessments, support, job search, job support. Need Drivers Licence. |
Support Worker Take Five and Post School Options, Uniting CareWesley Adelaide
Take Five and Post School Options are services that support people with disabilities in accessing community resources and with independent living skills training. The support worker may support clients in one-to-one or group settings.
We are seeking a person with experience in:
- Working with people with challenging behaviours
- Working with people with high support needs
- Working with people with disabilities who also experience mental illness
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Allianz Australia Limited, Graduate Program
Allianz is one of the leading and fastest growing insurance and financial services organisations in the world, employing over 173,000 people. Successful candidates will be well rounded both academically and socially and are selected according to the following criteria:
- Academic results (minimum credit average or better)
- Degree disciplines: Finance, Business, Sales and Business Development, Legal, Administration, Allied Health Professionals
- Part-time or casual work experience
- Self motivation, strong communication, analytical and problem solving skills
- Community and social participation, involvement in university clubs or organisations
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