Community Worker - ANZSCO 411711
- Assessment Authorities: ACWA
Facilitates community development initiatives and collective solutions within a community to address issues, needs and problems associated with recreational, health, housing, employment and other welfare matters.
Community workers may perform the following tasks:
- assist community groups in planning, developing, maintaining and evaluating community resources, programmes and support networks
- support, develop and evaluate strategies that encourage community participation in activities
- research, analyse and assist council, town planning, corporate planning and environmental health departments in developing community service policies
- communicate frequently with community groups, welfare agencies, government bodies, non-government organisations and private businesses about community services such as housing, health, welfare and recreation
- monitor, evaluate and recommend changes to community development programmes, policies, practices or budgets
- help raise community and public awareness regarding issues such as welfare rights by promoting, organising and helping to coordinate meetings and seminars
- carry out administrative work which may include written correspondence, preparing submissions and reports for government bodies or other agencies and attending management meetings.
This occupation belongs to Short-term Skilled Occupation List (STSOL) . STSOL consists of the list of the occupations which are high in demand in Australia. If you want to apply for Australia sponsored Permanent Residency (subclass 190) your occupation must be listed in the relevant STSOL list and you must have an invitation/sponsorship from the state government. This list is also a part of the Australia Point system. If eligible, you can live and work in Australia for an indefinite period of time.
If your occupation is on STSOL, you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclasses:
- Skilled Nominated visa (subclass 190)
- Training visa (subclass 407)
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) - State or Territory nominated
- Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short-term stream
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Community Worker?
The assessment authority for this occupation is Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) and the ACWA skills assessment will assess if your educational qualifications and work experience are at a professional level and closely related to your nominated occupation for migration purposes.
You are required to receive a positive assessment for your qualifications and work experience from Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) if you are planning to migrate to Australia through skill migration program.
English Language Proficiency
All applicants are required to demonstrate proficiency in English when they apply for skills assessment for migration as a Community Worker.
The following English language tests are acceptable:
- IELTS (General or Academic)
- TOEFL iBT®
- PTE ACADEMIC
- Advanced (CAE)
The following table indicates the minimal scores for each module:
Please note that there are some exemptions may be granted to the English language requirement.
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Community Worker, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.
