Health and Welfare Support Workers (ANZSCO 411)

Health and Welfare Support Workers (ANZSCO 411)

​​​​​​​Indicative Skill Level:

Most occupations within the Health and Welfare Support Workers category require a specific level of skill, which can be obtained through the following qualifications and experience:

In Australia:

• AQF Bachelor degree or higher qualification. Alternatively, at least five years of relevant experience can substitute for a formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1); or
• AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, or Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

In New Zealand:

• NZQF Bachelor degree or higher qualification. Alternatively, at least five years of relevant experience can substitute for a formal qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 1); or
• NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 2)

In certain cases, additional on-the-job training and relevant experience may be required alongside formal qualifications.

Tasks Include:

• Attending accidents and providing pre-hospital care and transport
• Examining and treating dental ailments, as well as constructing and repairing dental devices
• Planning and implementing leisure activity programs to promote social development and wellbeing for individuals in healthcare and community settings
• Assessing, planning, and implementing nursing care according to accepted standards and practices
• Providing advice, training, and support to parents of newborn infants
• Acting as an advocate, interpreter, and educator to facilitate healthcare delivery to Indigenous communities
• Utilizing various techniques, such as soft tissue massage, to assist healing, prevent injury, and promote relaxation
• Offering guidance to clients on emotional, financial, recreational, health, housing, and other social welfare matters

Subcategories

• 4111 Ambulance Officers and Paramedics
• 4112 Dental Hygienists, Technicians and Therapists
• 4113 Diversional Therapists
• 4114 Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses
• 4115 Indigenous Health Workers
• 4116 Massage Therapists
• 4117 Welfare Support Workers