Community Projects Assistant
Uniting Vic.Tas (Wimmera)

This Structured Workplace Learning placement provides students with an introduction to residential care environments that support young people. Students will focus on administrative, program preparation, and practical support tasks, rather than direct care. By observing staff and assisting with behind-the-scenes work, students will gain an understanding of how residential services operate, how routines and activities are planned, and how professional teams support the wellbeing and safety of young people in care.

Skills You Might Learn

A student completing these tasks would gain a blend of practical office skills and confidence in preparing program spaces and community events. They would learn how to communicate with staff and participants, draft simple resources, and follow workplace expectations with professionalism. Regular shadowing and weekly reflections would help them understand client work, observe effective practice, and recognise their own growth. Exposure to partner services and outreach tasks would broaden their understanding of how agencies connect and how administrative work supports the wider service system.

Typical Tasks & Duties

Tasks relevant to the student’s modules/course.
Administrative and office tasks: Filing documents, scanning forms, and maintaining basic logs.
Program and activity support: Group activity preparation; Setting up rooms, preparing materials, arranging refreshments, and assisting with attendance sheets.
Event support: Helping with community workshops, information days, groups, or outreach activities; Completing Risk Assessments
Resource development: Drafting simple handouts, posters, or checklists that staff will review and finalise.
Workplace learning and professional conduct: Shadowing staff; Following mentors to understand roles in casework, outreach, or intake and assessment.
Reflective practice: Completing weekly reflections, noting what was learned, what skills improved, and any questions that arose; Case noting with support
Workplace protocols: Learning confidentiality rules, safe work procedures, client rights, communication standards, and cultural awareness expectations.
Practical support tasks: Helping with outreach/information packs
Observation of external services: Where suitable, visiting partner agencies to understand referral pathways and the broader service network.

Student Requirements

Students must demonstrate maturity, discretion, and the ability to follow strict confidentiality and safety requirements. A calm and respectful manner is essential in a residential setting. Students should be willing to follow instructions closely, comply with workplace and child-safe protocols, and complete allocated tasks reliably. An interest in youth work, community services, or care-based roles is beneficial, along with a willingness to reflect on learning experiences.
Students are to submit a resume, application letter and attend an interview at Uniting Vic Tas prior to placement being confirmed.

Dress Requirements

Smart casual clothing
Enclosed shoes

Special Transport Requirements

This placement is in Horsham. Students are to make their own travel arrangements to attend the placement. Public transport information is available from PTV at https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/
This placement includes site-based work. Students will be required to complete the SWL travel and accommodation form.

RELATED COURSES INCLUDE

• CHC32015 - Certificate III in Community Services