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Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance
(Rehabilitation and Reablement Support)
HLT43021
Training provided by Stirling Institute of Australia, RTO 21132.
Course Overview
The Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance reflects the role of workers who provide therapeutic and program-related support to allied health professionals. It is a hands-on role, assisting Allied Health professionals(Rehabilitation and Reablement Support) with the health care plans of their clients.
A treatment plan is set out by the Allied Health professional to support the diagnosis of the client/patient. Then the primary role of the Allied Health Assistant is to follow up the treatment plan with the client/patient to assist with their recovery and to support the patient/client with their health care to increase mobility, independence and their ability to care for themselves.
Work is not limited to hospitals. Allied health assistants can also find employment in community health, rehabilitation centres or via home and special needs school visits.
Course Essentials
Qualification Code: HLT43021
Qualification Name: Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Rehabilitation and Reablement Support)
Recognition: Nationally recognised - meets Australian Qualifications Framework
Study mode: Classroom-based
Class time: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Duration: From 10 months. Depending on the month/intake, the course typically consists of 37 tuition weeks, excluding holidays and placement.
Assessment: Knowledge evidence, direct demonstration and observation, portfolios, projects, role plays, case studies and presentations.
Practical Placement Hours: 120 hours (Minimum)
Funded Admin Fee: $0
Funded Tuition Fee: $100 (Non-concession), $20 (Concession)
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Throughout your studies, you will be required to complete your research, assessments as well as accessing your emails using a desktop/laptop/mobile device with internet availability.
Requirements
Education: There are no formal education entry requirements for this course.
Minimum Age: You will need to be at least 17 years old.
Language, Literacy and Numeracy: Stirling Institute of Australia want to make sure this course is the perfect fit for you, so they’ll assess your language, literacy, and numeracy skills before enrolment.
Enrolment Application & Pre-Training Review: Get started by attending a face to face Information Session or completing the process online.
Equipment: Throughout your studies, you will be required to complete your research and assessments as well as accessing your emails using a desktop/laptop with internet availability.
Police Check: This qualification requires you to hold current and satisfactory checks in order for you to undertake practical placement hours.
Suitability requirements: This qualification requires you to have physical attributes suitable for workplace experience within the allied health industry which encompasses manual handling of equipment and clients.
Immunisation Certificate: You may require an Immunisation Certificate, your Trainer will update you closer to work placement.
Potential job titles:
Typical employers of allied health workers:
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Therapy assistant
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Physiotherapy assistant
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Occupational therapy assistant
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Community rehabilitation assistant
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Allied health assistant
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Hospitals
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General Practitioners
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Ambulance Services
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Emergency Helplines
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Leisure Cruise Ships
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Nursing Agencies
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Occupational Health
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Prisons
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Residential Nursing Homes
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Schools and Universities
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Specialist Units and Hospices
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The Armed Forces
Responsibilities
As an allied health worker some tasks you could perform throughout your day can include:
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Provide goal-directed rehabilitation therapy to individual clients under the direction of allied health professionals.
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Provide concise and brief clinical feedback and report any client changes to allied health professionals.
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Assisting the clinicians with making or finding resources for use with clients.
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Provide therapy in most appropriate setting - centre, clients home or in the community as decided upon by therapist, AHA and client.
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Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives (includes working groups, projects, audits, discipline-related projects).
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Maintain the appropriate standard of medical record-keeping and data collection.
Skills and Interests
As an allied health worker some personal attributes should be:
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A caring and supportive attitude.
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Patience, discretion and a high level of professionalism.
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To be physically fit and able to lift heavy objects.
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To be committed to the rights of elderly people.
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Excellent communication and listening skills.
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The ability to build good relationships and earn trust and respect.
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Initiative, enthusiasm and motivation.
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Tact and sensitivity patience and resilience.
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Good organisational and planning skills.
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The ability to relate to people from all backgrounds.
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Patience and perseverance, for coping with challenges and setbacks.
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A non-judging attitude initiative, enthusiasm and motivation.
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A good understanding of social and community issues.
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Commitment to equality and diversity.
What you'll learn
Throughout your studies, you will discover the knowledge of:
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Communicate effectively and build relationships with health professionals and clients.
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Navigate and work in health and community services.
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Understand the workings of the human body.
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Use exercise and movement programs to treat clients.
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Deliver and monitor individual physiotherapy programs.
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Communication techniques to build and maintain relationships.
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Deliver prescribed exercise to clients with musculoskeletal conditions.
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Confirming physical health status.
Course Units
To successfully complete HLT43021 Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance you must complete the following units of competency.
HLTWHS002 Follow safe work practices for direct client care (Core)
HLTINF006 Apply basic principles and practices of infection prevention and control (Core)
CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people (Core)
CHCCCS036 Support relationships with carer and family (Core)
CHCCCS038 Facilitate the empowerment of people receiving support (Core)
CHCCCS020 Respond effectively to behaviours of concern (Core)
BSBMED301 Interpret and apply medical terminology appropriately (Core)
HLTAHA049 Recognise impact of health conditions (Core)
HLTAHA028 Deliver and monitor physical or manual therapy programs (Elective Units Group A)
CHCCCS002 Assist with movement (Elective Units Group A)
HLTAHA032 Support maintenance of functional status (Elective Units Group A)
HLTAHA038 Support the use of orthoses or prostheses (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA047 Engage with clinical supervision and delegation (Core)
HLTAHA031 Assist in rehabilitation programs (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA027 Assist with an allied health program (Core)
HLTAHA033 Conduct group sessions for individual outcomes (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA029 Support independence and community participation (Elective Units Group D)
HLTAHA044 Work within a community rehabilitation environment (Elective Units Group D)
Assessment
Unlocking your potential has never been more thrilling! Assessment is a crucial element in your learning journey, paving the way to a nationally recognised qualification or a statement of attainment. Get ready to showcase your skills and knowledge through dynamic methods such as captivating presentations, hands-on demonstrations, immersive role plays, and engaging case studies. You'll be immersed in a world of active learning, where your progress will be celebrated at every step. Your learning experience will be an exhilarating adventure, propelling you towards achieving your educational goals with confidence!
Trainer Support
At Stirling Institute of Australia, they take pride in their top-notch trainers! They're hand-picked for their vocational competencies, industry expertise, and teaching skills. In every class session, your trainer will leverage their wealth of experience to foster a dynamic, fulfilling, and engaging learning environment. With their passion for teaching, you'll be guided towards success by a dedicated partner who is committed to making your learning journey truly enjoyable. Get ready to thrive under their guidance and unlock your full potential!
Practical Placement Hours
This qualification requires you to hold a current and satisfactory police check to undertake workplace experience. You are required to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of workplace experience through work placement for new entrants or a third party report for existing industry workers in a relevant aged care setting.
Some examples of where your placement will be undertaken are:
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Aged Care Facilities
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Respite Organisations
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Community Organisations
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Health Facilities
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Hospitals
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Nursing Agencies
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Residential Nursing Homes
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Hospices
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Please note in some cases traveling may be required.
If you are currently working in the sector, your workplace may be used to undertake your work placement hours, however, is subject to approval by the RTO.
Further Study
Further training pathways from this qualification include, but are not limited to, University Level study, including Bachelors and Post Graduate Programs. Although it does not guarantee an employment outcome, completion of this qualification could lead to your employment in the aged care industry.
Working With Children's Check & Police Check
These checks are compulsory to gain in order to commence your work placement. It is recommended that you start to apply for these closer to your work placement commencement so they are relevant.
The Working with Children Check assists in protecting children from sexual or physical harm by ensuring that people who work with, or care for them are subject to a screening process. If you are doing or intending to do child-related work and do not qualify for an exemption, you need a Check. Visit me for more information.
Children's Check: $131.60
Volunteer Card: Free
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The Victoria Police provides a service to all Victorians who wish to obtain a National Police Certificate for employment, voluntary work and occupation-related licensing or registration purposes. Information about an individual's criminal history will not be released without an applicant's written consent other than for law enforcement purposes. Visit me for more information.
Police Check: Standard fee of $86.50. Reduced fee for a volunteer is at $29.40
*Prices are subject to change without warning.
Skills First Funding & Eligibility Criteria
Skills First is a Victorian Government scheme that helps people access subsidised vocational education and training. If you are eligible, the government will contribute to the cost of your course tuition fees.
Eligibility criteria for Skills First government-subsidised training
Citizenship/Residency
You must be:
1. an Australian citizen, or
2. a New Zealand citizen, or
3. a Permanent Resident, or
4. an Asylum Seeker - you are exempt from the citizenship/permanent residence eligibility criteria if:
a) you have been referred to training via the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre or the Australian Red Cross Victims of Human Trafficking Program and have a ‘Referral to Government Subsidised Training – Asylum Seekers’ form; or
b) you hold, or if you are the dependant of an individual who holds a valid humanitarian, protection or refugee visa (see list below); or
- Global Special Humanitarian (subclass 202)
- Humanitarian (Temporary) (subclass 449)
- Protection visa (subclass 866)
- Refugee visa 200 Refugee
- Refugee visa 201 In-country Special Humanitarian
- Refugee visa 203 Emergency Rescue
- Refugee visa 204 Woman at Risk
- Resolution of Status visa (subclass 851)
- Safe Haven Enterprise visa (subclass 790)
- Temporary Humanitarian Concern (subclass 786)
- Temporary Protection visa (subclass 785)
c) you hold a bridging visa and have lodged an application for (or if you are the dependant of that individual):
- a humanitarian, protection or refugee visa; or
- under s.417 or s.48b of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) which is yet to be determined and the visa states that the visa holder
d) has study rights, and work rights if the course you are enrolling in has placement.
Note: the above list of Visa’s is a general but incomplete list of refugee and humanitarian visas. If you’re unsure about your visa type, you need to contact the Department of Home Affairs.
You can still only be studying no more than 2 government funded qualifications at any one point in time.
Course Fees & Payment Plans
If you are eligible for Government Funding your fees are:
$0 Admin Fee + $0 Tuition Fee
If you do not meet the Eligibility Criteria you can still undertake the course as a Fee For Service Student, your fees is: $15,625.
Payment plans are available to Full Fee Paying Students. Stirling Institute of Australia will not accept more than $1,500 prepaid fees in advance.
Centrelink
Please note that some Centrelink Payments may be affected by undertaking study. We strongly advise you speak to your Centrelink Coordinator to see if you are affected. Fresh Futures Australia accepts no responsibility or liability for affected payments.
Meet your Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
Stirling Institute of Australia is a Registered Training Organisation specialising in Horticulture, Allied Health, Community Services, Mental Health, Early Childhood, Clinical Hypnotherapy, Individual Support, Ageing Support and Disability.
Stirling Institute of Australia is a dynamic and innovative Registered Training Organisation with a clear and definitive emphasis on the practical side of training. They believe the best way to learn is to experience. Stirling has a proven track record with regards to the completion rates and employment outcomes of its students, and has quickly become one of the most popular and reputable registered training organisations in Victoria.
Enrolment Process
1. Fill out our Student Questionnaire
The Student Questionnaire is designed for me to get to know you a little better before I pass your details over to the RTO conducting the course. This doesn't guarantee your acceptance into the RTO nor is it a part of the enrolment paperwork.
2. Speak to one of our Student Liaison Coordinators
Once you have completed your Student Questionnaire, one of our Student Liaison Coordinators will give you a courtesy call to:
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Further discuss your eligibility.
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Ensure you have read over the study details.
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Speak further about your career goals and suitability for the course.
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Give you additional information and answer any further questions you may have.
If you decide that you would like to proceed with the application process after speaking with one of our Student Liaison Coordinators, then we will invite you to an Information Session.
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3. Information Session
This Information Session is your opportunity to speak to Stirling Institute of Australia's friendly team and listen to valuable information about the course, complete your application forms and enrol. Please note that the Information Session is compulsory for you to complete before your first day of class. If you miss your Information Session this may delay your course commencement date.
To complete the enrolment forms, you will need the following:
1. Unique Student Identifier (USI) - Create your USI here.
2. Victorian Student Number (VSN) - Only required for students who have attended a Victorian school since 2009.
3. Evidence of Citizenship/Residency and Age such as Driver's Licence and Medicare Card.
Please have these documents with you during the enrolment session. A Stirling Institute of Australia Authorised Delegate will review your form and determine the progression of enrolment.
What will be covered:
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General information about Stirling Institute of Australia, industry areas and delivery locations.
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Vocational Education & Training, learning pathways, course choice and industry-based trainer.
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Student Support.
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Entry requirements, LLN Quiz, funding eligibility.
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Course details, expected hours of study, student handbook, refund policy.
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Practical placement (Police Records Check).
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Fees and payment options.
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Your suitability for the course.
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4. First Day of Class
On your first day of class, you’ll be introduced to the course, including an overview of the curriculum, schedule, and expectations. You’ll meet your trainer, familiarise yourself with the classroom environment, and complete any necessary administrative tasks. There will also be time to ask questions and address any concerns to ensure you feel prepared and confident as you begin your learning journey. Make sure to arrive on time and bring any required materials as outlined in your welcome email.​
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In an effort to keep classes commencing on time, we need a little help from you. If you choose to submit your Student Questionnaire, we at Fresh Futures Australia take that as a sign you'd like to continue along the path of enrolment. If you are still a little unsure then please reach back out to myself so we can discuss any further questions you may have.
In order for classes to commence, we need 15+ students. This allows a healthy classroom environment for everyone. If we are trying to give you a call and you see a missed call, voicemail or text message from us or the RTO please be courteous and give us a callback, even if it's just a notification that you are no longer interested. Our feelings won't be hurt.
We look forward to receiving your Student Questionnaire and speaking to you further about your career path.