Social Worker Skill Assessment
Occupation Code
272511List
MLTSSL
Descriptions
Assesses the social needs of individuals, families and groups, assists and empowers people to develop and use the skills and resources needed to resolve social and other problems, and furthers human wellbeing and human rights, social justice and social development. Registration or licensing may be required.
Job Description
- Acting as a facilitator between clients in need and community services
- Assessing resources for health, welfare, recreation, housing, employment and other community services
- Providing leadership and assistance for the implementation of pilot projects in community development and self-help, and planning and implementing research projects to address client needs, organisation goals and social policy
- Cooperating with community organisations, social agencies and voluntary groups to improve services and develop new services
- Conducting individual and family case interviews to identify the nature and extent of clients' problems
- Assisting clients to understand and resolve problems by providing information, acting as a mediator and referring them to community and self-help agencies
- Analysing, developing, promoting and implementing social policies through the use of practice experience, research, analytic frameworks, and negotiation skills to respond to social need through a fair, equitable and effective allocation of social resources
- Monitoring the progress of clients by maintaining contact
- Compiling case records and reports
Types of visas you can apply for
Common visa types
Skilled Independent visa(subclass 189)
Skilled Nominated visa(subclass 190)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
Employer Nomination Scheme (subclass 186)
Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Other visa types
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - Family sponsored
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
Skill Assessment
Social Worker Professional Assessment
- Prepare all application materials according to the official website requirements (certified required);
- Registration for an account is submitted online through the AASW website;
- The review period is within 4 weeks. If you are not satisfied with the evaluation results, you can appeal within 12 months after the evaluation results come out, and you need to provide new materials or supplement the original materials.
Language Requirements
- 1. Applicants must have taken the IELTS test with a score of 7 in 4 subjects within six months;
- 2. You can be exempted from taking the IELTS Academic test if you meet the following conditions:
- You completed English secondary education in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States, and You have successfully completed the equivalent of three years or more of full-time English higher education (bachelor degree level or higher) in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States.
Academic requirements
- 1. The applicant must have a professional social work degree in their country (Chinese social work majors are not currently recognized);
- 2. The applicant’s social work degree must be equivalent to that recognized by AASW (Chinese social work majors are not currently recognized);
- 3. The applicant’s social work degree must include at least 980 hours of internship, which must be in two locations with distinct focuses, one of which must be practical.
- AASW
