Community Care Support
Gain the skills to support seniors and clients in community care settings. Explore the ISC in Community Care Support, covering healthcare, hygiene, and mobility assistance, with clear paths to further study and entry-level careers.
ITE SKILLS CERTIFICATE IN COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT
This course provides students with knowledge, skills and attitudes on basic healthcare, workplace safety, environmental hygiene and cleanliness, community care activities and services, to support community care professionals in carrying out routine services and assist clients with personal care and mobility needs, within community care and social service settings, such as Community Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Community Rehabilitation Centres, Senior Care or Senior Activity Centres.
CORE MODULES
There are 5 core modules in the ITE Skills Certificate (ISC) in Community Care Support course. The 5 core modules are:
Infection Control & Workplace Safety
Community Care Activities & Services
Environmental Hygiene & Cleanliness
Personal Care and mobility Needs
Industry Experiential Programme (IEP)
CORE MODULES FOR COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT
INFECTION CONTROL & WORKPLACE SAFETY
On completion of the module, students should be able to perform infection control and workplace safety procedures for personal hygiene and personal protection of healthcare professionals, and preparatory work to assist clients to meet basic needs.
COMMUNITY CARE ACTIVITIES & SERVICES
On completion of the module, students should be able to provide support to community care and social service staff in daily operations such as meeting nutritional needs, performing screening, rendering basic first aid, performing simple wound dressings, administering topical medication, and assisting in simple healthcare procedures. In addition, students should be able to demonstrate basic attending techniques towards clients, and conduct activities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE & CLEANLINESS
On completion of the module, students should be able to assist in cleaning healthcare equipment, and maintaining cleanliness and tidiness of client's and care assistant's environments. In addition, they should also be able to support community care and social service staff in maintaining inventory control records.
PERSONAL CARE & MOBILITY NEEDS
On completion of the module, students should be able to support community care and social service staff in maintaining personal hygiene of clients. In addition, they should also be able to assist clients with various medical conditions in transfers and use of mobility aids.
INDUSTRY EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMME
As partial fulfilment of the ITE Skills Certificate (ISC) assessment, students embark on an Industry Experiential Programme (IEP), a 10-week industry attachment, in Year 4. The main objective of the IEP is to provide students with authentic learning opportunities, to perform real-world tasks in industry settings.
The main objective of the Community Care Support IEP is to provide students with authentic learning opportunities to experience and perform real-world tasks in community care and social service settings, such as supporting community care staff in carrying out routine services and assisting clients with mobility issues.
On completion of the Community Care Support IEP module, students should be able to integrate and apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes learnt in their course to supporting community care staff in carrying out routine services and assisting clients with mobility issues. They should be able to also acquire new learning and further deepen their workplace competencies.
Students' performance at IEP is graded by their respective industry supervisors, based on the Community Care Support IEP Skills List.
ELECTIVES FOR ISC IN COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT
Students must complete two (2) electives at the end of the course.
The electives offered are:
Job Shadowing
Caring for Seniors in our Community
Trends in Healthcare
TASTER PROGRAMME FOR ISC IN COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT
The Community Care Support taster programme aims to provide students with important insights into basic skills and knowledge related to performing basic healthcare activities, and community care activities and services, to support community care professionals in carrying out routine services and assist clients with personal care and mobility needs, within community care and social service settings. It also helps students to make an informed decision when selecting the course towards the end of Year 2.
PROGRESSION & CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR ISC IN COMMUNITY CARE SUPPORT
Upon successful completion of the ITE Skills Certificate (ISC) in Community Care Support course, students with a minimum GPA score of 2.5 will be eligible to apply for the following ITE Higher Nitec courses:
Higher Nitec in Community Support and Social Services*
Higher Nitec in Retail Services*
Higher Nitec in Logistics Services*
Higher Nitec in Beauty & Wellness*
Higher Nitec in Hair Fashion & Design*
Higher Nitec in Hospitality Operations*
*Also required to meet other ITE progression criteria
Or NorthLight Academy
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Upon successful completion of the course of study, ISC in Community Care Support graduates may apply for entry-level jobs in the community care and social service sectors, as:
Care Assistant/Associate
ComCare Assistant
Activity and Care Assistant
Healthcare Assistant
providing care support to seniors and clients, under the direction and supervision of community care professionals in Social Service Agencies such as Community Hospital, Nursing Home, Community Rehabilitation Centre, Senior Care Centre and Senior Activity Centre.