4.7ModerateNo Shortage
Diversional Therapists
Health and Welfare Support Workers · Health and Welfare Support Workers
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Median Weekly Pay
$1,434
Full-time workers
Employment
5,300
Total workers
10yr Growth
+18.5%
Projected to 2035
Shortage Status
No Shortage
JSA Official AI Exposure
Automation38.0%
Augmentation69.0%
Key Tasks
- •Planning and implementing leisure activity programs for individuals in health care and in the community to assist in their social development, and promote their sense of wellbeing
- •Identifying individual needs through task analysis
- •Evaluating and assessing clients' levels of abilities, interests, needs, strengths and weaknesses, and their ability to carry out a range of tasks and interact with others
- •Maintaining a knowledge of resources available within a facility and within the community
- •Organising leisure and recreational events
- •Assisting with training and supervising volunteers and staff
- •Providing information on available support resources within the local community
- •Encouraging and supporting clients to take part in activities suited to their particular needs and interests
- •Adapting programs to suit individual clients' needs, interests, skills and abilities
Employment Projections to 2035
Median Age
48
Female Share
74.0%
Part-Time Share
48.0%
Skill Level
3 / 5
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