Skills Assessment for Social Care professional ( not social worker)

[Manicmum]

Hi

I have started looking into a move to Oz and my brain is already fried 

I have 23 years experience working with children, young people and families.  Starting off gaining an NNEB Diploma when I went to college( 1992)

Other qualifications I have are an NVQ Level 3 Promoting Independence ( Care qualification), NVQ Level 3 Management (2000), NVQ 4 Care and NVQ 4 Management( 2003)

In the last 10 years I have worked as a School based family resource worker so this involved direct work with children, young people and families ( 2007-2010) and have then worked in Local Government roles managing services from 2010-2011 I co-ordinated a community and learning partnership which worked with various agencies developing community services and activities for Families with children from 0-19 years and managed staff who offered Parenting Support.

2011-2015 I managed a team of staff offering Family Support again 0-19 year age group for children within these families. I managed Education Welfare Officers,Youth Workers,  Family Support Workers including those with specialisms working with children under the age of 5., Parent Support staff.

2015-2016 - I managed a multi- agency team of staff including PCSO, Youth Worker, Family Worker, Housing Worker.

2016-present working as an Area Manager having set up and run a service offering support to families where the parental/ carer substance misuse is of significant concern. During this time I covered the Service manager role for the Drug and Alcohol Treatment side of the service for 9 months.

All of the roles I have held over recent years have required a degree or relevant work experience and I have got by on relevant work experience.

My issue is the kind of roles this recent experience would align to the most is a Welfare Worker or Welfare Centre Manager but I don't have a degree and therefore won't get a positive skills assessment.  The only other role it might fit with is a Community Worker.

The aim was to try and move to Queensland but Community Worker is not on their list for off shore although it is on the CSOL.  

Am I right in thinking to get employer sponsorship the role has to be on the SOL for the state you want to work in?

Has anyone had experience of having Care and Management related NVQ's mapped to diploma level?. As I have not worked specifically in Early Years my NNEB won't count. ACWA site is somewhat confusing. They have confirmed I would not be eligible for welfare worker as I don't have a degree.  Their website states recognised overseas qualifications are all at degree level but in an email re: Community Worker they have advised community work requires a qualification at diploma level or above. It also appears I can't have my qualification assessed without submitting a skills application!

I don't have time to undertake a degree course due to my age as I won't finish before I lose more points on the scoring system and I already need to get academic IELTS to gain the max points if I go down the points route.

It's all very confusing!

I am going to arrange a consultation with a migration agent but would welcome any thoughts or experiences.

Any help would be appreciated. Apologies for the long post.

 Thanks in advance