Education Youth Worker

BUSY Ability; Cairns Regional; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fitness Passport

Paid parental leave

Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2

Meal entertainment

Employee Assistance Program withsonder

Job summary

The BUSY School in Cairns invites applications for a full-time Case Management and Wellbeing Support role. Based at Cairns Campus, you will work with vulnerable and disengaged young people, coordinating services with families, school staff and external providers to boost attendance and student success.

You will lead case plans, monitor wellbeing goals and provide classroom and small-group support, helping students re-engage with education and achieve positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience working with at-risk and/or disengaged young people.
• Ability to coordinate with families, teachers and external providers.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and collaboration with diverse groups.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and monitor case plans and wellbeing goals.

Responsibilities

• Case manage at-risk and disengaged students from assessment through to review.
• Develop and monitor case plans, student support plans and wellbeing goals.
• Coordinate support services with families, teachers and external providers.
• Monitor attendance and implement intervention strategies to support 85% attendance.
• Provide classroom, individual and small-group support for students.
• Support student wellbeing through crisis intervention and referral pathways.

Skills

Youth engagement

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Problem solving

Job description

The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation presenting nearly 50 years as a community partner providing employment services, vocational education and training, apprenticeships, mentoring, Inclusive Employment Support, and allied health services.

The BUSY School is an independent Special Assistance School with 10 campuses across Queensland and New Zealand, providing an alternative program for Year 11 and 12 students who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education.Our program has expanded to include The BUSY School Online (TBSO) offering flexible access to our program for all students across Queensland.

Each campus provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes vocational education and training (VET), work experience and opportunities for school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Our team support the students to gain employability and transferability skills to increases their sense of wellbeing, resilience, belonging, academic achievement, career exploration and employment outcomes.

Our teams’ focus is centred at re-engaging our students to learn, remain eligible for a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and gain employment or further training outcomes upon student’s graduation from Year 12.

Job Description

Help young people reconnect with education and create brighter futures.

About the Role

Based at our Cairns Campus, you will provide case management and wellbeing support to vulnerable and disengaged young people. You'll work closely with students, families, school staff, and community service providers to deliver coordinated support that promotes attendance, engagement and student success.

Key responsibilities include:

• Case managing at-risk and disengaged students from assessment through to review.
• Developing and monitoring case plans, student support plans and wellbeing goals.
• Coordinating support services with families, teachers and external providers.
• Monitoring attendance and implementing intervention strategies to support students in maintaining minimum 85% attendance.
• Providing classroom, individual and small-group support for students.
• Supporting student wellbeing through crisis intervention and referral pathways.

Why Join The BUSY School?

• Permanent full-time role (38 hours per week)
• Enjoy a 40-week working year aligned to school terms
• Above-award salary circa $65,000 - $69,000 + 12.5% super
• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus $2,650 meal entertainment
• Professional development and training opportunities
• Fitness Passport, paid parental leave and retail discounts
• Employee Assistance Program with Sonder
• Meaningful work that creates lasting impact in young people's lives

Desired Skills and Experience

About you

You are passionate about supporting young people and have experience working with vulnerable, at-risk or disengaged youth. You build strong relationships, communicate with confidence and can work collaboratively to achieve positive student outcomes.

You will bring:

• Experience working with at-risk and/or disengaged young people.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to work with diverse groups including students, families, employers and service providers.
• You have knowledge and experience in working with youth in a vocational education pathway but not essential.
• Excellent communicator, and problem solver with the ability to seek out, influence and secure opportunities
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Blue Card and National Police Check.

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.