Education Youth Worker

The BUSY Group; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meal allowance

Professional development

Fitness Passport

Parental leave

EAP Sonder

Job summary

The BUSY School, part of The BUSY Group, is a not-for-profit education provider seeking a dedicated Education Youth Worker for Townsville Campus. You will support students facing complex personal and educational challenges, working with teachers, families and external services to create a positive learning environment and wellbeing-focused approach.

Key duties include case management, coordinating support strategies, and safeguarding student attendance while enabling successful progression to

Qualifications

• Experience working with youth in vocational education or similar settings.
• Ability to develop and monitor case plans and wellbeing goals.
• Ability to obtain Blue Card and National Police Check.

Responsibilities

• Case manage students and coordinate support strategies.
• Collaborate with families, teachers and external providers.
• Monitor attendance and implement intervention strategies to improve attendance.
• Provide classroom, individual and small-group support.
• Support student wellbeing through crisis intervention and referral pathways.

Skills

Cooperative relationships

Excellent communication

Stakeholder engagement

Attendance support

Education

Blue Card eligibility

National Police Check

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.

We are a growing 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.

Each campus provides a supportive, safe learning environment and unique education model combining:

• Individualised education and wellbeing support
• Vocational Education and Training (VET)
• Real-world work experience opportunities
• School-based apprenticeships and traineeships
• Career pathway planning and employment connections

Our team works alongside students to provide wrap around support that helps them complete their secondary schooling, achieve their goals and transition successfully into employment, further training or higher education.

Help young people reconnect with education and create brighter futures.

About the Role

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Education Youth Worker to join our Townsville Campus and support students who face complex personal, social and educational challenges.

Working closely with teachers, families and external support services, you will case manage students, coordinate support strategies and help create a positive, safe and engaging learning environment that supports attendance, wellbeing and student success.

• Hours:Full-Time, 38 hpw, Term Time -40 weeks per annum+ 4 weeks annual leave
• Salary:Circa $69kper annum + superannuation, with remuneration paid on a pro rata, 44 week basis

Key Focus Areas

• 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?

• 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

About You

• Proven ability to develop cooperative working relationships with broad range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure outcomes for students are achieved
• You have knowledge and experience in working with youth in a vocational education pathway but not essential.
• Excellent communicator, a promoter who is influential with the ability to seek and secure opportunities
• Ability to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes

This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.

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.