Employment Pathways Officer

BUSY Ability; Australia; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Additional leave days

Career advancement

Training budget

Parental leave

Retail discounts

Fitness Passport

EAP and wellbeing

Job summary

The BUSY School at Southport is seeking an Employment Pathways Officer to connect students with industry placements and employment opportunities. You will provide personalised case management to guide students on career pathways and actively progress them through training and employment opportunities.

You will establish and manage a work experience program, including sourcing opportunities, preparing students, monitoring placements, and maintaining records. This is a permanent full-time role.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop cooperative relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Extensive knowledge and experience in working with vocational education pathways.
• Excellent communicator with ability to secure opportunities.
• Cert IV TAE or willingness to complete this course.
• Ability to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised case management advising students on career pathways.
• Progress students through relevant training and employment opportunities.
• Establish and manage a work experience program including sourcing opportunities.
• Prepare students for placements and monitor them while on placement; maintain related records.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Vocational education pathways

Excellent communication

Blue Card

Education

TAE Cert IV or willingness

Job description

The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation with 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

Join The BUSY School at our Campus in Southport! As the Employment Pathways Officer, you will support students with connections to industry that lead to placements and employment. You will provide a personalised case management approach to advising students on career pathways, actively progressing them through the relevant opportunities for training and employment.You will also establish and manage a work experience program for students, including the sourcing of opportunities, preparing students, monitoring students while on placement and all related records.

This role is permanent full-time role.

• NFP Salary Packaging up to $15,900 living expenses + $2,650 meal+ entertainment
• 4additionalpaid annual leave days - 1 My BUSY Day and 3 days at Christmas
• Clear pathways for internal advancement
• Dedicated training budget for personal and professional growth
• BUSY Benefits program-Paid parental Leave, retaildiscountsand access to Fitness Passport
• Enjoy work that genuinelyimpactslives
• Employee Assistance Programwith Sonder Wellbeing App

Desired Skills and Experience

About you...

• Proven ability to develop cooperative working relationships with broad range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure outcomes for students are achieved
• Extensive knowledge and experience in working with vocational education pathways, in particular the Australian School Based Apprenticeship program
• Excellent communicator, a promoter who is influential with the ability to seek and secure opportunities
• A Cert IV TAEor willingness to complete this course is required.
• Ability to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes

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.