Employment Pathways Officer

The BUSY Group; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NFP salary packaging

Meal & Entertainment benefits

Wellbeing benefits including Fitness &

4 additional paid leave days

Job summary

The BUSY School in Ipswich is seeking an Employment Pathways Officer to help students transition from school into employment, apprenticeships, traineeships or further study. You will identify goals, develop pathway plans and connect students with meaningful opportunities that build confidence and real-world experience.

Reporting to the Campus Principal, you will cultivate strong relationships with employers, training providers and community partners, coordinate work experience and industry

Qualifications

• Experience in employment services, VET or youth engagement.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and partnerships.
• Proven tracking with positive outcomes in employment or education.
• Excellent communication, organisation and time management.
• Current Driver Licence and Working with Children checks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain employer and training partnerships.
• Identify goals and create individual pathway plans.
• Coordinate work experience, workplace learning and industry engagement.
• Assist students to transition into work, apprenticeships or further study.
• Maintain compliant records and pathway outcome data.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Youth engagement

Workforce development

Communication skills

Organisation skills

Time management

Driver licence

Education

Certificate III or higher qualification

Job description

Create Opportunities. Build Connections. Change Futures.

Join The BUSY School as an Employment Pathways Officer at our Ipswich Campus and make a genuine difference in the lives of young people. Working collaboratively with students, employers, training organisations and the wider school community, you'll identify and develop vocational and employment pathways that support students to transition successfully into work, apprenticeships, traineeships and further study. Every connection you make will help open doors to brighter futures.

About The BUSY School

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.

About This Opportunity

As an Employment Pathways Officer at The BUSY School - Ipswich, you'll play a pivotal role in helping students successfully transition from school into employment, apprenticeships, traineeships, training and further education. Working closely with students, you'll help identify their goals, develop individual pathway plans and connect them with meaningful opportunities that build confidence, skills and real-world experience.

Reporting to the Campus Principal, you'll develop and maintain strong relationships with employers, industry groups, training providers and community partners to create pathways that lead to positive post-school outcomes. Through these partnerships, you'll help ensure every student has the opportunity to achieve a successful and sustainable future beyond the classroom.

Key Focus Areas Include

• Building and maintaining strong employer, industry and training provider partnerships.
• Supporting students to explore career pathways and develop individual transition plans.
• Coordinating work experience, workplace learning and industry engagement opportunities.
• Creating apprenticeship, traineeship and vocational training opportunities that support student goals.
• Driving positive employment, training and further education outcomes for graduating students.
• Collaborating with students, families, staff and external stakeholders to support student success.
• Maintaining compliant records, reporting and pathway outcome data.

Why Join The BUSY School?

• Make a genuine difference in the lives of young people.
• Join a supportive and purpose-driven school community.
• Build meaningful partnerships with employers, industry and training providers.
• Access professional development, career growth and internal advancement opportunities.
• Benefit from NFP salary packaging of up to $15,900 plus $2,650 in Meal & Entertainment benefits.
• Enjoy a range of wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport, Employee Assistance Program and employee discounts.
• Receive 4 additional paid leave days each year, including Christmas shutdown.

About You

You are a natural relationship builder who is passionate about helping young people achieve successful futures through employment, training and education pathways.

To be successful, you will bring:

• Experience in employment services, vocational education, youth engagement or workforce development.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to build industry partnerships.
• A track record of achieving positive employment, training or education outcomes.
• Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills.
• A current Driver Licence, Working with Children Blue Cardand ability to obtain relevant screening clearances.

Highly Regarded:

• Experience with school-based apprenticeships, traineeships or VET pathways.
• Experience in education, alternative education, youth transitions or employment services.
• Certificate III or higher qualification in a relevant field.

Next steps...

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, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.