Employment Pathways Officer

BUSY Schools; Ipswich City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Meal & Entertainment benefits

Fitness Passport

Employee discounts

Paid leave including Christmas closure

Job summary

The BUSY School Ipswich campus seeks an Employment Pathways Officer to guide students from school to work, apprenticeships, traineeships and further study. You’ll identify goals, develop pathway plans and connect them with real-world opportunities to build confidence, skills and experience.

Reporting to the Campus Principal, you will cultivate strong relationships with employers, training providers and community partners to create sustainable post-school outcomes and pathways for student

Qualifications

• Experience in employment services, vocational education or youth engagement.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and ability to build industry partnerships.
• Proven record of achieving positive employment, training or education outcomes.
• Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills.
• Driver Licence required; Working with Children Blue Card and screenings.
• Certificate III or higher qualification in a relevant field is desired.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong employer, industry and training provider partnerships.
• Support students to explore career pathways and develop transition plans.
• Coordinate work experience, workplace learning and industry engagement opportunities.
• Create apprenticeship, traineeship and vocational training opportunities.
• Drive positive employment, training and education outcomes for graduating students.
• Collaborate with students, families, staff and external stakeholders to support student success.

Skills

Employment services experience

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Driver Licence

Working with Children Blue Card

Education

Certificate III or higher (relevant field)

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.

Job Description

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.

Desired Skills and Experience

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.