Employment Pathways Officer - The BUSY School Online

BUSY At Work; Strathpine; Híbrido; AUD 70.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Salary packaging

Meal & Entertainment

Wellbeing benefits

Extra leave days

Descripción de la vacante

The BUSY School Online is seeking an Employment Pathways Officer to help students transition from school to work, apprenticeships, traineeships and further education. The role combines direct student support with building partnerships with employers and training providers in a hybrid, campus-and-home environment.

Reporting to the Campus Principal, you will develop individual pathway plans, coordinate work experience and ensure positive post‑school outcomes.

Formación

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

Responsabilidades

• Identify students' goals and develop individual pathway plans.
• Connect students with meaningful employment, apprenticeships and further study opportunities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with employers, industry groups and training providers.
• Help ensure students achieve positive post‑school outcomes and success.

Conocimientos

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Time management

Organisational skills

Educación

Certificate III or higher qualification

Descripción del empleo

Employment Pathways Officer - The BUSY School Online

Create Opportunities. Build Connections. Change Futures.

Join The BUSY School Online (TBSO) as an Employment Pathways Officer 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 Online

The BUSY School Online (TBSO) is an online platform of the BUSY School, which 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 and allied health services.

The BUSY School (TBS) is an independent Queensland Special Assistance School offering alternative education for students in Years 11 and 12 who have disengaged from mainstream education. The BUSY School Online (TBSO) is a platform offered by TBS that provides an alternative, flexible, high-support online education pathway for young people in Years 11 and 12. Students re-engage with education through a model of online curriculum and practical vocational courses and employment pathways, while working toward senior certification.

The BUSY School Online provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes online curriculum, 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 team works alongside students to provide wrap around supportto re-engage 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.

09/11/2026

04/12/2026

Full Time - Permanent

Strathpine

The BUSY School

Create Opportunities. Build Connections. Change Futures.

Join The BUSY School Online (TBSO) as an Employment Pathways Officer 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 Online

The BUSY School Online (TBSO) is an online platform of the BUSY School, which 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 and allied health services.

The BUSY School (TBS) is an independent Queensland Special Assistance School offering alternative education for students in Years 11 and 12 who have disengaged from mainstream education. The BUSY School Online (TBSO) is a platform offered by TBS that provides an alternative, flexible, high-support online education pathway for young people in Years 11 and 12. Students re-engage with education through a model of online curriculum and practical vocational courses and employment pathways, while working toward senior certification.

The BUSY School Online provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes online curriculum, 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 team works alongside students to provide wrap around supportto re-engage 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

As an Employment Pathways Officer at The BUSY School Online, 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.

• Full Time, permanent role
• Hybrid role offering the best of both worlds - campus connection and work for home flexibility
• 52 weeks per annum, 4 weeks annual leave
• Commencing Term 1 - 18 January 2027.

About This Opportunity

Given the shift to a hybrid model of delivery the BUSY School Online (TBSO) will be a platform offering flexible pathways for students to engage in training and credentialing programmes while supporting the transition to employment or further education and training from the Academy. The student experience includes both online and face‑to‑face courses under the guidance of the TBSO tutors who will discuss and co‑design the on‑screen journey to help students see a clear path to learning and employment.

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.