About this job
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
As the Transition Pathways Officer you will have responsibility for the following:
- Support schools to develop and refine departmental policies, practices and procedures relating to students exiting school prior to the completion of Year 12 to ensure they remain in an eligible option.
- Provide support to schools that will assist the development of successful retention and transition strategies for ‘at risk' students.
- Provide appropriate support and intervention to young people and their families to assist in the transition of young people into a viable education, training or employment option.
- Facilitate the development of a school to post school transition plan for young people who leave school before the completion of Year 12 and provide appropriate case management and support as required.
- Forge links with providers of employment services, community agencies, training organisations and employers to create opportunities for young people to engage in programs that support successful transitions from school into employment or training.
- Establish and maintain effective networks with school based support staff across a cluster of schools to maximise the transition outcomes of students at risk of not successfully transitioning from school before the completion of Year 12.
- Utilise formal and informal partnerships with business, industry, education and training providers, parents and other key stakeholders to facilitate casework support and work readiness for individual students.
- Work directly with schools, government, industry, business and community groups to form productive partnerships and develop networks to facilitate the placement of early school leavers into full or part time employment, training courses, or access to employment support services.
- Maintain a reporting framework and report on the progress of identified ‘at risk' students to individual school principals and/or their nominee as well as reporting to relevant regional personnel and a Cluster Governance Body.
- Manage partnerships with providers of employment services, training programs, and employers to maximise the employment and training opportunities for secondary students who exit school before the completion of Year 12.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Applicants are required to submit a brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor) and a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role under “How you will be assessed” section of the Role Description, please also consider the information contained in the advertisement on Smartjobs in your response.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
n is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.