Careers & Pathways Advisor

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Ed Support Level 1-Range 3

**Occupation**: Education and Training

**Location**: Bendigo

**Reference**: 1478404

**Selection Criteria**:
**SC1**Demonstrated understanding of career options and post-school pathways available to senior secondary students.

**SC2** Commitment to equity and inclusion, with a demonstrated ability to support the individual aspirations of students from diverse backgrounds, including those facing additional barriers to engagement or transition.

**SC3** Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the capacity to build productive relationships with students, families, colleagues, industry and tertiary partners.

**SC4** Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.

**SC5** A commitment to ongoing professional learning and development.

**Role**:
The Careers and Pathways Advisor works collaboratively with the Careers and Pathways team to:

- Provide information and guidance to students, parents and staff on post school pathways.
- Assist with the delivery of workplace learning for students at the college.
- Support the college in the planning and implementation of Career and Industry events.
- Assist with collecting Post School Destination data and reporting on trends with School Leavers.

**Responsibilities**:

- Work as part of the Career and Pathways team to support transition processes into, within and beyond the college.
- Contribute to the development of college policies and programs pertaining to post school pathways.
- Initiate, manage and assist with the coordination of Careers and Industry events.
- Identify and coordinate Workplace Learning opportunities that provide safe, meaningful and relevant experiences for students.
- Debrief students upon completion of Workplace Learning and refer to other college services as appropriate.
- Liaise with industry and tertiary organisations to explore and promote pathway opportunities for students.
- Assist with the creation of Careers materials for dissemination within the college.
- Assist with the collection and analysis of post-school destination data, including follow-up of School Leavers six months after completing their studies at BSSC.
- Manage and maintain the BSSC Jobs Board to share casual, part-time and full-time employment opportunities with students.
- Provide timely and accurate information and guidance to students, parents and staff on post school pathways including university and vocational education and training opportunities.
- Assist students with finding and gaining Casual/Part Time work whilst they are studying at BSSC.
- Support and facilitate student workshops that focus on employability skills, career exploration and post-school planning.
- Support the Pathways, Careers and Tertiary Advice Programs within the college in accordance with the goals of the Strategic Plan and Annual Implementation Plan.
- Attend and support Careers events which may occasionally include evening and weekend work.

Have and maintain a broad knowledge of:

- VCE, VCE VM, VPC and VET programs for counselling purposes
- Independent, TAFE and University sectors as well as other training opportunities
- Prerequisites and other eligibility criteria for tertiary study and employment pathways
- The employment sector, including processes and contacts
- Careers testing skills
- Careers counselling skills
- Knowledge of local employment agencies and skills providers.

**Who May Apply**:
Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
**DE Values**:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.

**Location Profile**:
**Bendigo Senior Secondary College (BSSC)** is a Year 11 and 12 school located in one of Victoria's strongest and fastest growing regional areas. With an enrolment of 1870 students, we are the largest provider of the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE