Transition Pathways Officer

**About the Department**:
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**:
The North Coast Region are seeking to employ six (6) Transitions Pathway Officers to the 31st of December, 2025 based in Bundaberg, Wide Bay, Gympie, Sunshine Coast and the southern corridor of the North Coast Region.
As the Transitions Pathway Officer, you will possess or have the ability to rapidly acquire an understanding of departmental policies and procedures. The role will require you to have experience in supporting young people, their families and schools.
Additionally, an understanding of services available through the Department and their local community to assist students transitioning into their senior phase of learning or into a suitable post-school education, training or employment pathway is highly desirable.
Travel is a requirement of the role and access to your own reliable transport is essential.
**Responsibilities include**:

- Support schools to interpret, develop, refine, and enact 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 in the development and implementation of successful retention and transition strategies and programs that will improve the transition outcomes for 'at risk' students.
- Provide appropriate support through the identification of student needs options and intervention to young people and their families to assist in the transition of young people into a viable education, training, or employment.
- Collate and analyse confidential information, identifying needs and barriers to formulate the basis for the development of a school to post school transition plan for young people (post compulsory participation phase) who leave school before the completion of Year 12 (transition of students in the compulsory participation phase to be determined by region) and provide appropriate case management, advocacy and support as required.

Please view the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
**Interested? To Apply**:

- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
- Attach a 2-page response to the How you may be assessed section of the attached role description.
- Applicants to stipulate their preferred work location.

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).
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