Career Pathways Advisor

Join our Senior School as a Careers Pathways Advisor to support the success of our students. Qualifications and experience in student counselling is highly advantageous.

Permanent position available - up to 1.0 FTE (negotiable)

About Westminster

Westminster is an Early Learning to Year 12, coeducational day and boarding, Uniting Church school with a proud history and an exciting future. We commit to helping all students and staff achieve more than they thought possible through an adventurous education, which takes place anytime our students are challenged in their learning and when staff explore new opportunities to improve their profession. Since opening in 1961, Westminster's vibrant sense of community has shaped our welcoming, down-to-earth character, enriched by School values of being brave, humble, kind, authentic, resilient and curious.

About the Careers Pathways Advisor

The Career Pathways Advisor develops and delivers the School's approach to Careers Education, including Work Experience, and delivers careers and general counselling services to students.  The incumbent liaises with House Heads and Curriculum Leaders so that students are well prepared to succeed in post-secondary studies and careers, and student wellbeing is enhanced.

Key responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Coordination of the work experience program
• Provide counselling for Senior School students to support their identification of future pathways
• Promote and support the use of careers information and career preparation services by a broad range of students
• In conjunction with the Senior Career Pathways Advisor, interview Year 12, Year 11 and Year 10 students in relation to their post school pathways (2 per year)
• Assist students with work-related applications, resume construction and interview preparation
• Assist with the tertiary application process of Year 12 students, ensuring compliance with all requirements and procedures of relevant Australian and overseas Tertiary Admissions Centres and similar, liaising with the Head of Senior Students
• Assist students with tertiary admissions and scholarship applications
• Broker School Based Apprenticeships and associated online learning
• Liaise with House Heads and Head of Senior Students with regard to student participation and progress in VET courses.

Key Selection Criteria: Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Current Teacher Registration
• Relevant tertiary qualification including Career Counselling qualification (minimum of Cert IV in Career Development)
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a careers or work education teacher
• Broad knowledge of post-School pathways for students
• Previous experience of at least one of: designing and conducting careers education programs, designing and conducting work experience programs and coordinating Tertiary Admission processes within a school
• Previous experience of designing and conducting careers education programs, designing and conducting work experience programs and coordinating Tertiary Admission processes within a school is highly desirable.

Key Selection Criteria: Personal Qualities

• Respects and affirms the common humanity and individual uniqueness of people
• Sensitive to the cultural and religious background and worldview of individual students
• Non-judgemental
• Awareness of own impact on others
• Models commitment to own growth and learning
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

A position description is available on our website under Careers.

For further information about this role please contact the

To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter to Ms Andrea Sherwood, Director of Learning.

Applications close 5pm 12th September 2025 will only be accepted when submitted through Seek.

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