Transition Pathways Officer

About the Department of Education

The Department of Education (DoE) is committed to delivering responsive services focused on equity and excellence to Queenslanders and their communities. We promote equity and excellence by our commitment to respect, protect and promote human rights. Our objectives are: a strong start for all children, every student realising their potential, fair and safe workplaces and communities, capable people delivering our vision. Our vision is one of equity and excellence in a progressive, high performing education system that realises the potential of every student.

Your Opportunity

As the Transition Pathways Officer you will work across a cluster of State High Schools within the SER and Scenic Rim area to provide a broad range of services to maximise the transition outcomes of students at risk of not successfully transitioning from school before the completion of Year 12.
The Transition Pathways Officer reports to the Nominated Officer, Nominated Region.

Your Role

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.
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 secure provision of support and interventions as necessary to create scaffolding that is unique to the demographic and nature of individual case management.
Utilise formal and informal partnerships with business, industry, education and training providers, parents and other key stakeholders to facilitate casework support information and work readiness decisions for individual student pathways.
Work directly with schools, government, industry, business and community groups to form productive partnerships and develop networks, operating both individually, and as a member of a work group to facilitate the placement of early school leavers into full or part time employment, training courses, or access to employment support services.

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 will be assessed section of the attached role description.

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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