Transition Pathways Officer – Education Services, Metropolitan South Region

This role is offered on a temporary full-time basis, until 05 July 2025, unless otherwise determined.

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

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• 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 refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How To Apply

• Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
• A 1-pg written statement in response to 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).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace.  Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.

Occupational group Education & Training