School Based Apprenticeship & Traineeship Engagement Officer - Western Region-00009PBC
Exciting opportunity to join an innovative Program designed to improve Vocational Education and Training and career outcomes for young people. Temporary full-time Clerk Grade 7/8 position servicing Western NSW until 31 December 2024.
About Us
The Department of Education is the largest provider of public education in Australia with responsibility for delivering high-quality public education to two-thirds of the NSW student population.
Our purpose in Education is to equip young people to lead rewarding lives in a complex and fast-changing world. This is important because the learners of today are the foundation of a prosperous Australia tomorrow.
To support our young people to thrive, we must ensure we are one of the best education systems in the world. This means building a system focused on student outcomes, and a system that offers a great place to work. For more information about the Department of Education, please visit
The Skills and Pathways Directorate supports students to access secondary and post-school education and training services. We collaborate to develop policy, pilot innovative ideas, and deliver programs to enhance skills, knowledge and qualifications.
About the role
The is an innovative, Ministerial and executive priority program designed to improve career advice, increase School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships (SBATs), and help students and young people further their education.
As a School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship Engagement Officer (SBAT EO), you will join a team focused on increasing the number of students and employers participating in School Based Apprenticeships and Traineeships, and provide tailored support to students, parents, schools, RTOs and employers to make the SBAT process as easy as possible.
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the team in a temporary full-time appointment until 31 December 2024 within a new western grouping of schools.
The SBAT EOposition will support Collarenebri Central School, Goodooga Central School, Lightning Ridge Central School, Mungindi Central School and Walgett Community College High School. The base location within the area can be negotiated with the successful candidate.
Therole will work flexibly across locations, including hybrid and mobile working. Extensive travel spanning large geographical distances between the schools within the group and surrounding local communities is a feature of this position. A current drivers licence and use of your own vehicle (with work-related kilometres reimbursed in line with Departmental travel guidelines and policy) is required.
A good knowledge of the unique environmental and business complexities of the region will ensure you can foster and develop new opportunities across the whole area.
Come and join a passionate team of people engaged in inspiring the next generation of apprentices and trainees building strong careers and contribute to a growing economy and society. Read more about the difference that the Educational Pathways Program is making for remote students.
About you
Would you like to apply your project management, stakeholder engagement, communication and business skills to successfully implement and deliver a strategic initiative that aims to improve higher education and career outcomes for young people across NSW?
Would you enjoy working in a collegial environment, that actively encourages proactivity, creative thinking, values learning, and supports staff to successfully lead projects to timely completion?
You will be collaborative, solution focused and passionate about supporting young people reach their career and vocational goals, introducing them to different post-school study and employment options.
In addition to the above and to be successful in this role, we are looking for you to have:
1. Demonstrated experience in Vocational Education and Training, Apprenticeships and Traineeships and/or work-based youth programs
2. Appropriate tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline such as education, business, youth work and/or equivalent knowledge and experience
3. Capability to work with industry to source employment opportunities
4. Good understanding of the surrounding region and its employment needs
5. Well-developed communication, engagement, negotiation and planning skills
6. A valid Working with Children Check (WWCC) clearance
7. A valid NSW Drivers Licence and own vehicle
8. Knowledge of and commitment to implementing the Department’s and upholding the and to ensure quality outcomes for Aboriginal people
9. Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the .