Our purpose is to make skills, education and employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities.
About BUSY…
BUSY At Work is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation. Presenting over 45 years’ experience in skilling solutions and services to employers and businesses, job seekers and students, through apprenticeship support services, employment, education support programs, and vocational training.
Job Description
About the Role
The primary purpose of this position is to provide career advice to current and potential apprentices thereby improving the retention rates for Australian Apprentices. In addition, recommend the right training, employment, upskilling or development pathways for the individual – either pre-apprenticeship, prevocational, VET qualification, apprenticeship, traineeship, soft skill development or support through other service providers.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
Provide mentoring sessions with apprentices to support career planning, soft-skill development and retention, either on-site, by phone or online.
Create and update Tailored Support Plans (TSPs) outlining goals, actions and referrals to support each apprentice’s success.
Attend school visits, career expos and community events to promote apprenticeship pathways and connect with potential candidates.
Administer and interpret career and aptitude assessments, using results to recommend suitable training or employment pathways.
Build and maintain strong relationships with employers and industry partners, supporting apprenticeship recruitment and workforce needs.
Manage enquiries, documentation and case notes, ensuring accurate reporting and compliance requirements are met.
BUSY Benefits…
Competitive salary: Circa $70k + super
Flexible and Hybrid work arrangement
Training and Professional development commitment
Career progression and internal transfer opportunities
BUSY Benefits program
Employee Assistance Program
Desired Skills and Experience
A bit about you...
Certificate IV in Career Development highly regarded; or prepared to undertake the qualification within one year of employment
Experience in career development or employment services preferred
Proven experience in communicating with a broad range of groups and individuals, and in particular, young people; mature aged people; people with a disability; culturally and linguistically diverse people; people with a poor employment history; people undergoing hardship; Indigenous Australians etc
Must be able to contribute appropriately to a multi-disciplinary team approach;
Ability to obtain a Working With Children Check and National Police Check
Next steps...
This role will actively commence recruitment from the date of advertisement. The closing date of this ad is dependent on the appointment of the role.
The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.
The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.
