The BUSY School is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation presenting over 45 years as a community partner providing employment services, vocational education and training, apprenticeships, mentoring, NDIS, disability employment support, and allied health services.
The BUSY School is an independent Special Assistance School with 10 campuses across Cairns, Brisbane, and Gold Coast/Coolangatta, providing an alternative program for Year 11 and 12 students who are disengaged or at risk of disengaging from education.
Each campus provides a supportive and safe learning environment for young people by providing them with an education program that includes vocational education and training (VET), work experience and opportunities for school-based apprenticeships and traineeships. Our team support the students to gain employability and transferability skills to increases their sense of wellbeing, resilience, belonging, academic achievement, career exploration and employment outcomes.
Our teams’ focus is centred at re-engaging our students to learn, remain eligible for a Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) and gain employment or further training outcomes upon student’s graduation from Year 12.
Job Description
About the Role
This role is a combination of 0.5 Learning Support Teacher and 0.5 Learning Support Coordinator. This is a campus-based leadership role responsible for executing BUSY Schools’ wellbeing and support strategy. This role strengthens inclusive education, trauma-informed practice, and data-driven support by coordinating case management, driving wellbeing programming, and leading targeted interventions for disengaged students. It ensures that every student is known, valued, and supported through a culture of belonging, safety, and empowerment.
BUSY Benefits
Competitive salary;
NFP Salary Packaging (up to $15,900 per year) PLUS meal and entertainment card!
Paid Parental Leave program
13 weeks long service leave
12.5% superannuation
Training and Professional development commitment
Career progression and internal transfer opportunities
Employee Assistance Program
Desired Skills and Experience
About you...
A relevant teaching qualification
Hold full registration or current provisional registration with eligibility for full registration as a Teacher in Queensland
Ability to work within the curriculum of secondary education
Strong background in inclusive education, with the ability to support diverse learners
Proven capability in case management to support student needs
Confident in analysing wellbeing and learning data, academic assessments to inform targeted interventions.
Highly developed communication and relationship‑building skills, .
Ability to work with students presenting complex needs, coordinating wraparound supports and maintaining clear documentation and communication
Ability to obtain a Blue Card and National Police Check with no outcomes
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.
