Work Experience Program
“Students at Hunter Christian School are offered personalised guidance, mentorship, and career planning. We assist students by transforming their academic excellence into successful professional opportunities. Our students have access to platforms such as JobJump and a dedicated Careers area within Canvas where they receive frequent updates. In addition, from Stage 5, our students begin the process of thinking about their career, and work on the transferable skills required.”
Work Experience Program
At HCS, we encourage students in Years 9-12 to undertake Work Experience at least once during their time at school. Students are able to identify a career that interests them and then work in that industry for a week. This continues to be an invaluable experience for our students, as they are able to see the reality of their chosen industry and engage in real world learning and problem solving.
Work Experience is the responsibility of the student to organise, and we are here to assist at any step of the process. We are incredibly thankful to the organisations that dedicate their time to assisting our students on their journey to discover their career aspirations.
Please see below for the forms for completion for undertaking Work Experience, and contact us at any stage for assistance and guidance.
Work Experience Process
Organising Work Experience
- Check with your parents and see if there are certain dates the you cannot undertake work experience (eg. Family holiday)
- Check on the school calendar if you have any excursions / camps / assessments due on any dates and make a list of your available dates.
- Where are you undertaking work experience? This is up to YOU to organise and make contact with the company directly. Please see a form below for examples of what to say. Call them directly.
- Once the employer has accepted having you for work experience, please forward the Host Employer Application. Once they have hit ‘submit’ it will come straight back to us. Click here to view our insurance certificate of currency
- In the mean time, please have your parents fill out the Work Experience – Parent Consent Form. When they hit ‘submit’ it will be forwarded to MCS.
- Put in your diary a record of dates.
- Congratulations – you have finished Step 1.
Undertaking Work Experience
- You must keep an electronic diary of your week of work. This is found below called Work Experience Diary. This is due back at the completion of your work experience.
- At some stage throughout the week, a staff member will contact your workplace either in person, via Zoom or phone to talk with both you and your employer about your performance so far, and discuss any possible issues. Teachers use this link: Work Experience – Teacher Check-In Form
- You must ensure that all work is completed in your absence.
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Careers at Hunter Christian School are shaped through a personalised, future-focused approach that supports every secondary student. Each student from Years 9–12 is provided with an individual career pathway plan, alongside targeted support in résumé writing and interview skills to prepare them for life beyond school.
Every student develops a clear, individual pathway plan and gains the confidence that comes from knowing they are supported and prepared. Our goal is that when students leave Year 12, they do so with clarity, direction, and the next steps firmly in place — ready for life beyond the school gates.