Full time, continuing (contingent on funding)
Make a meaningful impact on student success by delivering tailored learning support in a collaborative university environment
Base Salary $117,133 + 17% superannuation
About the opportunity
The Learning Success Advisor is a member of a team of specialist professional staff focusing on student facing support responsible for the facilitation of post-entry academic language and learning support initiatives for all students (domestic and international) and contributes to the University’s strategic initiatives for the provision of learning support.
The Learning Success Advisor works in partnership with faculties, schools, and the library to facilitate the development of discipline specific integrated and embedded programs, develop and evaluate resources for learning skills programs, provide groups and individual learning skills sessions, contribute to the development and delivery of peer-learning initiatives, advise students on personalised learning plans and direct students to relevant learning support resources, monitor student engagement via the centralised learning support portal, administer online diagnostic tools and milestone tasks and contribute to the development of plans, strategies and procedures in line with the University’s strategy.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
work within a dynamic team, reporting to the Learning Hub Lead
design and create learning and teaching materials for the area
contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of post-entry academic language and learning support initiatives for all students through providing specialist guidance and advice
deliver learning support, advising and training activities to students, peer-facilitators and staff for up to 20 hours a week
work collaboratively with the Learning Hub Lead, Learning Success Advisors and colleagues across CET + Learning Hub to ensure effective contribution to learning support programs and initiatives
contribute to and engage actively with the post-entry academic language and learning community beyond the University to further the reputation of the University.
About you
post graduate qualifications and/or relevant work experience in a related field (e.g., applied linguistics, Higher Education, TESOL)
experience facilitating learning support initiatives within the higher education/knowledge sector
experience in developing and facilitating high-quality, innovative programs to support post-entry academic language and learning
theoretical and practical understanding of effective educational practice in the post-entry, higher education space
demonstrated experience in designing and delivering discipline-specific academic language support programs
experience using learning analytics to inform learning design, support student progress and monitor student outcomes
experience using innovative educational technology platforms to facilitate language and communication support to diverse cohorts of students.
Sponsorship / work rights for Australia
You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.
Pre-employment checks and declarations
Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in terms satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University’s obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your…