Academic Skills Coordinator
Reference no: 498871Work type: Continuing - Full TimeLocation: Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Wagga WaggaCategories: Student Services, Education and Training or Learning Support (i.e. Academic Skills, Educational Designers)
* Enjoy the benefits of a large community minded organisation and a flexible work environment (including a hybrid work model)
* Contribute significantly to student retention and success
* Develop and foster relationships with academic staff to promote academic literacy and improve learning outcomes for students
The role
* Continuing, Full time
* Level 7 - $101,421 to $110,819 (plus 17% superannuation)
* Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange or Wagga Wagga
As the Academic Skills Coordinator, you will be providing expert leadership, advice and support to the University regarding student academic literacy and learning development. You will be developing and delivering high quality resources and programs (on-campus and online), fostering relationships with academic staff to promote the services provided by the Student Skills team, and providing leadership to a team of student facing advisers including developing a collaborative, creative and inclusive culture.
This position will provide support primarily to students and academic staff in the Faculty of Arts and Education. Expertise in academic writing, language and literacy and ability to teach and write content is required. A background in education (early childhood, primary and/or secondary) would be highly regarded.
About you
* A relevant degree (ideally in education, English and/or literature) or an equivalent level of knowledge, skills and/or experience.
* Expertise and ability to teach academic writing, language and literacy in a tertiary setting.
* Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills.
* Proven technology skills and capacity to effectively utilise the online environment to support students.
* Demonstrated capacity to coordinate the work of others, prioritise work, meet deadlines and produce high-quality outcomes.
The successful applicant will be required to produce, satisfy and maintain a "Working with Children Check", in accordance with the Commission for Children and Young People Act (NSW).
About us
We are a university of the land and people of our regions. True to the character of regional Australia we have gumption, we have soul and we collaborate with others. We develop holistic, far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish.
The Wiradjuri phrase yindyamarra winhanganha means the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. This phrase represents who we are at Charles Sturt University – our ethos. It comes from traditional Indigenous Australian knowledge, but it also speaks to the mission of universities – to develop and spread wisdom to make the world a better place.
Harnessing technology, we thrive as a distributed yet connected community, welcoming and engaging with people across Australia and the world.
Learn more about the Division of Student Success here.
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Charles Sturt University is committed to building a diverse workforce as shown through our Athena Swan Bronze Award, our Australian Workplace Equality Index Bronze Award and our membership of a range of diversity focused organisations including Diversity Council Australia and Pride in Diversity. We encourage applications from First Nations people, carers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disability,
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