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Your new role:
Our team is looking for a proactive and organised administrator to join us to provide excellence in learning and teaching support. This role supports the administration and delivery of learning and teaching across the Schools and the Faculty of Business and Law, ensuring the efficient operation of units and courses in all locations, modes of delivery, and study periods. If you are passionate about education and have strong organisational and technical skills, we want to hear from you.
This is an on-campus role, with attendance on campus forming a key part of the position.
Some Key Responsibilities:
* Maintain knowledge of learning and teaching policies, providing guidance and support to academic staff while escalating issues to the Teaching Support Manager as needed.
* Assist Academics to create unit outlines and ensure compliance with the Learning Management System, making all necessary resources available to students.
* Communicate effectively with staff to facilitate teaching delivery and provide user guidance on digital systems.
* Monitor and maintain class information, administer course changes, and support the engagement and payment processing for casual academics.
* Track critical university dates and deadlines, ensuring timely communication with staff and directing student inquiries to central services.
* Build strong relationships with learning and teaching academics through consistent feedback and communication.
* Undertake other activities which the incumbent might reasonably be expected to do, and which are consistent with the accountabilities and responsibilities as listed above.
Essential Criteria:
* A degree qualification; or a diploma qualification with considerable relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
* Demonstrated ability to provide guidance to others on procedural matters and ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
* Demonstrated interpersonal skills, especially the ability to deal with a wide variety of people with cross cultural sensitivity, providing a client focussed service.
* Demonstrated well developed written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate information clearly and professionally.
* Demonstrated ability to organise work activities according to priorities and to multi-task to ensure deadlines are effectively met.
* Demonstrated ability to show initiative and the ability to solve problems arising from non-standard issues.
* Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a team.
* Demonstrated computer literacy with skills in in a wide range of applications including word processing and/or spreadsheet packages and email.
Desirable Criteria
* Experience in a student and/or academic support related position.
* Demonstrated understanding of relevant policies and procedures.
* Proficiency in Curtin's systems, applications and programs, such as Blackboard, Student One and Akari.
Role Requirements:
1. As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role
2. Successful applicants are subject to a National Police Clearance, and background, integrity, and reference checks to Curtin's satisfaction
About Curtin University
Curtin University proudly stands among the top one percent of global universities according to the ARWU 2024 rankings. We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, parents, carers, people of all ages, abilities and genders, and people of diverse ethnicity, nationality and faith are encouraged to apply. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page
What We Offer You:
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more.
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If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:
* Up-to-date resume
* Cover Letter outlining your interest and demonstrating how your background meets the position's Essential criteria (noted above) – 1 – 2 pages max
If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on or option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.
Applications close: 8.30pm (AWST) Monday 5th of January 2026
Late applications or applications received via email will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.
*Please be aware that Curtin University will be closed following Friday 19th December. The University will reopen on Monday, 5th January. This break will impact all current recruitment processes, and as a result, you may not receive any updates on this process until early January 2026.
Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.