Student Career Development Specialist

3 weeks ago


Wollongong, Australia University of Wollongong Full time

Fixed Term, part time appointment (21 hours per week, 0.6FTE until June 2024)
- Level 6/7: $83,130 - $102,937 (pro-rata) + 17% Superannuation

The focus of the Student Career Development Specialists of this role is to enhance students’ career literacy to enable successful transitions at critical junctures in the student life-cycle and; to equip students to successfully navigate complex career paths in the changing cycle of employment. This position provides specialised and targeted career development services, programs and resources in co-curricular settings and plays an important role in further embedding career development learning into curricula.

ABOUT THE UNIT

Careers & Employability, within the Learning, Teaching & Curriculum Division (LTC), provides sector leading initiatives that contribute to students’ career readiness and their development of employability skills, capabilities, and mindsets to thrive in an increasingly volatile and disruptive jobs market.

The teams within Careers & Employability develop and deliver services and strategies in collaboration with Faculties, professional units and students that enhance access to higher education, and facilitate students’ success, sense of belonging and connectedness, and their employability. The intention of this work is to assist students to fully realise their potential and develop the levels of agency required to do so.

ABOUT YOU

You will have experience in the design and delivery of in-person and group-based careers programs and services, preferably within a higher education setting.

You are collaborative and a clear communicator, skilled at working with a wide range of stakeholders across a variety of platforms. You enjoy working with young people from diverse backgrounds. You are motivated by lifelong learning and employability, focused on enhancing the student experience, and are committed to ongoing service and program improvement via an evidence-based approach.

Please submit a cover letter of maximum 2 pages, addressing the Selection Criteria located within the position description.

Closing Date: Wednesday 16 August 2023, 11:59 PM
- The University of Wollongong is committed to workplace equity, diversity and inclusion. We value and acknowledge the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents and cultures that they bring to work with them each day. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of attracting and retaining talent in our workforce. The creation of a diverse and inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential, enhance our success and achieving our vision of being in the Top 1% of universities globally._



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