Student Placement Officer

7 days ago


Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Accoravillage Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly motivated and organized individual to join our team as a Student Placement Officer - Career Development Specialist. As a key member of our Career Services team, you will play a vital role in supporting students in work experience placements, including internships, co-op placements, service learning assignments, and community learning activities.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Placement Facilitation: Facilitate paid and unpaid placements, including internships and/or co-op placements and/or assignments for various programs.
  2. Employer Engagement: Engage with employers to develop and foster work-integrated learning opportunities for students.
  3. Student Support: Design and implement student work-readiness and career development programming, including resume development, interview preparation workshops, and job search techniques.
  4. Capstone Support: Support students and liaise with faculty throughout the development and implementation of capstone projects.
  5. Caseload Management: Manage a large caseload of students and prepare relevant and supporting written documentation.
  6. Program Promotion: Assist with program promotion, including public speaking and designing written materials to ensure program growth with both students and employers.
  7. Competency Modelling: Customize student/employer matches by instituting competency modelling.
  8. Funding Support: Assist organizations with funding applications for provincial and federal funding opportunities to hire CBU students, where applicable.
  9. Event Planning: Event planning to support initiatives within Career Services and academic schools that raise the profile of, and opportunities for, student work and experiential learning experiences.
  10. Mentoring Support: Support faculty with student placements and develop mentoring supports.
  11. Regulation Support: Support faculty who are implementing an experiential or service learning assignment in their courses.
  12. Volunteer Opportunities: Support ongoing development of volunteer opportunities for students to build experiential learning for students and community outreach with local employers.
  13. Stakeholder Engagement: Actively engage with local, provincial, and national stakeholders.
  14. Business Support: Support businesses and community agencies who provide experiential and work-integrated learning experiences for CBU students.
  15. Software Utilization: Utilize various online and software tools that support students' career development.
  16. Strategic Planning: Participate in the development of a strategic plan which outlines the medium and long-term goals for experiential/work-integrated/community-based learning and programming.
  17. Orientation and Networking: Organize and conduct group orientation and networking events for all stakeholders – including students, employers, faculty, and the community.
  18. Student Experience: Compile and share student experiences such as key learnings, student and employer recommendations, or endorsements regarding their work experience.
  19. Database Management: Maintain a database of employers, student placements, and experiential assignments.
  20. Web Portal Management: Maintain a web portal which provides online support for students in relation to their work placements and offer useful content for students and employers.
  21. Reporting and Analysis: Prepare reports and provide input on areas of opportunity and growth for work placements, such as internships and co-op.
  22. Program Development: Support ongoing development of the Work Study program.
Qualifications
  1. Bachelor's degree in a related field (Business, Tourism, Community Development, Arts, Community Studies) preferred.
  2. Recent experience in career development, student placement, employer relations, and other experiential/work-integrated learning.
  3. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  4. Excellent time-management and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail.
  5. Ability and desire to work independently in a fast-paced environment and complete multiple tasks and a large volume of work in a timely and effective manner.
  6. The ability to work well with others, both internally and externally, from a wide variety of backgrounds.
  7. Some evening and weekend work required.
  8. Skilled in using Microsoft Office.
  9. Ability to learn new software programs quickly and effectively.
About Accoravillage

Accoravillage is a company that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from individuals who would contribute to the further diversification of our staff, faculty, and scholarship. We are committed to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and encourage applicants to self-identify if they are part of a marginalized community or have experience working with Indigenous communities.

If we contact you for an interview and you are a person with a disability who requires technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance.



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