Indigenous Student Support Officer

**Job no**: 0059117
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full-time; Continuing
**Department/School**:Student and Scholarly Services - Murrup Barak
**Salary**:UOM 6 - $89,182 - $96,536 p.a. plus 17% super
- Create and implement engagement and enrichment activities for Murrup Barak’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
- Work with one of the largest groups of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education students in Victoria
- $89,182 - $96,536 p.a., 17% super, benefits, and discounts on graduate courses

The University of Melbourne would like to acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campuses are situated, the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung Peoples, the Yorta Yorta Nation, the Dja Dja Wurrung People. We acknowledge that the land on which we meet and learn was the place of age-old ceremonies, celebration, initiation, and renewal and that the local Aboriginal Peoples have had and continue to have a unique role in the life of these lands.

**About the Role**
Reporting to Murrup Barak’s Team Leader Indigenous Student Success, you will work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to provide support, advice, and referral services. In addition, you will support the Student Success Team in the development and implementation of events and strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Contributing to the development and planning of projects and strategies that produce optimal outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled at the University of Melbourne.
- Coordinating Murrup Barak’s student enrichment activities and effectively implementing programs that seek to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.
- Managing ongoing student enquiries, making necessary referrals, providing advocacy, and implementing support strategies.
- Ensuring support strategies are culturally appropriate and referrals are made to local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services.

**Who we are looking for**
We’re looking for innovators to join our supportive team and work on solutions to problems in a complex and dynamic environment. You will be able to utilise your strong interpersonal skills to work and engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and take initiative to roll out innovating programs designed to increase student participation.

You will also have:

- Completion of a degree or equivalent combination of relevant training and subsequent employment experience.
- Relevant knowledge and understanding of the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and demonstrated understanding of the importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation and engagement in education.
- Experience in planning, developing, and implementing events and activities designed for student engagement. Proven ability to provide reports on the progress of activities.
- Demonstrated experience in the delivery of case management and student services with the ability to provide progress reports.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.
- To ensure the University continues to provide a safe environment for everyone, this position requires the incumbent to hold a current and valid Working with Children Check._

**Your new team - Murrup Barak**

Murrup Barak is the University of Melbourne’s Indigenous Student Centre. We support future students and families, as well as the community of over 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students studying across undergraduate and graduate degrees.

**Benefits for **Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander** staff**
- **Cultural leave**: The University acknowledges the Kinship system as a feature of Indigenous social organisation and family relationships that determine how individuals relate to each other and their Indigenous cultural and societal roles, responsibilities, and obligations in relation to one another, ceremonial business, and land. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members are entitled to up to five days of non-cumulative paid leave per calendar year for the purpose of attending NAIDOC, community, cultural and ceremonial activities
- **University policies**:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff are supported by the University’s Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Employment Framework, with the commitment to improving the employment, retention, and career progression outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
- **Indigenous Staff Network: The all** University of Melbourne employees who are and have identified themselves to the University as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander will automatically be entitled to membership to the Indigenous Staff Network (ISN)
- **Murrup Barak lunches**:Weekly lunches are held by Murrup Barak for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and s