Language and Learning Educator

$98,334 to $107,565
- Ongoing, full-time
- Kelvin Grove (hybrid option available)
- **Reference number: 24570**:

- **Term**: Ongoing, full-time basis
- **Remuneration**: Total remuneration range: $116,370 to $127,294 pa (HEW7) (inclusive of $98,334 to $107,565 salary pa, 17% superannuation and 17.5% recreation leave loading)
- **Location**: Kelvin Grove (hybrid option available)
- **Open to**:Applicants who have ongoing full-time work rights in Australia. In support of our strategic priority of Indigenous Australian success, Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

**Who are we looking for?**

We are seeking a Language and Learning Educator to join Learning and Teaching Unit, Education Portfolio, Academic Division.

About the Position The primary purpose of the Language and Learning Educator is to provide timely and targeted services and initiatives to support the academic language and learning needs of all students. In addition to academic language and learning development responsibilities, the Language and Learning Educator will work in partnership with STEM Educators and Career Educators and other Language and Learning Educators across the faculties to contribute to the work related to Student Success and Teaching Advancement strategic priorities. These areas include: - Student partnership, and peer programs. - Professional identity development and WIL support. - Curriculum planning and resource development. - Student retention and learning analytics. - University wide initiatives such as Orientation.

**About us**

QUT is a major Australian university with a global outlook and a 'real world' focus. We are an ambitious and collaborative institution that seeks to equip our students and graduates with the skills they will need in an increasingly disrupted and challenged world.

About the Education Portfolio At QUT we are transforming learning and teaching practices in line with our Real World Learning Vision, so that our graduates are highly skilled, enterprising, and well suited to 21st century employment and careers. We are committed to increasing the flexibility of our course offerings to enable our students and graduates to thrive in changing and complex working environments throughout their lives. Our focus is on student success, partnering with students to enhance the end-to-end learner journey, and designing and delivering high quality, flexible educational experiences that enable this. The Education Portfolio encompasses: - Curriculum Quality and Academic Integrity - Learning and Teaching Unit - Library - QUT College - QUT Entrepreneurship - Student Ombudsman QUT’s distinctive positioning as “the university for the real world” means a commitment to and investment in real-world work integrated learning, authentic assessment, a curriculum design studio approach for innovative curriculum and an increased focus on the optimisation of digital technologies to enhance on campus and online learning. About the Learning and Teaching Unit The Learning and Teaching Unit (LTU) is committed to a culture of collaboration, working in partnership with students, industry representatives, and staff across QUT to meet the evolving needs of our learners. LTU leads and coordinates learning and teaching across QUT, leveraging existing initiatives and enabling new ways of thinking and working that are learner-centric and future-focused. The Student Success and Teaching Advancement (SSTA) teams work in partnership with faculties and divisions to deliver a connected and impactful student experience. This is achieved through the provision of university wide learning, careers and retention support services and strategies, and building an engaged community of innovative academic practice and learner focused educational delivery using scholarly and data informed approaches. SSTA is a large section within LTU employing more than 120 academic, professional and sessional staff, and student partners..

**What you need to succeed**
- Education, training and/or experience equivalent to completion of a degree in a discipline with a strong relevance to academic language and learning practice and pedagogy, with at least four years subsequent relevant work experience.
- Proven experience in promoting and teaching others to develop the strategies needed to engage effectively in academic language and learning discourses and literacies in physical (face-to-face) and virtual environments.
- Demonstrated understanding of the issues which affect adult language and learning development, retention and success in higher education as well as a commitment to working from a social justice framework.
- Demonstrated ability to work in close partnership with a wide range of student and staff stakeholders from diverse backgrounds to design and deliver learner-centred services and strategies.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work in a team coordinating a range of student success initia