Academic Skills Adviser

**Job no**: 0057577
**Location**:Parkville
**Role type**:Full time; Fixed term for 2 years (multiple roles available)
**Department**:Student and Scholarly Services
**Salary**:UOM 7 - $98,402 - $106,519 p.a. plus 17% super (pro rata for part time)

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, of 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 Student and Scholarly Services**
Student and Scholarly Services provides student administration and services from recruitment and point of enquiry to graduation. This team also delivers wellbeing and scholarly services to students and staff.

**About the Role**
As an Academic Skills Adviser, your role will focus on designing and delivering Academic Skills programs, resources and services for new and international students to support their transition and connection to the University. You will support student learning with the aim of enhancing students’ language, academic and professional skills.

You will plan, develop, deliver and evaluate curriculum-embedded workshops, online learning resources, co-curricular learning programs, and individual tuition. Your position will take a collaborative approach to program design, delivery and academic liaison.

**There are multiple vacancies available for this position.**

Responsibilities include:

- Contribute to the planning, development, delivery and evaluation of the Academic Skills team’s curricular and co-curricular programs, resources, and services
- Use pedagogies, learning designs and educational technologies to enable student-centred learning
- Identify and develop initiatives to ensure a student centred and coordinated approach to services

**About You**
You will bring solid knowledge of current and emerging trends in higher education learning and teaching to enable academic skills development in students. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes.

You will be highly organised and detail-oriented, with a commitment to continuous improvement. You bring an openness to new ideas and a creative approach to problem solving.

You also have the ability to work as part of a team and provide support and guidance to manage critical and competing priorities in a highly dynamic and flexible environment.

You will also have:

- Postgraduate qualifications in a relevant discipline (e.g., applied linguistics and/or TESOL) and/or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training
- Demonstrated experience teaching academic and/or language and communication skills to diverse student cohorts in a university environment, including English as an Additional Language (EAL) students
- Demonstrated experience coordinating the design and delivery of curricular and co-curricular programs and services to support students’ academic skills development at a tertiary level
- Demonstrated experience using educational technologies and online learning platforms (e.g., Learning Management Systems) to plan, design, produce, and evaluate online learning resources
- 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._

**_ Please note: To be considered for this role you must have current valid work rights for Australia._**

**About the University**
The University of Melbourne is consistently ranked amongst the leading universities in the world. We are proud of our people, our commitment to research and teaching excellence, and our global engagement.

**Benefits of Working with Us**
In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, and to be part of a vibrant campus life, our people enjoy a range of rewarding benefits:

- Flexible working arrangements, generous personal, parental and cultural leave
- Competitive remuneration, 17% super, salary packaging and leave loading
- Free and subsidised health and wellbeing services, and access to fitness and cultural clubs
- Discounts on a wide range of products and services including Myki cards and Qantas Club
- Career development opportunities and 25% off graduate courses for staff and their immediate families

**Be Yourself**
We value the unique backgrounds, experiences and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. First Nations people, those identifying as LGBTQIA+, females, people of all ages, with disabilities and culturally and linguistically diverse people are encouraged to apply. Our aim