Learning Skills

The purpose of this position description document is to provide you with a clear understanding of your
role, and how that role fits within Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) as an organisation.

This document provides an outline of your key areas of accountability and desired outcomes from
satisfactory performance of the role. It does not provide an exhaustive list of tasks and activities that
are required to be performed in order to fulfil the role.***

**POSITION DETAILS**

**Position Title**: Learning Skills & Quality Assurance Coordinator (Sydney)

**School / Division**: Centre of Learning

**Award**:Educational Services (Post - Secondary Education) Award 2020.

**Probationary Period**: 6 months

**Time Fraction**: Fixed term - Full-time

**Campus**:Sydney

**ROLE**

The Learning Skills & Quality Assurance Coordinator (Sydney) provides teaching both inside and
outside curricula to assist students in developing appropriate academic study skills; by collaborating
with other academic staff in the development of curricula and through participation in the InSPIRE
program so that they provide better learning opportunities for students' development of academic
and language skills.

This role is responsible for development and implementation of strategies for language enhancement,
assisting students with the transition to study in an Australian learning environment and the
development of appropriate study skills, including providing focussed support in math's, computing,
etc. as required.

The Learning Skills & Quality Assurance Coordinator (Sydney) works collaboratively with the Centre of
Learning team and the Campus Director in the development and provision of learning support to the
diverse student body. Another significant aspect of the role is to assist in the administration of the
Peer-Mentoring Program and assist in the quality assurance of documents to academic committees
such as the Learning & Teaching Committee and the Academic Board, and academic documents
prepared for accreditation.

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**MIT VISION AND GOALS**

Founded in 1996, Melbourne Institute of Technology (MIT) has grown dynamically as one of the leading
private, institutes of higher education in Australia with campuses in Melbourne and Sydney. MIT is a
teaching only Higher Education Institution. Our vision, mission, values and goals as approved by the MIT
Board of Directors in December 2017 are set out below.

**Vision - **MIT continues to be a leading private institute of higher education nationally and internationally
by proactively developing innovative educational programs to meet industry needs and by a
commitment to inspire tomorrow's graduates.***

**Mission - **MIT, through its higher education programs and personalised and transformational student
experience, provides the opportunity for individuals to access knowledge and to enrich and transform
their futures.

**Values**
- Excellence in teaching and learning;
- Integrity;
- Accountability and
- Transformational Change.

**Goals and Priorities**:

- Develop and deliver innovative programs that meet industry and market needs;
- Provide an inclusive, service-oriented culture focused on student outcomes;
- Raise our profile and the impact of our teaching and learning and student engagement with our
- stakeholders;- Provide inclusive, innovative and responsible education

**Enabling Elements**:

- Our people
- Technology

**MIT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE**

MIT business model comprises four (4) key focus areas as guided by its vision: Academia, Finance,
Marketing, and Operations. Our organisational structure is designed to ensure each of these areas is
fully resourced.

Our Executive Management Team is responsible for the development of our strategic plan and effective
implementation of strategies across all business areas. It comprises our:

- Chief Executive Officer,
- Managing Director,
- Executive Dean
- Group General Manager and Human Resources Director (pro term)

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**RESPONSIBILITIES**

The position's responsibility incorporates— but not limited to—the areas as set out below

Area Outcomes

Administration activities Ensure administration activities:

- Efficiently retain all data accurately and in accordance with

approved policies and procedures.
- Facilitate compliance with Partner institute's (Federation

University) policies and procedures in matters relating to
students
- Facilitate compliance with all government and other regulatory

bodies
- Administer the Peer-Mentor program

Develop, deliver and - Deliver student consultations (online, phone and face-to-face

evaluate all academic including drop-in services) to meet identified service standards

language and learning - Develop, implement, deliver and evaluate the Peer-Mentoring

support programs to Program and the Learning Foundations Units (MIT001 and
- students MLC101)- Develop and deliver online and face-to-face workshops,

seminars and training sessions (discipline specific, generic) fo