2 X Team Leader, Learning and Success (STEM or HASS)

About the Role 
In this role, you will report to the Manager of Student Success and play a crucial part in enhancing student retention and success through innovative programs and initiatives. Collaborating with the Schools of Engineering, Health Sciences, and Science; Computing and Engineering Technologies (STEM); or Schools of Business, Law, and Entrepreneurship; Design and Architecture; and Social Sciences, Media, Film, and Education (HASS), you will work closely with students, educators, and professional staff to identify and overcome barriers to student success.

As the Team Leader, you will co-design intervention strategies and implement initiatives to boost student learning outcomes. You will lead a team of Learning and Academic Skills (LAS) Advisors and Student Success Advisors (SSA), integrating peer support into the student journey. LAS Advisors will provide individual consultations, workshops, and resources to enhance students academic skills, while SSAs coach students to help them improve their study performance, identify and achieve educational goals, and acquire new strategies and attitudes that ensure academic success.

Your responsibilities will include planning, implementing, and improving retention and success activities, such as group programs and individual consultations. You will also expand support services by collaborating with third-party providers and developing specialised programs for students with unique needs. Additionally, you will provide guidance to educators and staff on creating inclusive learning environments and designing assessment tasks.

Join us in making a difference in student success and shaping the future of education! Apply now to be a part of our dynamic team.

About You  
To be suitable for this role you will need to have experience in the below key accountabilities: 

• Extensive experience in the leadership and management of a specialist team with accountability to deliver high quality programs.
• Substantial experience in tertiary/teaching including a record of coordination, teaching and group facilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to implement high quality student engagement programs in a variety of learning modes which respond to a range of culturally, linguistically and socially diverse student and client needs.
• Demonstrated ability to foster and promote an inclusive, collaborative and safe working environment, and effectively handle conflict.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of strategic initiatives and organisational change with high level analytical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications or progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience; or extensive experience and management expertise; or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Teaching qualification required.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges. With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university – one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it. We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

• Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
• Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
• Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
• Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position. 

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For more information about the role, please reach out to Eve echarif@swin.edu.au

Please Note: Appointment to this position is subject to passing a Working with Children Check.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Swinburne Talent Acquisition Team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au.

Applications Close: Sunday April 21st at 11pm

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity
Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.  For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact inclusion@swin.edu.au

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

For any support please contact DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au or for more information on our Indigenous strategies please follow the link to our RAP Reconciliation Action Plan


Victoria’s Commitment to Action: Improving international student employment outcomes 
As a signatory to Victoria’s Commitment to Action, Swinburne seeks to remove barriers to international graduate employment. We welcome and encourage applications from international graduates.  

We are a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant