PLACEMENT OFFICER
A talented person is sought for a Placement Officer position who will be responsible for the hands-on administration of student placements at the MGSE
Summary about this job
Student Services
Company: The University Of Melbourne
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $79,910 - $86,499 p.a. plus 9.5% superannuation
Phone: +61-3-2501-1138
Fax: +61-3-5896-6558
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Detail information about job PLACEMENT OFFICER. Terms and conditions vacancy
Job No: 0046183
Work type: Fixed-term until 21 December 2018
Location: Parkville
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Salary: $79,910 - $86,499 per annum plus 9.5% superannuation
- Join Australia's number 1 University †
- Career opportunities, professional development, work-life balance.
- Use your expertise and innovative thinking to have an impact.
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The Melbourne Graduate School of Education (MGSE) is currently seeking a highly organised individual to fill a vacant Placement Officer position based within the Academic Services and External Relations (AS&ER) team.
The Placement Team is responsible for identifying, confirming and administering approximately 2,500 student placements, also known as Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activities, per year, for subjects ranging from Undergraduate Breadth to Graduate Higher Degree Coursework, particularly the Master of Teaching. This work is delivered in partnership with MGSE academic colleagues, as well as the 500+ partner organisations MGSE currently works with to deliver this critical element of the Teaching and Learning program, with placement locations ranging from Early Childhood Centres, to Primary and Secondary schools and other educational settings.
As the successful candidate for the Placement Officer position, you will be responsible for:
- Collecting information from students and partner organisations to then administer the placement matching process;
- Working closely with key professional and academic colleagues, particularly subject coordinators and Clinical Practice Coordinators, to ensure the effective front-line delivery of student services and academic activities related to placements;
- Maintaining a working knowledge of the University and MGSE policies, systems and strategies in relation to WIL;
- Working collaboratively with colleagues to identify and resolve issues as they arise and developing and refining business processes and systems solutions to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of MGSE’s placement processes; and
- Providing excellent service to both students and partner organisations, balancing the needs of these various stakeholders in the identification, confirmation and administration of placements.
Benefits
- Maximise your benefits through our Salary Packaging scheme
- Flexible family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions
- The opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment
To find out more, go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/working/benefits
Culture
The University is a vibrant campus. We have well established clubs and networks giving the opportunity to engage and collaborate with other staff around the University. We strive to create an environment where staff and students promote culturally inclusive behaviour and activities, ensure cultural differences are heard and explored, and actively seek to learn from other cultures.
The University of Melbourne is the Number 1 University in Australia and among the leading Universities in the world, according to The Times Higher Education world reputational ranking, the National Taiwan University ranking, The Times Higher Education world university ranking and Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities.
Close date: 1 Aug 2018
Position Description and Selection Criteria
For information to assist you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria, please go to https://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria