Student Employment Officer: Career Services (HEO 4)

• Based in the Student Engagement Unit at the City West campus
• Full-time, fixed term contract until 23 May 2025
• Commencement Salary: $70,476 per annum (plus 17% superannuation)

About the Role 

The Student Employment Officer: Career Services will provide project and administrative support for a range of Career Services initiatives all aimed at supporting our students to achieve their career goals.  This position provides support to students through the Career Services Drop-In and will respond to student career enquires. This role will proactively contact employers advertising jobs via UniSA platforms to offer value added recruitment services, which will support a greater number of UniSA students/graduate not only applying for but securing jobs with these employers. The position will also support the Career Service to increase student engagement in paid employment within the University through a “Jobs on Campus” initiative.

About Student Engagement Unit 

The Student Engagement Unit (SEU) is responsible for the strategic development and delivery of student facing services that will enhance the on-campus and off-campus student experience for all students. The SEU also takes strategic steps to inform the quality of the student experience of learning and teaching, support services, the learning environment, and student facilities. 

SEU services include Orientation, UniSA Sport, Career Services, Student Life, Student Wellbeing, Student Counselling, International Student Support, Learning Advice, Wirringka Student Services, and Access and Inclusion Services.  

Career Services offers services, resources and learning based programs that support UniSA students to integrate their academic and career interests, and proactively design their career pathway. The team also established relationships with employers to facilitate connections to students. 

About UniSA 

The University of South Australia is Australia’s University of Enterprise. Our culture of innovation is anchored around global and national links to academic, research and industry partners. Our graduates are the new urban professionals, global citizens at ease with the world and ready to create and respond to change. Our research is inventive and adventurous and we create new knowledge that is central to global economic and social prosperity.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Highly developed interpersonal, communication (verbal and written) and customer service skills from a range of cultural backgrounds and communications styles
• Experience in agency/internal recruitment
• Excellent organisational and office administration skills
• A track record of achieving objectives and to plan, coordinate and carry out project tasks 
• Diploma level qualification in administration or a related field plus relevant work-related experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training
• Demonstrated experience working in student services or higher/vocational education (desirable)

Getting a great job working with the best is just the start. UniSA rewards its staff with a wide variety of benefits such as: 

• Access to great personal development opportunities 
• Generous superannuation contributions of 17% 
• A range of salary packaging options, including vehicle leasing, laptops and car parking fees 
• Corporate health insurance 
• Staff study support 
• A variety of leave arrangements

As a University of Enterprise, we offer a dynamic and agile workplace culture, one that embraces challenges and thrives on breaking new ground. Our staff are creative and innovative thinkers, communicating with clarity, conviction and enthusiasm. We embrace diversity and inclusion in a vibrant, engaging environment.  Our people are authentic, resilient, and influential, and we deliver results. 

Start Your Unstoppable Career

For a copy of the position description and to apply, please visit Working at UniSA . The online application form will list the specific selection criteria that you need to address.  

Please address your cover letter to Amra Delibasic, Consultant: Recruitment Central. For further information about the position or the recruitment process, please contact UniSA Recruitment Central on +61 8 8302 1700 or via email at [email protected] using job reference number 6168. 

Applications close: 11.30pm Monday 10 June 2024

Applications welcomed from Australian or NZ citizens, Australian permanent residents and those who have the legal right to work in Australia for the term of appointment. 

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