Student Life Officer

Campus Location: Ballarat, Australia

Job No: APTAV102864#005

• Are you passionate about extracurricular activities and events?
• Enjoy working in an exciting, autonomous student facing role that enhances student engagement?
• Join us and become part of a collaborative team that supports a vibrant campus life
• Full time, fixed term opportunity, until October 2024 based at our Ballarat campus

About The Student Experience Directorate:

The Student Experience Directorate delivers a world-class student experience by creating engaging environments in which students form strong connections with their peers and develop a deep sense of belonging to the vibrant ACU community. The Directorate is aligned to the student journey from an academic, support services and a social perspective, integrating the contact points between the student and the university services, programs and activities students can access throughout their study. The Student Experience Directorate promotes student engagement in university life, provides opportunities for sport and leadership development, and enables students to develop graduate attributes making them career-ready professionals.

About Student Life:

As part of the Student Experience Directorate, the Student Life unit delivers vibrant programs, events and activities for students. Student Life activities encourage students to engage with each other, participate in life on campus and develop a sense of belonging to an inclusive and diverse community at ACU. The unit provides strategic and practical support for the university's national and campus-based student associations, and student clubs and societies, to foster leadership opportunities and enable student-led activities. Student Life helps to deliver welcome events for new and returning students and runs volunteering programs to provide development opportunities and enhance community engagement.

About the role:

As the Student Life Officer, you'll be the first point of contact for students seeking information about the range of Student Support Services programs available and represent the Student Life Unit on the Ballarat campus. You will work closely with students and other key stakeholders to organise, promote and deliver student engagement programs, events and activities that enhance the student experience. The Student Life Officer will also deliver a range of extracurricular, social and sport programs, events and activities that create vibrancy and encourage a sense of belonging to an inclusive and diverse community that is committed to justice, equity and the common good.

More specifically the role entails:

• developing and delivering an annual calendar of events, activities and initiatives to enhance student engagement
• engaging with and mentoring student leaders and clubs and society executives, guiding them to achieve their objectives
• working autonomously while being supported by a national team
• reporting and student leadership governance responsibilities.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Jodie Beckmann, National Manager, Student Life at: [email protected]

What we offer:

• The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.
• Total remuneration valued to $106,366 - $114,254 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $89,881 - $96,546 (pro rata) pa (HEW 6), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
• 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.
• Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.
• As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here .

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

• resume (maximum 5 pages).
• responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.
• brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

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Applications close: 16-MAY-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.