Senior International Support Advisor

Te Ratonga Ākonga me te Whakapā | Student Services & Communications
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Senior International Support Advisor? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
We have an opportunity for a Senior International Support Advisor to oversee the provision of high-quality pastoral care support for international students and provide leadership, coordination, and support to the wider UC community on issues relating to international student transition, wellbeing, and retention.

Mōu | Who You Are
To be the successful candidate, you will have a minimum of 4-5 years' experience working with tertiary students and student support networks and agencies, and have:

• experience providing student support, counselling and/ or mental health wellbeing services
• experience gathering and applying evidence based practice models supporting students
• demonstrable practical application of ethics, confidentiality and boundaries when working with students.
• some leadership experience, deliver training and influence a team and apply best practice
• an understanding of bicultural issues and the Treaty of Waitangi; confidence and competence working in a bicultural and multicultural context
• public speaking or experience offering training/facilitating.
• excellent interpersonal, networking and problem solving skills
• knowledge of relevant legislation and compliance issues regarding the provision of pastoral care in support of tertiary students including Code of Practice for the Pastoral Care of International students

If you have these essential skills and personal attributes, we would love to hear from you!

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
Our team in Student Care are passionate about supporting UC students by providing appropriate, support services with specialist and practical resources.

For more information about our team, please visit Student Care

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 4 August 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	21211
Posted on	16 Jul 2024
Closes on	04 Aug 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Health
Job level(s)	Experienced
Work type(s)	Continuing (Permanent) full-time
More details (document)	PD Senior International Support Advisor (SISA) July 2024.pdf
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