MOUNT LAWLEY CAMPUS
$82,658 TO $89,180 P.A (HEW 6) (PRO-RATA)
PART-TIME (60%), FIXED-TERM (11 MONTH CONTRACT)
OPEN TO ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS ONLY
Overview
Kurongkurl Katitjin, Centre for Indigenous Australian Education and Research is a key part of Edith Cowan University’s commitment to Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families and their communities.
Kurongkurl Katitjin supports University-wide activities and programs, as well as activities specific to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cultures. This includes:
- engaging closely with - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities;
- assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and staff to realise their full potential;
- ensuring that individual differences and diversity are respected; and
- contributing to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community development and sustainability through our students, staff and graduates.
The Aboriginal Tuition and Mentoring Program (ATMP), based within Kurongkurl Katitjin, works collaboratively with a dedicated Student Success Team to improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student success. Key goals of the program are to promote self-directed learning, improve students’ self-awareness and address structural barriers to educational success that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students may face.
The Role
This role is responsible for coordinating and administering ECU’s Aboriginal Tuition and Mentoring Program (ATMP), an initiative designed to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and enhance and develop their learning skills.
If you are a proven performer and are looking to join a dynamic team with a wide range of service delivery, check the position description to see if you are the person we are looking for. This is your chance to make a real difference to people's lives!
Key Criteria
- A tertiary qualification with subsequent experience OR extensive experience and specialist expertise, OR an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
- Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with an extensive understanding of social, educational, and cultural issues.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the demonstrated ability to manage relationships and build positive working relationships with others.
- Ability to manage programs involving students and staff, with the capacity to facilitate training, maintain records and prepare reports.
- Time management skills with the ability to prioritise and fulfil tasks.
- Computer proficiency including demonstrated experience with the Microsoft Office suite of programs.
You will also demonstrate personal attributes that are congruent with the University’s values of Integrity, Respect, Rational Inquiry and Personal Excellence.
Benefits & Remuneration
This fixed-term, part-time position attracts a remuneration of $82,658 to $89,180 PA (pro-rata) plus superannuation.
ECU supports a work/life balance for staff. Benefits such as flexible working arrangements may also be negotiated to meet your personal circumstances.
ECU has an Award-winning Health and Wellness Program and an extensive range of staff benefits across entertainment, financial, health, travel and consumer goods and services.
For information on the benefits of working at ECU, please visit our Employment Opportunities website.
Contact
Interested applicants are welcome to contact Tracey Taraia (Manager, Kurongkurl Katitjin) on (08) 6304 6618 for more information.
How to Apply
Please upload your resume along with a statement (maximum of 2 pages) addressing the key criteria listed above.
Closing Date:
Applications close on 25 April 2022 at 11:30pm AWST.
IT IS A GENUINE REQUIREMENT FOR THIS POSITION THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE BE ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER AS PER SECTION 50D OF THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1984.
ECU is a diverse and inclusive workplace reflecting the differences in society. Specific strategies and initiatives are in place to address underrepresentation of specific groups. Applications are encouraged from suitably qualified people from all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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