Administrative Officer (Professional and Community Placement)

Campus Location: Melbourne, Australia

Job No: APTAV100130#003

• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic team supporting the Victorian government's Early Childhood Innovative Initial Teacher Education project.
• Provide effective administrative support for the placement of students enrolled in the accelerated Bachelor in Early Childhood course.
• 12 month fixed-term appointment based in Melbourne with hybrid working arrangements.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

About the role:

As the Administrative Officer (Professional and Community Placement), you will provide timely, effective and efficient administrative support for the purpose of sourcing and allocating appropriate field placements (including school and community experience) for courses delivered by the National School of Education. You will work under the supervision of the Team Leader, Professional Experience and Community Placement (VIC) and coordinate with the Project Officer and academic Project Leads of the Early Childhood Accelerated Project to ensure smooth implementation of placements in the accelerated Bachelor of Early Childhood Education course.

More specifically the role entails:

• Liaise with a range of stakeholders including students and staff from early childhood centres and agencies in relation to the allocation of placements
• Assist in organising tertiary supervision arrangements
• Utilising InPlace, the university placement software, to maintain and monitor required placement documentation and information
• Collaborating with the Project Officer and academic Project Leads to deliver project outcomes and requirements as per prescribed timelines

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to David Luke - National School of Education 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 $95,827 - $103,735 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $80,975 - $87,658 (pro rata) pa (HEW 5), 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)

Acting in truth , ACU is dedicated to the dignity of the human person through equitable and respectful opportunities for everyone . ACU can offer support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process.

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Advertised: 06-FEB-2024

Applications close: 18-FEB-2024 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

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