Education Resources Officer

Position Details

• Continuing | Full-Time

• Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $77,686 - $85,736 p.a.

• Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country  

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About the Student Administration Services

Student Administration Services (SAS) provides support across the student and teaching lifecycles, from enrolments to graduation. Defined by two interconnected levels of service: the College SAS teams and the University-wide SAS teams, work collaboratively to deliver simple, timely, efficient, and innovative student administration services and advice to both students and staff.

About the Role

The Student Administration Services team is seeking a proactive Education Resources Officer to provide planning, scheduling and operational support in relation to education resources at a College level.

In this multi-faceted role you will be responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of university academic timetables in accordance with established principles, data collection, data entry, analysis and management of timetabling data and the resolution of timetabling changes. You will work with individual staff members across Colleges to ensure timetabling approaches increase efficiencies and outcomes for students.

Working within a highly skilled team, you will monitor and support class management activities, processes relating to the engagement of academic staff and participate in regular audits and inspections of university teaching spaces.

About You

The Education Resources Officer will demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills which allows them to collaborate with teaching and professional staff and achieve successful outcomes. Your problem solving and time management skills will be the key to your success as you prove your ability to meet strict deadlines, exercise initiative and judgment in high pressure situations and deliver solutions to problems that may arise.

As the successful Education Resources Officer, you will also demonstrate:

• Understanding or experience in scheduling, timetabling or class management in an education environment or equivalent.

• Ability to work in a team environment and assist in achieving strategic outcomes.

• Knowledge of higher education administrative business processes and an understanding of relevant policies and procedures.

Life at Flinders

We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.

Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?

• 17% Superannuation + salary packaging options

• Flexible working arrangements

• Wide range of professional development activities and services

• We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff

• Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services , gym  and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).

Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment

Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.  We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

• Please note that you may be required to provide evidence that you are up to date with COVID-19 vaccinations, in line with the Flinders University COVID-19 Vaccination Policy  

How to Apply and Information

• You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages, addressing the Key Position Capabilities of the position description .

• For more information regarding this position, please contact Emma Widdison-Duke

• Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan

• Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Certification

Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:

28 Feb 2024

At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Flinders. Fearless.