Placement Officer

Job no:510836
Work type:Continuing - Full-time
Campus:Adelaide
Categories:Administration, HEO5

(HE05) $74,289 to $82,603 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.

Continuing full time position available immediately.

The Placement Officer coordinates and provides a range of administrative and student support functions that underpin the delivery of placement activities and functions for the Faculty’s Coursework programs.

The position provides a range of professional support for the management of data, records and systems, including responding to queries and providing information, advice and support to students and academic staff. The position also delivers timely advice to student enquiries, and negotiates and liaises with providers, government and other stakeholders to support the resolution of placement issues, and to develop a range of projects, as required, to support the ongoing improvement of University systems and processes.

The Placement Officer works under general direction to coordinate the provision of a range of professional, academic and student focused, administrative support, services and advice. This includes the administration of a range of placement related functions, and liaising with Academic and Professional staff to enable the facilitation of placements.

To be successful you will need:

• Demonstrated experience in coordinating student and program administration, preferably in a higher education environment, including providing and ensuring the delivery of information, advice and reports.
• Demonstrated experience communicating, both verbally and in writing, in a succinct, professional and responsive manner to deliver client centric results. 
• Well-developed experience in coordinating and taking responsibility for the efficient coordination and delivery of a range of student related support and administrative functions, including prioritising and organising the delivery of challenging workloads and timelines.
• Demonstrated experience in utilising the full suite of Microsoft applications, and student and records management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to promote the organisational values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery, and a commitment to positively comply with the associated behaviour expectations. 

Enjoy an outstanding career environment

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you a vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

Your faculty's broader role

The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences contains one of Australia's largest concentrations of leading health researchers, teachers and clinical titleholders. It's comprised of eight schools and a number of specialist disciplines, institutes and centres, variously focused on world-class research, and training the next generation of: medical doctors; surgeons; dentists; nurses; psychiatrists; psychologists; and other health professionals.

Learn more at: health.adelaide.edu.au

If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to be taken through to the online application form. Please ensure you submit a cover letter, resume, and upload a document that includes your responses to all of the selection criteria for the position as contained in the position description or selection criteria document.

Applications close 11:55pm, 9 October 2022.

The University reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date if a suitable candidate is identified.

For further information

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:

Racheal Kennedy
Placement and Precinct Team Leader, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
P: +61 (8) 8313 6219
E: [email protected]

You'll find a full position description and/or selection criteria below: (If no links appear, try viewing on another device)

The University of Adelaide is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who meet the requirements of this position are strongly encouraged to apply.

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