Senior Lecturer - Speech Pathology

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Bedford Park, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: The position may have been removed or expired!



About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Continuing

Position Summary

Availability
Continuing | Full-Time
Compensation Grade
Academic Level C
Salary Range
$124,109 - $142,764 p.a.
Reporting to
Dean (People and Resources), or Delegate
College of Nursing and Health Sciences
This Teaching Specialist (Clinical/Practitioner) position, with its primary focus on teaching and teaching-related activities, has an important role to play in the University’s achievement of its strategic plan, Making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda.
The University is committed to a student-centred ethos and to developing creative, enterprising, career-ready graduates prepared to become lifelong contributors to society. In accordance with the strategic plan, the University seeks to:
- deliver a richly interactive and personalised approach to learning focussed on student success;
- be an international leader in educational innovation, advanced learning technologies and learning analytics; and
- develop enterprising graduates equipped with the skills required for success in the knowledge economy.
The Senior Lecturer will provide leadership in delivering excellence in teaching and learning across the suite of Speech Pathology topics and courses in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. The Senior Lecturer will be responsible for making a significant and wide‐ranging contribution to leadership in teaching and scholarship of teaching using innovations in teaching practices and technologies to deliver excellence in teaching. They will be expected to draw upon their significant and senior roles in clinical practice to develop industry partnerships for work integrated learning, deliver innovative placement models and provide contemporary and high‐quality placement education, both through clinical skills training, simulation and service provision. The Senior Lecturer will also have a key leadership role in service to the College and/or University. The Senior Lecturer will also be expected to concurrently engage in practice as a Speech Pathologist to support maintenance of contemporary practice, knowledge and skills.
The Senior Lecturer will be required to make a significant, wide‐ranging, independent high quality contribution to strengthening existing partnerships or exploring new partnerships with external stakeholders that have the potential for providing improved teaching, learning and/or research outcomes for the University. The Senior Lecturer will prioritise, coordinate, monitor workflow and provide informal day‐to‐day feedback to casual academic teaching staff according to the University’s policies, practices and standards.

Key Position Responsibilities

This position is predominantly concerned with providing leadership and direction related to teaching and teaching-related duties involving the creation, delivery and continuous quality improvement of university-level education.  It includes (but is not limited to): direct teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience; educational leadership; curriculum design and review; delivery innovation; advancements in education technologies; and leadership in ensuring internal and external compliance and accreditation of courses.  The position is also expected to make a leadership contribution to high-quality university, professional and community service, which may extend from the local level to national or international.  The position does not include making a research contribution.

Teaching:

  • Create, coordinate and conduct inspiring teaching informed by approaches that enhance the student experience, with a focus on Speech Pathology topics, across all levels and modes of the College, with a focus on clinical skills training and/or supervision of students undertaking work integrated learning.

  • Contribute to the planning and evaluation of these topics, undertaking the roles of Topic Coordinator and Course Coordinator as required.

  • Play a lead role in the review, renewal, development and design of curricula and courses that are attractive to existing and new cohorts of students and that nurture creativity and critical-thinking skills.

  • Provide support, academic counselling and professional advice to students concerning their studies, professional development and career opportunities.

  • Make effective use of innovations and technologies in teaching practice.

  • Provide educational leadership and dissemination of best practice, ensuring awareness and utilisation of contemporary education principles.

  • Engage in coaching, mentoring, supervising student projects; research higher degree supervision as an Adjunct Supervisor.

University, Professional and Service:

  • Contribute at a significant level in the College’s administrative activities such as leadership on committees and working groups and attendance at and/or coordination of College meetings.

  • Significant involvement in and/or leading activities relating to internal and external compliance and professional accreditation of courses.

  • Maintain professional knowledge relevant to teaching within their discipline through scholarship and professional development.

  • Engage in activities within a relevant external professional domain such as professional associations, conferences and workshops, and within a wider community context at local, national or international level.

  • Provide leadership in, coordination of, development of and/or leading international activities including student mobility programs, internationalisation of curricula and ensuring the relevance of curricula to international students - that enhance intercultural skills development in students.

  • Provide high quality contribution to community service on behalf of the College and University, with a focus on opportunities that maintain clinical skills currency.

  • Undertake activities that promote the development of productive partnerships to provide opportunities for students and promote graduate employability.

  • Some out of hours work (including weekends) as well as rural South Australia, interstate and overseas travel may be required.

  • Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

  • Doctorate in a relevant field or equivalent clinical experience and professional standing in Speech Pathology.

  • Hold and maintain a current membership with Speech Pathology Australia and be a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist.

  • Relevant and extensive contemporary clinical experience in Speech Pathology, specifically in Paediatric Communication with an ability to maintain concurrently within or outside of this position.

  • An understanding of pedagogical theory and contemporary education practice relevant to Speech Pathology.

  • Significant and sustained evidence of excellence in teaching performance at a tertiary level, inclusive of simulation and/or clinical setting.

  • Significant and sustained evidence of development, delivery and evaluation of innovative teaching and learning strategies both in the classroom and in clinical education.

  • Demonstrated willingness and ability to contribute to scholarship in teaching through participation in teaching and learning strategies and in professional development in higher education teaching.

  • Demonstrated strong understanding of the nexus between teaching and learning, research, scholarship and clinical practice.

  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills, including the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with staff, students and industry.

  • Demonstrates a commitment to fostering a positive workplace culture, and role modelling behaviours that support the University’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and commitment to enhancing educational opportunities for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

  • Evidence of upholding the values and ethos of the University.

  • Experience in Speech Pathology as it applies to childhood language and literacy (desirable).

  • Postgraduate qualification in clinical education or equivalent experience in clinical education (desirable).

  • Understanding of a range of service delivery settings (e.g. private practice, public health and disability (desirable).

  • Advanced knowledge of course accreditation requirements for relevant area (desirable).

  • Experience in development of international and short course teaching delivery or collaboration (desirable).

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

  • It is a requirement of this position that the incumbent maintain a current Working With Children Check which is satisfactory to the University in accordance with the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 (SA).
  • 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

  • Please review the Key Position Capabilities of the position description and submit a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages addressing the criteria. Applications without a Suitability Statement may not be considered. For more information, please see our How To Apply page.
  • For more information regarding this position, please contact: Professor Michelle Miller

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Information for Applicants:

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

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

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

Applications Close 11:59pm:

16 Nov 2022

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