Senior Teaching Support Officer (Fine Arts & Music)

Senior Teaching Support Officer (Fine Arts & Music)

Job no: 0053087

Location: Southbank

Role type: Full-time; Continuing

Faculty: Fine Arts and Music

Department: Academic Support Office

Salary: UOM 6 – $96,459- $104,413 p.a. plus 17% super

Join the dynamic ASO team at the Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, Southbank Campus
Play a key role in supporting staff and students in the creative and performing arts
Competitive package, hybrid work arrangements during non-peak periods and salary packaging available

About the Role

This is a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and experienced individual to form an essential part of the Academic Support Office (ASO) providing crucial support to the cyclic delivery and activities of the Faculty’s coursework academic programs.

In this diverse role, you will join a small, dynamic team that provides key support to staff and students, providing crucial application support (LMS) to support teaching and learning, result processing, data management and preparing communications while also being at the forefront of student support, including special consideration requests and misconduct issues.

Your exceptional communication skills and ability to understand the unique challenges faced by staff and students in the creative and performing arts will see you succeed in this role, in combination with your tech savvy and ability to master University systems.

With the Faculty’s varied artistic disciplines with creative cultural outputs, you can expect a constant and engaging workload, offering you the opportunity to make a real difference every day.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Contribute to the delivery of services and administration supporting teaching and learning activity and program delivery.
• Coordinate assessment and results administration and management, responding to timely communication to staff and OneCRM, student academic misconduct processes and Leave of Absence.
• Coordinate and contribute to cyclic coursework and non-award program delivery administration, including LMS, SLS, teaching support materials online, program delivery governance support, data and records administration and cohort management in practical subjects.
• Supervision of casual staff.
• Assist in training team members and other leadership tasks.
• Provide expert services and advice to academic staff and other key stakeholders.
• Supports assessment administration, including the scheduling of examinations and other practical-based assessment.
• Utilise relevant policies, processes and systems for the effective management and delivery of teaching and learning support services and administration.

Who We Are Looking For

Our ideal candidate combines exceptional administrative skills with a high level of initiative and adaptability.

You have experience and confidence operating within large, complex organisations and thrive within collaborative team environments. Your ability to pick up new systems quickly, and high-level written and verbal communication skills are crucial to the duties of this role, and you will be expected to provide high quality timely services to staff and students across the Faculty.

You will need to be a confident communicator who can navigate policies, handle sensitive information with care, and provide crucial support to students.

You will also have:

• A degree with subsequent relevant experience or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Experience in planning and coordinating annual projects and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders in the development and achievement of specific goals and objectives.
• Technical proficiency in general computing and the use of databases and the ability to learn and implement software systems and solutions.
• Highly developed organisational skills and capability for multi-tasking and prioritisation, problem solving and effective time management.
• High level interpersonal and communication skills and capability to interact, understand and operate within a creative arts environment.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the attached PD.

This role requires that the successful candidate must undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check.

What We Offer You!

In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits, including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services and discounts on graduate courses. For more information, check out our benefits page!

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We are dedicated to ensuring barrier free and inclusive practices to recruit the most talented candidates. If you require reasonable adjustments, please contact the employee listed on the first page of the Position Description found below, with an email containing your name and contact details for a confidential discussion. Please ensure your email is titled "Reasonable Adjustments Request".

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

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Join Us!

If you feel this role is right for you, please apply with the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience
• The responses against the Selection Criteria (found in the Position Description)

For information to help you with compiling short statements to answer the selection criteria and competencies, please go to http://about.unimelb.edu.au/careers/selection-criteria

If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please feel free to contact Ana Gencic via email at hr-careers@unimelb.edu.au, ensuring that you include the Position Number and the Job Title as the subject. Applications will not be accepted via email.

If you have any particular questions regarding the job please follow the details listed on the Position Description.

Applications close: 22nd SEPTEMBER 2024 11:55 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST)

Position Description: 0053087_Senior Teaching Support Officer_PD.pdf

This role requires current valid work rights for Australia.

Position Description

Advertised: 06 Sep 2024 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time

Applications close: 22 Sep 2024 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time

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Work type: Continuing

Campus: Southbank

Category: Non-Academic

Administration (Non-Academic): Fine Arts & Music (Non-Academic)

Salary: $96,459 - $104,413 (UOM 6)

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