First Year Study Adviser

• Rewarding positions to support students in setting them up for successful university study and professional pursuits
• Join a passionate and dedicated team
• Contribute to an inclusive and student-centred approach within the Division of Student Success

The Role

• Fixed Term (up to December 2024), Part time (17.5 hours per week)
• Level 7 - $47,707 to $52,128 pa (plus 17% superannuation)
• Fully Remote - Within NSW

As First Year Study Adviser, a key focus of your role will be to provide one-on-one tutoring within our Embedded Tutor Program. Embedded tutors empower students to succeed in their studies. Providing one-on-one feedback on assessments and supporting the other sessional embedded tutors working in their disciplines are key parts of this role. You will also be involved in various other duties to support increasing student retention and success in a specialised discipline.

This position will focus on supporting our undergraduate first-year nursing subjects and will support fully remote work from home options within NSW with occasional travel to campus as required.

To be successful you will have:

• Recent relevant teaching or instructional experience including a demonstrated ability to engage with students from diverse backgrounds to achieve learning outcomes.
• Proven ability to demonstrate initiative, work both collaboratively and independently, prioritise work and meet deadlines to produce high quality outcomes.
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong technology skills to support a high-quality learning experience for students including utilising new online technologies as appropriate.

Application Requirements

Applicants are expected to apply online and submit a 1-2 page summary explaining their suitability to the role referencing the selection criteria in the position description and motivation for applying. You will also be prompted to attach a current CV. If you experience difficulties applying online or for further information on completing the application process please visit our how to apply page or contact us.

About Us

Charles Sturt University is a young and growing university committed to developing far-sighted people who help their communities grow and flourish. We make a significant contribution to the prosperity and vibrancy of our rural and regional communities, with a reach and impact across Australia and internationally. We work together with industry, communities and students to create new thinking, inspire each other and make a positive and progressive contribution to the world.

The Division of Student Success supports students from all backgrounds to be successful in their studies at Charles Sturt University. We engage students early in their journey through educational programs in schools and a range of pathways and enabling programs. Students are set up to succeed through opportunities for engagement, academic excellence, and career readiness and are supported throughout their studies with a wide range of services, including support to First Nations and International students. Students are set up to succeed through the provision of opportunities for engagement, academic excellence and career readiness.

Charles Sturt offers great benefits such as a work-life balance, professional development opportunities and generous financial benefits.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. Did you know that we have a Workplace Gender Equality Agency Employer of Choice Citation and an Athena SWAN Bronze Institutional Award? We are also a participating member of the Australian Workplace Equality Index. We encouraged applications from Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; women (particularly for senior and non-traditional roles); people who identify as LGBTIQA+; and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Further Information

Additional information is available in the position description or by contacting:

Sarah Teakel | Manager, Embedded Study Support | *******@csu.edu.au | Ph: 0400600***

Closing Date: 11pm, 4 February 2024