Language And Learning Advisor

Full time, continuing appointment
Professional level 7/8 salary - $91,642 to $116,253 pa
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus 

Provide critical support for students and help develop their academic, language, literacy, numeracy and digital capability skills

About the Position
As a Language and Learning Advisor you will provide critical support for CDU students, building both confidence and capability. Working as part of a team you will provide targeted interventions that develop academic, language, literacy, numeracy, and digital capability support amongst CDU’s diverse student cohort, supporting TAFE/ Higher Ed and research students to succeed. This will include designing and delivering programs and initiatives and devising effective and scalable solutions that enable the team to reach students in need as an early intervention. 

About You
To be successful, you will require:    

• Experience in the design and delivery of learning support programs and initiatives to engender confidence in students from diverse backgrounds to achieve learning outcomes, including training in areas such as language, literacy, and numeracy skills.
• A degree in a relevant field such as adult education or applied linguistics/ CELTA/ DELTA qualification and demonstrated experience in developing academic literacies.
• Experience in designing educational resources and materials using a range of technologies for scalable delivery in an online-first environment.
• Excellent communication skills with demonstrated ability to engage and collaborate with professional and academic staff and students from diverse educational, Language and cultural backgrounds.
• Proven ability to lead and manage improvement projects, informed by stakeholder and client feedback, preferably in an educational context.
• Experience and/or contemporary knowledge of the issues and trends affecting academic literacy and language services and the needs of academic staff and students.
• Demonstrated technical proficiency in software application skills including MSOffice software, interactive content design software such as H5P.
• Ability to demonstrate efficient work practices to stay organised and on top of busy workflows.
• The ability to work autonomously and with influence, making a significant organisational contribution to the success of programs or services.
• Extensive experience in teaching English as a second language in a classroom setting.
• Extensive experience in evaluating educational Language and Learning programs aimed at students across a range of discipline and fields.

To view the responsibilities of the role, please click on the: Position Profile.

This position is subject to Charles Darwin University Affirmative Action Priority Recruitment measures, in accordance with s57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (NT) 1992.
First Nations applicants are strongly encouraged to apply & will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.  
For information on Affirmative Action Priority Recruitment at CDU and how to apply, please visit https://www.cdu.edu.au/careers-cdu/affirmative-action-priority-recruitment 

Remuneration 
Appointment to this role will be at Professional level 7/8. The base salary will be in the range of $91,642 to $116,253per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $107,221 to $136,016 per annum, including 17% superannuation.

What’s in it for you?

• An employer who values your contribution to building a bigger, better and stronger University
• Work with a University committed to changing people’s lives for the better through training, education and research
• Opportunities for professional development, paid study and career progression
• An enviable lifestyle in the spectacular Northern Territory 
• 17% superannuation
• Up to six weeks of paid annual leave 
• Up to 26 weeks of paid parental leave (primary care giver), in addition to government payments (eligibility criteria apply)
• Recognition of prior service with another Australian university / NT Government for Long Service Leave (recognition applied to qualifying period only)
• Ability to negotiate transfer of leave entitlements under the Public Employment (Mobility) Act 1989
• Free on-campus parking in designated areas
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging opportunities

How to Apply
All applications must be received online via the ‘apply’ button and should include your resume and a cover letter outlining your interest in the role and relevant skills and experience 

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Tamarzon Larner on 08 8946 70***or email ***************@cdu.edu.au 

Adjustments can be made throughout the application and selection process, as well as during employment to support applicants and employees with disability. CDU’s Workplace Adjustment Policy and Procedure can be found at https://policies.cdu.edu.au/view-current.php?id=191&version=1. If you would like to discuss adjustments, please contact the People Services Team on 08 8946 71***or email **************@cdu.edu.au.

Diversity and Inclusion
At CDU we actively celebrate our diversity. We innovate, embrace new ideas, and act with courage and kindness. We’re about what we can give to the world rather than what we take, and we believe in the transformative power of education. We work hard to make sure every member of our University community feels they truly belong. Understanding that it is through our focus on our people and leveraging our differences that will make CDU the most connected University in Australia, we are striving to ensure that our culture and our community are inclusive of all our staff, students, and visitors. We are committed to maintaining a culture where everyone feels respected, safe, encouraged to speak up and supported in achieving their professional goals. Applications from First Nations people, women at all levels, culturally and racially marginalised people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ people, people with family and caring responsibilities and people at all stages of their careers are welcomed.
 
You make CDU. And we want you to be exactly who you are.  

Applications Close: Sunday 28th April 2024