Student Placement Officer

• Faculty of Science

• Work with internal and external stakeholders to support work-integrated learning placements for students.

• Full-time permanent opportunity

• Based at St Lucia and Gatton Campus

As part of the UQ community, you will have the opportunity to work alongside the brightest minds, who have joined us from all over the world.

Everyone here has a role to play. As a member of our professional staff cohort, you will be actively involved in working towards our vision of a better world. By supporting the academic endeavour across teaching, research, and the student life, you will have the opportunity to contribute to activities that have a lasting impact on our community.

Join a community where excellence is at the core of our culture, contributions are valued and a range of benefits and rewards are available, such as:

• 26 weeks paid parental leave or 14 weeks paid primary caregiver leave

• 17% superannuation contributions

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• Access to flexible working arrangements including hybrid working options, flexible start/finish times, purchased leave, and a condensed fortnight

• Health and wellness discounts – fitness passport access, free yearly flu vaccinations, discounted health insurance, and access to our Employee Assistance Program for staff and their immediate family

• On campus childcare options

• Cheap parking (from just $5.75 a day)

• Salary packaging options

The primary purpose of this position is to support work-integrated learning (WIL) placements in the Faculty of Science under the direction of the Placement Coordinator. The Placement Officer provides support to professional and academic staff in the Faculty's Schools to coordinate activities associated with  WIL placements, ensuring compliance with all university and program requirements.

Key responsibilities will include: 

• Provide timely and accurate information to students, staff, and internal and external stakeholders in line with University policies and procedures, Faculty guidelines, and relevant legislation;

• Allocate students to placements based on a variety of methods including self-sourced, UQ-sourced, student preferences, and direct allocation;

• Liaise with program directors and course coordinators to ensure placement diversity and resources are available to meet program obligations;

• Identify and escalate risks and issues as appropriate;

• Maintain records as relevant to placements in University corporate systems;

• Assist in the development, implementation, and review of standard operating procedures related to Student Placements, and assist with implementing agreed change;

• Assist with the implementation of strategies and work practices that will improve the work flow, efficiency, and effectiveness of the Faculty Student Placement area;

• Assist with reviewing and managing the accuracy of information in University databases, websites and publications (e.g., guidelines), including Faculty websites and UQ Answers;

• Provide secretarial support at meetings, committees and working parties as required;

• Prepare, analyse and interpret reports from information management systems;

Location and Travel

The Faculty of Science is based at the St Lucia & Gatton campuses; some travel between campuses and other locations may be required.

This is a full-time (100%), continuing position. Part-Time / Job Share arrangements may be considered for the successful candidate/s.

At HEW level 5, the full-time equivalent base salary will be in the range $77,396.47 - $86,029.78, plus a generous super allowance of up to 17%. The total FTE package will be up to $90,553.87 - $100,654.84 annually.  As these roles are covered by an Enterprise Agreement, you will also receive regular remuneration increases in line with the Enterprise Agreement.

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant area or an equivalent combination of experience and/or education/training.

• A sound understanding of key administrative processes relevant to WIL placements, or the ability to rapidly gain such knowledge.

• Demonstrated ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines, to exercise initiative and judgment, and to work independently and autonomously.

• High level communication skills, with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy.

• The ability to work collaboratively and effectively within the team and across other organisational units.

• A strong orientation to the provision of a high level of customer service and the ability to communicate with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.

• Experience in a tertiary education institution or other large organisation in an area related to student administration is desirable.

• Knowledge of University corporate systems and packages e.g., Microsoft office, SI-net, Business Objects, InPlace, StudentHub, and the use of CRM systems will be highly regarded

In addition, the following mandatory requirements apply:

• Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. 

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Amanda Cooke at ********@uq.edu.au or 07 3346 4***. For application queries, please contact ******@uq.edu.au stating the job reference number (below) in the subject line. 
 

All applicants must upload the following documents in order for your application to be considered:

• Cover letter addressing the ‘About You’ section  

• Resume 

At UQ we know that our greatest strengths come from our diverse mix of colleagues, this is reflected in our ongoing commitment to creating an environment focused on equity, diversity and inclusion.  We ensure that we are always attracting, retaining and promoting colleagues who are representative of the diversity in the broader community, whether that be gender identity, LGBTQIA+, cultural and/or linguistic, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, or people with a disability. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to ******@uq.edu.au.

If you are a current employee (including casual staff and HDR scholars) or hold an unpaid/affiliate appointment, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.

Applications close Monday May 27th 2024 at 11.00pm AEST (Job Reference Number - R-38758). Please note that interviews have been tentatively scheduled for June 5th 2024.