Team Leader Access And Inclusion

Full time, continuing appointment
Professional level 7 salary - $91,642 to $100,594
Plus 17% superannuation and 6 weeks annual leave
Casuarina Campus

Provide advice and guidance on the conferral and graduation processes at CDU 

About the Position
As the Team Leader Access and Inclusion, you will lead a team that coordinates and provides support services for CDU students with disability, ensuring that students with disability are afforded equitable opportunities to participate in their CDU experience.  You’ll provide leadership, advice and information to staff and students regarding university policy, procedures and relevant legislation as they relate to Access and Inclusion.

About You
To be successful, you will require:

•    Experience in working with students with disabilities along with tertiary qualifications in a relevant area or other relevant combinations of experience and training.
•    Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of government policies, programs and initiatives with regard to people with disabilities, and the ability to interpret and ensure compliance with Federal and Territory legislation relevant to people with disabilities to an educational context.
•    Experience in managing staff with proven ability to work effectively with others both as a team member and coordinator including commitment to continuous improvement and best practice, and the ability to lead and adapt positively to change.
•    Demonstrated strong organisational skills including an ability to prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and work effectively and efficiently under pressure and within relevant policies, procedures and guidelines.
•    High level written and oral communication skills including a capacity to effectively consult and negotiate with a variety of stakeholders, ability top maintain confidentiality, and demonstrated competence using technology such as student management systems.
•    Bachelor’s degree in a field relating to Disability, Education, Social Work, Occupational Therapy and/or a combination of extensive and relevant experience working in the Higher Education Sector with students with Disability. 

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

Remuneration 
Appointment to this role will be at Professional level 7. The base salary will be in the range of $91,642 to $100,594 per annum. The total remuneration package will be in the range of $107,221 to $117,694 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 
•    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 Candice Smyth on 08 8946 68***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 linguistically diverse people, people with disability, neurotypical and neurodiverse people, LGBTIQ+ 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 11th February 2024