Assistive Technology Specialist

Australian Catholic University; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 105,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Study leave

Salary packaging

Job summary

Australian Catholic University (ACU) in Brisbane is seeking an Assistive Technology Specialist within the Access and Disability Service to provide expert advice, training and implementation support for assistive technologies to enable equitable participation for students.

The role involves evaluating AT solutions, coordinating implementation with stakeholders and developing resources to strengthen ACU's AT capability.

Qualifications

• Specialist advice, training and implementation support in assistive technologies.
• Evaluate and recommend AT solutions for students with disability or health conditions.
• Develop training resources to strengthen AT capability and ensure accessibility compliance.

Responsibilities

• Advise on AT selections and integration with learning systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement AT across services.
• Develop and maintain training materials and guides.

Job description

Australian Catholic University – Banyo QLD

Operating within Access and Disability Service, the Assistive Technology Specialist provides specialist advice, training and implementation support in assistive technologies (AT) and accessibility tools to enable equitable participation for students with disability, health conditions and neurodivergence. In alignment with the Australian Disability Strategy 2021-2031 (AusDS), the position builds university capability by evaluating and recommending AT solutions, guiding coordinated implementation with relevant stakeholders and developing a sustainable suite of resources and training materials that strengthen ACU's in-house AT capability and aligns with relevant accessibility standards and legislative obligations.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Trevor Ianna, National Manager, Access and Disability Service at: ************@acu.edu.au

What we offer:

The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.

Total remuneration valued to $124,509 - $134,699 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $105,212 - $113,823 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.

Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.

As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.

This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/ou Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

Your Privacy of personal information is maintained in accordance with ACU policy. For more details visit: www.acu.edu.au/careers

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.