Head of Embedded Academic Skills & Learning Support

Western Sydney University; Penrith; In loco; AUD 140.000 - 149.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Staff banking benefits

Parking salary sacrifice

Novated leasing

EAP

Flu vaccination

Fitness Passport

Private health discount

Onsite childcare discounts

Descrizione del lavoro

Western Sydney University Library is seeking a leader to drive the embedded academic skills and learning support strategy. You will guide a team of Learning Partnerships Librarians and Academic Skills Advisors to design scalable, curriculum-embedded approaches that strengthen students’ literacies, digital capability and academic success.

You will collaborate with academics and professional staff, use learning analytics and evidence to improve reach, equity and outcomes, and ensure services align

Competenze

• A postgraduate qualification and professional experience in education, learning development, academic literacies, higher education, library and information studies, or a related discipline.
• Extensive experience leading learning support, academic skills, learning development or curriculum-embedded services in higher education.
• Demonstrated people leadership experience, including workforce planning, performance development, capability building and change leadership.
• Proven ability to influence senior academic and professional stakeholders and build effective curriculum partnerships.
• Strong strategic thinking and the ability to use complex data and evaluation evidence to guide decisions, allocate resources and improve student outcomes.

Mansioni

• Deliver sustainable, university-wide approaches to curriculum-embedded academic literacies.
• Build partnerships that embed academic skills, digital capability, learning resources and independent learning within curricula.
• Lead workforce planning, capability development and change across a sizeable professional team.
• Establish service standards, operating models and performance measures across campuses, cohorts and delivery modes.
• Use data, feedback and evaluation evidence to demonstrate impact and guide continuous improvement.

Conoscenze

Leadership experience

Strategic thinking

Data-driven decisions

Influence stakeholders

Curriculum partnerships

Formazione

Postgraduate qualification in education or related field

Descrizione del lavoro

Western Sydney University Library is seeking a leader to drive the embedded academic skills and learning support strategy. You will guide a team of Learning Partnerships Librarians and Academic Skills Advisors to design scalable, curriculum-embedded approaches that strengthen students’ literacies, digital capability and academic success.

You will collaborate with academics and professional staff, use learning analytics and evidence to improve reach, equity and outcomes, and ensure services align