Learning Success Advisor (Language and Learning)

The University of Sydney; Sydney; On-site; AUD 99,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking a Learning Success Advisor (Language and Learning) within the Centre for English Teaching. You will support student success by delivering language and learning guidance, develop materials, and run sessions, with up to 20 hours per week of direct student engagement.

You will work in a collaborative learning hub, partnering with faculties, schools and the library to embed language support across disciplines and monitor student progress using analytics.

Qualifications

• :post graduate qualifications and/or relevant work experience in a related field (e.g., applied linguistics, Higher Education, TESOL)
• experience facilitating learning support initiatives within higher education
• experience in designing and facilitating high-quality, innovative programs to support post-entry language and learning
• theoretical and practical understanding of effective educational practice in post-entry higher education
• experience using learning analytics to inform learning design, support student progress and monitor outcomes
• experience using innovative educational technology platforms to facilitate language and communication support to diverse cohorts of students

Responsibilities

• Work within a dynamic team, reporting to the Learning Hub Lead
• Design and create learning and teaching materials for the area
• Contribute to development, implementation and evaluation of post-entry academic language and learning support initiatives
• Deliver learning support, advising and training activities to students, peer-facilitators and staff for up to 20 hours a week
• Collaborate with the Learning Hub Lead and CET colleagues to ensure effective contribution to learning support programs
• Engage with the post-entry learning community beyond the University to enhance its reputation

Skills

Learning analytics

Educational technology

Program development

Student support

Collaboration

Education

Postgraduate qualifications in related field (e.g., applied linguistics/Higher Education/TESOL)

Job description

Learning Success Advisor (Language and Learning)

Learning Success Advisor – Centre for English Teaching

Full time,Continuing roleContingent onfunding

$117,133Base+17%superannuation

About the opportunity

The Learning Success Advisor is a member of a team of specialist professional staff focusing on student facing support responsible for the facilitation of post-entry academic language and learning support initiatives for all students (domestic and international) and contributes to the University’s strategic initiatives for the provision of learning support. The Learning Success Advisor works in partnership with faculties, schools, and the library to facilitate the development of discipline specific integrated and embedded programs, develop and evaluate resources for learning skills programs, provide groups and individual learning skills sessions, contribute to the development and delivery of peer-learning initiatives, advise students on personalised learning plans and direct students to relevant learning support resources, monitor student engagement via the centralised learning support portal, administer online diagnostic tools and milestone tasks and contribute to the development of plans, strategies and procedures in line with the University’s strategy.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

work within a dynamic team, reporting to the Learning Hub Lead

design and create learning and teaching materials for the area

contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of post-entry academic language and learning support initiatives for all students throughprovidingspecialist guidance and advice

deliver learning support, advising and training activities to students, peer-facilitatorsand staff for up to 20 hours a week

work collaboratively with the Learning Hub Lead, Learning SuccessAdvisorsand colleagues across CET + Learning Hub to ensure effective contribution to learning support programs and initiatives

contribute to and engage actively with the post-entry academic language and learning community beyond the University to further the reputation of the University.

About you

post graduate qualifications and/or relevant work experience in a related field (e.g., applied linguistics, Higher Education, TESOL)

experiencefacilitatinglearning support initiatives within the higher education/knowledge sector

experience in developing andfacilitatinghigh-quality, innovative programs to support post-entry academic language and learning

theoretical and practical understanding of effective educational practice in the post-entry, higher education space

demonstrated experience in designing and delivering discipline-specific academic language support programs

experience using learning analytics to inform learning design, support studentprogressand monitor student outcomes

experience using innovative educational technology platforms tofacilitatelanguage and communication support to diverse cohorts of students.

To keep our community safe, please be aware of our COVID safety precautions which form our conditions of entry for all staff, students and visitors coming to campus.

Work Rights

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

Your employment is conditional upon the completion of allrolerequiredpre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University.