• Full-time, continuing position
• Campus independent - Can be based at La Trobe University’s Melbourne (Bundoora) or Victorian regional campuses
• HEO8
• Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions
About the position
The Senior Student Advisor acts in a dual function, taking a team leadership role while also providing student advisory support for targeted student cohorts. In addition to undertaking Student Advisor duties, this role is responsible for training and supervision of a team of Support Advisor staff, ensuring ongoing professional development goals are met for the team. The role is also responsible for collaborating with university stakeholders to help promote the Student Advising Program.
Skills and Experience
To be considered for this position, you will have
• A degree with substantial extension of the theories and principles, learned through experience, or a range of management experience, or postgraduate qualifications, or progress towards postgraduate qualifications with extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training and/or experience.
• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge or management or policy expertise to bring together diverse and sometimes conflicting information to solve new or one off problems.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills with experience in managing and leading staff to promote a cohesive and effective team and managing workflows. • Ability to be responsible for program/system development and implementation.
• Ability to develop innovative methodologies or take a leading role in the application of proven techniques involving considerable theoretical and technical sophistication.
• Demonstrated ability to form a detailed knowledge of academic and administrative policies and the interrelationships between a range of policies and activities.
Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.
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Benefits:
• 17% employer contributed superannuation
• On site child care facilities
• Flexible work arrangements
• Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses
How to apply
Closing date: 11:55pm Thursday the 20th of February 2025
Position Enquiries: Badraa, Senior Manager Specialist Student Adv Programs
Recruitment Enquiries: Madeleine Parker, Talent Acquisition Consultant
Email: m.parker@latrobe.edu.au
Position Description below:
Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.
Please submit an online application ONLY and include the following documents:
• A Cover letter addressing your suitability for the position; and
• An up to date resume
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
La Trobe University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We take an intersectional approach by actively supporting and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. Flexibility in interview format will be offered to shortlisted candidates.
All La Trobe University employees are bound by the Working with Children Act 2005. If you are successful, you will be required to hold a valid Victorian Employee Working with Children Check prior to commencement.
