Swinburne University of Technology Hiring for Senior Learning & Teaching Consultant, Transforming WIL Job at Melbourne Full Time

As the Senior Learning &Teaching Consultant (Transforming WIL) you will play a crucial role in the success of Swinburne students. You will be responsible for building Swinburne’s capacity relating to the development, coordination and delivery of work integrated learning (WIL) and associated career development learning within the higher education curriculum. This position designs and develops WIL curriculum resources; consults with staff to integrate WIL into curriculum; and builds and delivers staff professional learning opportunities and resources relating to WIL teaching. The position is responsible for providing up-to-date WIL and employability curriculum support through partnerships with Schools and other business units in the University.

The role resides within the Employability Unit within the Education, Experience and Employability Portfolio. The role of Senior Learning & Teaching Consultant (Transforming WIL) reports to the Senior Project Manager, WIL. They will also maintain strong links with the WIL team, working to build collective capacity towards curricular engagement with WIL.

Swinburne’s Transforming WIL strategic project comprises nine work packages (to learn more please refer to the position description).

As the Senior Learning & Teaching Consultant (Transforming WIL), you will take a leadership role in curriculum design and development and educator support and professional learning for curriculum implementation and delivery – co-designing and developing curriculum within WIL units across the university, and supporting academic staff to create new WIL units. You will also facilitate and curate educator professional learning relating to the delivery of WIL in curriculum, and will contribute to outcomes.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne is a young university with a long history. As a dual-sector university of technology, born of a technical college, we are proud of Swinburne’s technology DNA, and of our national and global standing. Our contribution to Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and the STEM disciplines, and our track record of meaningful industry and community engagement, are natural manifestations of the legacy initiated by the vision of our founders George and Ethel Swinburne in 1902. We offer postgraduate, undergraduate, vocational education and online education to provide students with a variety of work-relevant pathways.

About you

To be suitable for the role you will have:

• A postgraduate degree level qualification in a relevant discipline with subsequent relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training.
• Extensive and broad curriculum design experience and experience in the design of curriculum resources.
• Experience with higher education academic and curriculum-related projects, preferably in WIL
• Flexible and adaptable; able to work effectively in ambiguous, dynamic and complex situations

A full list of selection criteria is available within the position description.

Benefits
To find out more about the extensive range of benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit Careers at Swinburne and refer to ‘Benefits’ section.

How to apply and further information
To view the position description or to start an application please click on apply or ‘begin’ and submit a resume, cover letter and a response to the Key Selection Criteria, as listed in the position description.

For further information about this position, contact Professor Ruth Bridgstock – Director, Employability, Office of Education, Experience & Employability – [email protected]

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on [email protected]

Diversity and Inclusion
Equity and diversity are integral to achieving our 2025 vision of bringing people and technology together to build a better world. Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity and inclusion through key initiatives such as:

• Reconciliation Action Plan

• Charter of Cultural Diversity

• Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) Action Plan

Swinburne LGBTIQA+ Pride, Gender Equality, Accessibility and Intergenerational inclusion strategies

For further information on all our initiatives visit our equity and diversity website. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Assistance and Support
We are committed to making the recruitment process fair and equitable for all our candidates. If you have specific accessibility or support requirements please contact Maree Norden, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at [email protected]. For support or queries related to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment, please contact Timothy Werner at [email protected]

Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Orders from Victoria’s Minister for Health require all Swinburne workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the Pandemic COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Specified Workers) 2021 Order (No. 1). All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.

Applications close at 5pm, Monday 14th February 2022

(Agency enquiries will not be accepted for this position)

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