Professional Experiences Coordinator

• Permanent, full-time position with free onsite parking
• A fantastic opportunity to support the learning activities of students’ professional experience units
• Be an integral part of Excelsia’s life-transforming global Christian learning community

About the Role

Primary responsibilities include:

• Providing administrative support to the Education Professional Experience Manager and students.
• Sourcing education placements through networking and industry visits.
• Maintaining industry partnerships to sustain education placements.
• Ensuring the learning activities of professional experience units are operated effectively and efficiently.
• Participation in student allocations process, meeting with students, liaising with placement sites.
• Facilitating preparation of document completion in the LMS for moderation and final grades.
• Providing feedback and suggesting potential improvements to the Education Professional Experience program.

Selection Criteria

Qualifications and Professional Standing:

• Tertiary qualification/s in Education or equivalent.
• Experience in an early childhood or initial teacher education environment.
• Experience in a higher education setting.

Essential:

• Committed Christian, involved in a local congregation.
• Administration and project management skills.
• Proven organisational skills with the ability to multi-task, prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must uphold ethical integrity while performing duties of a sensitive nature including calculating student grades, handling petty cash, and maintaining confidentiality of personal details.
• Familiarity with Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook.
• Experience with a learning management system, particularly Moodle is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work appropriately with students, faculty, and administrators, independently as well as in a busy team environment.
• Hold full Australian working rights

About Us

Excelsia University College was founded in 1983 as Australia’s first Christian arts college and, together with Indiana Wesleyan University, we are part of a global Christian learning community with big plans to take Christian higher education to the next level in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Excelsia Benefits

• Maximise your “take home” income through our Salary Packaging scheme.
• Enjoy flexible and family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions.
• Experience working in a culturally rich environment, with opportunities to engage in spiritual devotions.
• Upskill with our substantial College tuition discount to eligible staff and their immediate families.
• Our employees have access to Thrive, a financial wellbeing app that offers instant access to
• earned wages, the ability to save before you’re paid, financial education and much more.

This full-time position is based in Pennant Hills.

How to Apply

If you meet the above criteria, you have a great opportunity to join our Christian community. Please provide your application with resume and covering letter addressing the position criteria via this website. If you have any queries regarding the position or application process, please contact us via ••••@excelsia.edu.au.

Excelsia University College is a smoke free campus.