The document describes a position description for a Learning Adviser role. It outlines the key responsibilities, which include delivering workshops, advising students, and developing learning resources. It also lists the selection criteria such as qualifications, communication skills, and understanding of diverse student needs.
The document describes a position description for a Learning Adviser role. It outlines the key responsibilities, which include delivering workshops, advising students, and developing learning resources. It also lists the selection criteria such as qualifications, communication skills, and understanding of diverse student needs.
The document describes a position description for a Learning Adviser role. It outlines the key responsibilities, which include delivering workshops, advising students, and developing learning resources. It also lists the selection criteria such as qualifications, communication skills, and understanding of diverse student needs.
The document describes a position description for a Learning Adviser role. It outlines the key responsibilities, which include delivering workshops, advising students, and developing learning resources. It also lists the selection criteria such as qualifications, communication skills, and understanding of diverse student needs.
Faculty/School/Centre: Scholarly Information Services Department/Unit: Academic Competencies and Digital Capabilities Position Title: Learning Adviser Classification: ANU Officer 8 (Administration) Position No: TBC Responsible to: Manager, Academic Competencies and Digital Capabilities Number of positions that TBC report to this role: Delegation(s) Assigned: TBC
PURPOSE STATEMENT: Located within the Scholarly Information Services (SIS) in the Services portfolio, Academic Competencies & Digital Capabilities (ACDC) provides academic learning development support for students of all disciplines, at all points of transition, and across all levels of study and program in order to enhance their attainment and success. ACDC is dedicated to empowering students to become effective members of their scholarly community. As a central support service, the ACDC is a touchpoint for shaping university wide approaches to academic literacies. Using evidence-based teaching and learning approaches, the ACDC specialises in fostering the development of fundamental academic literacies and research skills within disciplinary contexts
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Position Dimension & Relationships: Under the broad direction of the Manager, the Learning Adviser works as part of a specialist team of Learning Advisers and Digital Literacy Trainers who work in collaboration with academic staff within and alongside the curriculum to support students’ high-level academic learning development. The ACDC team also delivers several programs funded by Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF) which are coordinated by Learning Advisers and require supervision of casual staff. This position requires expertise in academic and higher education pedagogy, an understanding of the higher education context and experience in working with students from diverse backgrounds. The Learning Adviser’s work includes assisting the Manager with team leadership, the design, delivery and evaluation of general and ANU discipline-specific training that is informed by best practice. This includes providing workshops, presentations within units, one on one consultations with coursework and research students, and the creation of written and multimodal online resources to students that offer specific advice and strategies to assist them with their studies. The Learning Adviser is also involved in leading and collaborating in various projects within and beyond SIS.
Role Statement:
Under broad direction, the Learning Adviser will:
• Deliver workshops in a range of contexts, both independently and collaboratively, with other academic and professional staff using a variety of approaches and strategies. • Advise individual students from all disciplines, including those from diverse backgrounds and at different stages of their educational lifecycle, and assist them to gain strategies and skills that enable them to become independent learners. • Design, develop and evaluate materials and deliver workshops and in unit support, and published and online resources, which meet and are responsive to the diverse learning needs of students. • Develop and build relationships with academic and professional staff on issues related to
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SELECTION CRITERIA: 1. Relevant tertiary qualification, with progress towards postgraduate qualifications and extensive relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and education/training. 2. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral, including the ability to create and build strong relationships with faculty members and other key stakeholders. 3. Proven ability to lead and work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as independently. 4. Demonstrated ability to plan, design, develop and evaluate high quality, best practice teaching and learning resources. 5. Sound organisational and time management skills, including information technology literacy and the ability to set priorities, problem-solve, manage projects and perform well during high-pressure peak periods. 6. Demonstrated understanding of the needs of a diverse student cohort particularly international students, indigenous students and students from equity groups. 7. Demonstrated high level of understanding of equal opportunity principles and a commitment to the application of EO policies in a university context.
The ANU conducts background checks on potential employees, and employment in this position is conditional on satisfactory results in accordance with the Background Checking Procedure which sets out the types of checks required by each type of position.
Supervisor/Delegate Name: Fern Hyde Date: 24 January 2024
References: Professional Staff Classification Descriptors Academic Minimum Standards
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Pre-Employment Work Environment Report
Position Details College/Div/Centre Scholarly Information Dept/School/Section Academic Competencies Services and Digital Capabilities Position Title Learning Adviser Classification ANU Officer Grade 8 (administration) Position No. 33485 Reference No.
In accordance with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Cth) the University has a primary duty of care, so far as reasonably practicable, to ensure the health and safety of all staff while they are at work in the University. • This form must be completed by the supervisor of the advertised position and forwarded with the job requisition to Appointments and Promotions Branch, Human Resources Division. Without this form jobs cannot be advertised. • This form is used to advise potential applicants of work environment and health and safety hazards prior to application. • Once an applicant has been selected for the position they must familiarise themselves with the University WHS Management System via Handbook guidance https://services.anu.edu.au/human-resources/health-safety/whs- management-system-handbook • The hazards identified below are of generic nature in relation to the position. It is not correlated directly to training required for the specific staff to be engaged. Identification of individual WHS training needs must be in accordance with WHS Local Training Plan and through the WHS induction programs and Performance Development Review Process. • ‘Regular’ hazards identified below must be listed as ‘Essential’ in the Selection Criteria - see ‘ Employment Medical Procedures’ at http://info.anu.edu.au/Policies/_DHR/Procedures/Employment_Medical_Procedures.asp Potential Hazards • Please indicate whether the duties associated with appointment will result in exposure to any of the following potential hazards, either as a regular or occasional part of the duties.
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lifting, manual handling work at heights repetitive manual tasks work in confined spaces Organizing events noise / vibration fieldwork & travel electricity driving a vehicle NON-IONIZING RADIATION IONIZING RADIATION solar gamma, x-rays ultraviolet beta particles infra red nuclear particles laser radio frequency CHEMICALS BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS hazardous substances microbiological materials allergens potential biological allergens cytotoxics laboratory animals or insects mutagens/teratogens/ clinical specimens, including carcinogens blood pesticides / herbicides genetically-manipulated specimens immunisations OTHER POTENTIAL HAZARDS (please specify):
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