Evaluation Coordinator – Student Wellbeing

About Flinders

Our bold vision, captured in our Strategic Plan: making a Difference: The 2025 Agenda, is to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.

To realise this ambition, we recently made a significant organisation change to a six College structure with a professional staff and services alignment.

We recognise the key to our success is exceptional people and we’re seeking an outstanding individual to join the team of our transformed university.

Employment Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Position Summary

Availability
Fixed-Term for 5 Months Part-Time at 0.5FTE
Compensation Grade
Higher Education Officer Level 5
Salary Range
$74,270 – $81,966 p.a. (pro-rated)
Reporting to
Dean (Education)
College of Medicine and Public Health
Under broad direction the Evaluation Coordinator – Student Wellbeing will undertake research focussed on knowledge translation to support integrated approaches to build and enhance the wellbeing of medical students.
The Evaluation Coordinator – Student Wellbeing will be located in the College of Medicine and Public Health and work closely with the Dean (Education), the Director of the Medical Program and the Discipline Lead, Behavioural Health to evaluate resources that are aimed at promoting medical students’ psychological fitness, evaluating the Social and Emotional Needs of medical students and provide recommendations around enhancing MD students’ wellbeing as they progress through their studies and their careers.

Key Position Responsibilities

The Evaluation Coordinator – Student Wellbeing is accountable for:

• Conducting a project to review the effectiveness of the resources provided to students in the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program to support their mental health and wellbeing

• Evaluating how we equip medical students to access resources in a timely way and partner in the co-creation of support to build and maintain their wellbeing

• Building relationships and liaising with staff, across Flinders metropolitan, rural and remote sites, responsible for supporting medical students in the MD.

• Reviewing the current approaches to wellbeing support for medical students and making recommendations for future approaches.

• Developing relationships with key stakeholders, including employers and student groups.

• Any other responsibilities in line with the level of the position as assigned by the Supervisor and/or the University.

Key Position Capabilities

• Completion or near completion of a relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent qualifications and experience;

• Demonstrated evidence of research or evaluation experience (for example as a mental health professional, educator, educational researcher, or evaluator);

• Evidence of mental health and wellbeing evaluation, educational research, or evaluation skills;

• Good communication skills including interpersonal, professional, and academic communications;

• Proven ability to use computer-based work and communication tools such as the Microsoft Office suite or equivalent.

• Evidence of understanding of the importance of mental health and wellbeing as it applies to health professional education;

• Familiarity with the health professional education context, and with contemporary approaches to managing wellbeing;

• Relevant experience of working in higher education environment (desired) .

Prescribed Conditions for Employment

• Flinders University has introduced a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all new staff members to be up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, subject to medical exemptions. 

How to Apply

Please review the Key Position Capabilities of the Position Description and submit a Suitability Statement of no more than 3 pages addressing the criteria. Applications without a Suitability Statement may not be considered. For more information, please see our How To Apply page.

For more information regarding this position, please contact Professor Alison Jones.

Click here to view the Position Description.

Information for Applicants:

A valid National Police Certificate which is satisfactory to the University will also be required before the successful applicant can commence in this position.

We are seeking to increase the diversity to improve equal opportunity outcomes for employees, and therefore we encourage female applicants, people with a disability and/or from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders descent to apply.

Please note, late applications and applications sent via agencies will not be accepted.

Applications Close 11:59pm:

19 Oct 2022