Job Club Student Casual

• Student Enrichment and Employability Development (SEED)

• Multiple casual opportunities

• $37.48 per hour + superannuation

• Only open to UQ students (enrolled for 2023)

• Close date: 5 December 2022 at 11:00pm AEST (Job Reference R-18717)

About This Opportunity 

The Career Development Team are seeking to recruit current students who will support the design and facilitation of employability and career development events and services. This will include the co-design and co-facilitation of the annual Employability Week (to be hosted across the St Lucia, Herston and Gatton campuses) from 6 – 10 March, 2023, and other events throughout the year (including Cuppa and Careers, Recruitment Essential Days etc.). Shifts will be available across the St Lucia, Herston and Gatton campuses.

To be successful in this role, we will be looking for people who can effectively communicate with, and support, a diverse range of students and industry professionals, have a positive and creative mindset and are looking forward to working in a collaborative team environment. We are looking for candidates who have an ability to develop rapport with diverse stakeholders (e.g., students, industry, staff) and have strong administrative skills.

Key responsibilities include: 

• Welcoming students and industry at events and coordinating and leading the registration desks

• Supporting virtual sessions through moderating (verbal and via the chat feature)

• Leading the set-up of events

• Supporting the facilitation of in-person events

• Encouraging conversations with event attendees

• Designing (and featuring in) engaging social media materials (including social media takeovers).

Please note:

• Candidates must be available for a minimum of three shifts during Employability Week (6 – 10 March, 2023), with training to be provided in early February 2023.

• Shortlisted candidates will need to be available to attend an in-person (at the St Lucia campus) session (information session, group activities and interviews) on Thursday 8 December 2022 from 9am – 1pm.

Other

Ensure you are aware of and comply with legislation and University policy relevant to the duties undertaken, including but not exclusive to:

• The University’s Code of Conduct .

• Requirements of the Queensland occupational health and safety (OH&S) legislation and related OH&S responsibilities and procedures developed by the University or Institute/School.

• The adoption of sustainable practices in all work activities and compliance with associated legislation and related University sustainability responsibilities and procedures .

• Requirements of the Education Services  for Overseas Students Act 2000, the National Code 2007 and associated legislation, and related responsibilities and procedures developed by the University.

​About You

• Are currently studying at The University of Queensland (in 2023) and are available to work the week of 6 – 10 March 2023.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

• Have previously engaged in extra-curricular employability activities and/or accessed employability supports (e.g., workshops, events, resources).

• Ability to prioritise tasks through time and project management while maintaining attention to detail.

• Familiar with moderating and facilitating meetings via Zoom.

What We Can Offer 

This is a casual position through to December 2023 at HEW Level 2.1 with a salary of $37.48 per hour (including casual loading plus superannuation of up to 10.5%. 

For further information about UQ’s benefits, please visit Why Work at UQ  and review The University of Queensland’s Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2018-2021 . 

Questions? 

To discuss this role please contact Madelaine-Marie Judd via m.judd@uq.edu.au . 

For application queries, please contact recruitment@uq.edu.au  stating the job reference number in the subject line. 

Want to Apply? 

All applicants must supply the following documents: 

• Cover letter addressing About You section 

• Resume 

Please note that you will be asked to add all documents into the one upload box labelled ‘resume’, which is step one of the application form.  

To satisfy pre-requisite questions and ensure your application can be considered in full, all candidates must apply via the UQ Careers portal by the job closing deadline. Applications received via other channels, including direct email, will not be accepted. 

About The Selection Process

 

Shortlisted candidates will need to be available to attend an in-person (at the St Lucia campus) session (information, group activities and interviews) on Thursday 8 December 2022 from 9am – 1pm.

Other Information 

Work Rights: You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this appointment to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.  

We value diversity and inclusion, and actively encourage applications from those who bring diversity to the University. Our Diversity and Inclusion webpage  contains further information if you require additional support. Accessibility requirements and/or adjustments can be directed to recruitment@uq.edu.au .

If you are a current employee of the University, or hold an unpaid or affiliate appointment with the University, please login to your staff Workday account and visit the internal careers board to apply for this opportunity. Please do NOT apply via the external job board.