Student Welfare Advisor

• Remuneration range of $106,966 to $118,279 pa
• Fractional continuing appointment
• Toowoomba campus

The University of Southern Queensland is committed to strengthening quality and excellence in our students’ experience and enhancing student success by providing a coordinated whole-of-University approach to ensuring student success.

The Student Welfare Advisor considers student wellbeing as a core priority to enhance the student experience and facilitates student progress in tertiary studies. The Student Welfare Advisor provides a suite of services to support students’ financial literacy and financial position, accommodation circumstances, personal safety, diversity and inclusion, and other programs and information services that support an inclusive tertiary experience.

An opportunity now exists for you to play an integral role in this whole-of-University approach and assist in transforming the lives of our students and communities through innovative, flexible, and student-focused education.

This position will be based at the Toowoomba Campus.

About Us:

Co-led by the Academic Registrar and the Dean (Students), the Students Portfolio is committed to enhancing the student experience and supporting the success of students. Through a range of support services, experiences and student-focused strategies, the Portfolio is involved in all phases of the student lifecycle, from application to graduation.

The Wellbeing team is a multi-disciplinary team contributing to the wellbeing of UniSQ students, enhancing the student experience and supporting progression in tertiary studies. This team provides direct services to students through psychological services and welfare support, and works with academic staff on curricular and co-curricular initiatives to promote student wellbeing. Extra-curricular wellness initiatives include Mental Health First Aid, By-Stander Awareness, the coordinator of the Ally and other inclusivity programs, and other programs to support psychological and physical safety of UniSQ students.

What you’ll do:

Reporting to the Manager (Wellbeing), you will:

• Contribute to the development and provision of services and programs relating to key priority areas for students in relation to their welfare, including guidance, information and advice as required on matters pertaining to finance, accommodation, legal services, childcare, and student safety.
• Build and maintain partnerships with external organisations to increase services to students and aid in referral pathways,
• Provide strategic advice in relation to relevant trends and issues, and
• Contribute to formal report writing and evaluation of service delivery.

What will help you succeed:

• A degree in human/social services, community services, psychology or education with relevant experience,
• Proven ability to provide guidance and information on a range of welfare needs such as accommodation, finance or personal crises to a diverse student population,
• Applied knowledge of current equity and diversity issues as they affect Australian higher education students,
• Demonstrated experience in organising and prioritising projects and tasks to achieve high-quality work outcomes, and
• Accurate record-keeping and preparation of reports and evaluation data.

For initial enquiries regarding this position, please contact Mrs Kathy Prentice, Manager (Wellbeing) on telephone +61 7 3812 6398 or email Kathy.Prentice@usq.edu.au.

What we offer

We offer a range of rewarding career, financial and lifestyle benefits including:

• generous superannuation
• flexible working arrangements
• salary sacrifice
• professional development programs
• USQ sponsored Fit and Well Corporate Program which includes gym membership
• discounted personal travel and health services.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances. We recognise the importance of considering achievement relative to opportunity and encourage you to outline factors such as career breaks, gender, family, or other factors which may have resulted in a limited career progression.

Find out more at www.usq.edu.au

Reference Number:  0362_10/22

Term:  Fractional, continuing appointment (28.8 hrs/week)

Salary:  Total remuneration range $85,572 to $94,623 pa (includes salary range of $72,304 to $79,952 pa, employer superannuation contributions of 17% of salary and annual leave loading)

Closes:  Sunday, 6 November 2022

At USQ, we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision making.

If you think you can bring this role to life, we invite you to submit your current resume/CV. Please also include a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your relevant skills, experience and/or motivation relative to the ‘essential criteria’ in the position description. For more information on “How to apply for a job” please refer to  Uni SQ The application process.

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