School of Psychology
Faculty of Science
Reference no. 763/0417

• Be valued for your knowledge and experience using Learning Management Systems
• Opportunity to provide administrative and education support to academic and teaching staff
• Full-time or part time, fixed term for 12 months, remuneration package: $84Kp.a. which includes base salary, leave loading and up to 17% super

About the opportunity 
The Faculty of Science is one of six faculties operating within the University and includes the Schools of Chemistry, Geosciences, Life and Environmental Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics, Psychology and the Sydney School of Veterinary Science and the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science. The School of Psychology is one of the Universitys largest academic units consisting of 300 staff. It currently offers coursework and research degrees to approximately 4000 students. The School offers a popular postgraduate coursework program in Coaching Psychology.

The Education Support Officer provides support in the administration of the Schools academic programs, specifically the third-year undergraduate Units of Study and the Coaching Programs. The third-year units have approximately 600 students enrolled each semester and the Coaching Programs approximately 80 students.

In this position, you will:

• provide a broad range of administrative support to Academic and Teaching staff
• provide a broad range of educational support to Academic and Teaching staff
• assist with data collation for School and/or Faculty reporting needs.

About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance in recruiting talent aligned to these values in the pursuit of research excellence. We are looking for an Education Support Officer who possesses:

• tertiary qualifications with some relevant work experience; and/or equivalent combination of relevant work experience and training
• experience working in a tertiary environment with working knowledge of using Learning Management Systems
• excellent time and workload management skills
• ability to work in a complex and challenging environment.

About us
Since our inception 160 years ago, the University of Sydney has led to improve the world around us. We believe in education for all and that effective leadership makes lives better. These same values are reflected in our approach to diversity and inclusion, and underpin our long-term strategy for growth. We’re Australia's first university and have an outstanding global reputation for academic and research excellence. Across our campuses, we employ more than 6,000 academic and non-academic staff who support over 60,000 students.

We are undergoing significant transformative change which brings opportunity for innovation, progressive thinking, breaking with convention, challenging the status quo, and improving the world around us.

The University of Sydney encourages part-time and flexible working arrangements, which will be considered for this role.

All professional staff employed by the University of Sydney must have the right to work in Australia. An employer visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates holding their own Visa are not eligible to apply.

For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.

All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website.  Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number to apply.

Closing date: 11:30pm 28 June 2017

The University of Sydney is committed to diversity and social inclusion. Applications from people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds; equity target groups including women, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged.

If we think your skills are needed in other areas of the University, we will be sure to contact you about other opportunities.

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