Job Reference: 987901

About the Role:
This position involves developing and engaging with industry partners and schools to create mutually beneficial relationships. The goal is to enhance the profile of the School of Education and generate successful placement opportunities for our students. The coordinator is responsible for placing students in their professional experience practicums and ensuring a high level of customer service is maintained throughout the process.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Create and maintain successful industry relationships with schools and stakeholders to nurture on-going beneficial partnerships for student placement.
• Negotiate school access for placements with industry partners and organise professional experience opportunities for our current Education students.
• Provide on-going advice and support to students on a professional experience placement and to all students regarding their upcoming practicums.
• Actively recruit and induct Professional Experience Supervisors.
• Design, coordinate and conduct effective training sessions for mentors and placement supervisors.
• Liaise with schools to ensure that the required mentors and practicum supervisors are assigned and maintain oversight to ensure all student, mentor and government requirements are managed effectively.
• Maintain and develop essential documentation, up to date information and records relating to professional experience.
• Support and work effectively with academic staff to successfully deliver a high quality and consistent professional experience.
• Undertake other activities which the incumbent might reasonably be expected to do, and which are consistent with the accountabilities and responsibilities as listed above

Experience & Skills:

• Demonstrated negotiation skills and the ability to build and successfully maintain positive industry partnerships and relationships.
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to work cooperatively and sensitively with staff and students from a wide variety of cultures.
• Demonstrated experience working both independently and as a team member with a proven ability to recognise and deal with conflict.
• Proven ability to prioritise tasks, be well organised, meet deadlines and maintain an effective working environment with staff.
• Demonstrated ability to design, organise, and deliver training sessions.
• Demonstrated experience and competence in the use of digital technologies, including high-level capabilities with customer relationship databases.

Role Requirements:

1. As this is a fixed-term contract, you will require current work rights in Australia that match the tenure of this role
2. This role requires that the successful candidate undergo and maintain an up-to-date Working with Children Check

About Curtin University
We are an energetic, dedicated team of academics and professionals working together to provide global solutions through quality graduates and innovative research. Curtin is a welcoming space where integrity, respect for one another, courage, excellence, and impact are essential to everyday life. Our aim is to create a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community in which we live. For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion page - https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-at-curtin/

What We Offer You:
Situated on Whadjuk Nyungar Country, our vibrant Bentley campus includes an art gallery, gym, childcare and medical centre, bus station, accessible parking and endless food options including a supermarket. Aside from the vibrant campus life, we offer more than just a job. Curtin offers a wide range of generous benefits, including additional leave, salary packaging, health and wellbeing services and an array of discounts for retail, travel and much more. For more information, check out our benefits page!
For more reasons to work at Curtin, please visit https://staff.curtin.edu.au/discover-curtin/

Join Us!
If this sounds like your next role, please click APPLY NOW ensuring to attach the following documents:

• Updated Resume
• Cover Letter outlining your interest and experience

If you have any queries in relation to this opportunity or the application process, please contact our careers team on [email protected] or 08 9266 9000 (option 3,1), quoting the reference number. Please note applications will not be accepted via this email address.

Applications close: Thursday 1st of May 2025

Disclaimer: Please note that there is no standardised time for the closing of adverts on the specified date. Therefore, we recommend submitting your application ahead of this deadline. Late applications will not be considered, and only successful candidates will be contacted.

Please note we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies at this time.
Curtin reserves the right at its sole discretion to withdraw from the recruitment process, not to make an appointment, or to appoint by invitation, at any time. We reserve the right to remove the advert earlier than the date on the advert.