Campus Location: Brisbane, Australia

Job No: APTAV103059#009

Do you have strong leadership skills and thrive in a fast-paced environment?

A multi-faceted role with the opportunity to engage internal and external stakeholders

Support the placement of our students as they gain professional experience

Full time, continuing role located at Brisbane campus

About the role:

Operating within Placement Services, the Team Leader Placement Services provides leadership and coordination of all administrative operations and day-to-day business regarding Faculty clinical/ professional placements for the relevant campus. The position will supervise clinical administrative staff and coordinate activities undertaken by clinical administrative staff, providing hands-on support as necessary. This position will also be responsible for a designated activity within the Faculty-wide clinical administration portfolio, for example: InPlace (student placement software); standard policy & procedures, or clinical placement agreements. More specifically the role entails:

Planning, managing, and coordinating all local Placement Services functions on assigned campus(es) to ensure efficient and effective operation and a consistent Faculty approach within relevant regulatory, policy and procedural frameworks. This includes responsibility for the delivery of clinical practice placement administration, managing the administrative implementation of contracts with Placement Agencies, and managing and reporting on the allocation and progress of student placements.

Managing the staff in Placement Services on assigned campus(es), including responsibility for recruitment, assessing and meeting training and development requirements; performance management; leave management and casual staff requirements during peak periods.

Coordinating workload and workflow of Placement Services to effectively manage and maintain working knowledge of all services, and act to prioritise and plan workload for peak periods. Hands-on support may be required.

Supporting activities and communication within Placement Services to promote a culture of high-level client service and of continuous improvement.

Maintaining and reviewing standard operating procedures and other systems, and provide recommendations to enhance the quality, efficiency and level of customer service provided by Placement Services.

Acts as the main liaison between Placement Services, Schools, students & placement agencies to ensure administrative needs/requirements of key stakeholders are being met.

For full position details, refer to the position description.

About Placement Services:

Placement Services is a specialist unit within the Office of the Associate Dean, Learning, Teaching and Professional Experience (OADLTPE) within the Faculty of Health Sciences. The unit is dedicated to ensuring that every student in the Faculty has access to appropriate, sustainable and high-quality professional practice placements. Placement Services works collaboratively to support internal and external stakeholders with high-level customer service to enable seamless placement administration and student placement experiences.

Contact:

General enquiries can be sent to Lara Demetrios, Manager - Placement Services at: [email protected]

What we offer:

The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement.

Total remuneration valued to $121,117 - $131,031 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $102,346 - $110,723 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. A 2.8% increase will be effective from the beginning of the last full pay period before 30 June 2025.

17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff.

Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date.

As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging. Find out more information about the benefits or working at ACU here.

How to Apply:

Step 1: Review the Position Description and become familiar with Our Mission and the Application process

Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:

resume (maximum 5 pages).

responses to the Selection Criteria and Core Competencies in a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) or in the online Declaration and Criteria application page.

brief online responses to any pre-screening employment questions.

Applications close: 27-MAY-2025 at 11:59pm AUS Eastern Standard Time

Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/ continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights. For further information visit Immigration and Citizenship(homeaffairs.gov.au)

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ACU is committed to fostering an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and enables our people to reach their potential. This is underpinned by our mission and values, grounded in our respect for all people and the advancement of the common good. In line with our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion we welcome candidates from all backgrounds and lived experiences. ACU is recognised as a Veteran Employment Supporter and veterans are encouraged to apply. ACU offers support for candidates that may require adjustments through the recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] to discuss your requirements in confidence.

About ACU:

Australian Catholic University (ACU) is an inclusive community which welcomes students and staff of all beliefs. ACU has over 2,500 staff supporting more than 34,000 students across eight campuses - Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.

ACU aspires to be a home for our staff, offer the care of a family and develop an academic and professional community. Whatever your faith or culture, and whether you are academic or professional staff, there are many opportunities both for learning and contributing at ACU.

As valued members of our community, all staff members are expected to have an understanding of ACU's mission and values and to demonstrate an active contribution to them.

ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.