At a Glance
- Tasks: Support psychiatry training programs and ensure a seamless student experience.
- Company: Join the University of Melbourne, a leader in education and research.
- Benefits: Enjoy 17% superannuation, flexible work arrangements, and career development opportunities.
- Other info: Be part of a diverse team committed to inclusion and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in mental health education while working with passionate professionals.
- Qualifications: Relevant qualification or equivalent experience, strong organisational skills, and effective communication.
The predicted salary is between 86943 - 99864 $ per year.
Role type: Part Time (0.6FTE); Fixed term for 2 years
Faculty: Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Department/ School: Department of Psychiatry; Melbourne Medical School
Salary: UOM 5 - $86,943 - $99,864 p.a. pro-rata for part time plus 17% super
You will support flagship psychiatry training programmes, ensuring seamless course administration and an excellent student experience. You will collaborate closely with academic and clinical stakeholders, manage digital platforms, and contribute to continuous improvement in teaching delivery.
What you will deliver
- Provide high-level administrative support for course promotion, preparation, timetabling, and correspondence.
- Maintain and update Canvas subjects, enrolments, and weekly class setup to ensure smooth online delivery.
- Monitor and manage student fees using Magento and collect participation and funding data for reporting.
- Coordinate teaching-related events, including annual awards, and induct supervisors and students in systems and technology.
- Contribute to continuous improvement in course delivery and support the education team across daily operations.
You may be a great fit if you
- Hold a relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent combination of education, training, and administrative experience.
- Demonstrate strong organisational and time management skills, with proven ability to manage competing deadlines.
- Apply high-level communication skills to build effective relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Use learning management systems, Zoom videoconferencing, and Microsoft Office confidently to support teaching and administration.
- Understand privacy, confidentiality, and data management principles within an educational context, including accurate record-keeping.
- Showcase initiative and problem-solving ability, contributing to process improvements and responsive student-centred service.
What we offer you
- Build future financial security with 17% superannuation.
- Supportive flexible work arrangements underpinned by our commitment to inclusion and well-being.
- Career development opportunities, including access to a range of tailored programs, such as Academic Women in Leadership, and learning platforms including LinkedIn Learning.
- Progressive, considerate leave provisions to empower your work-life balance and well-being, including leading parental leave, gender affirmation leave, cultural leave, and menstruation and menopause leave.
- Salary packaging and access to a range of discounted services including Bupa health insurance, and access to unique cultural and recreational benefits such as discounts for the Melbourne Theatre Company.
- Health and well-being services including a leading Employee Assistance Program.
Your new team
You will join a dedicated team delivering psychiatry education for trainee psychiatrists. The team collaborates across teaching, research, and student support, guided by compassionate, respectful, collaborative values. You will work with experienced clinicians, educators, and professional staff who value initiative and improvement. Together you will contribute to developing the mental health workforce through excellent education and student support.
Be Yourself
The University of Melbourne is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a child-safe organisation. The diversity of our community enriches us all, and we are committed to creating an inclusive and fair workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
We're committed to a barrier-free recruitment process and ongoing workplace support, providing adjustments throughout. We warmly encourage applications from people with disabilities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants
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