Job No: APTAV102103#097
- Provide academic and cultural leadership to prepare graduates for culturally safe, responsive practice with indigenous peoples and communities
- Lead integration of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander ways of Knowing, Doing and Being into Social Work programs
- ACU offers 17% employer superannuation, salary packaging and generous parental, carers and study leave provisions
- Full time, continuing opportunity with hybrid flexibility working at North Sydney, Strathfield or Canberra campus
Operating within Social Work (Canberra), the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Curriculum & Pedagogy Coordinator, a teaching focussed position, provides academic and cultural leadership to prepare ACU Social Work and Speech Pathology graduates for culturally safe, responsive practice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. The position leads the integration and continuous improvement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of Knowing, Doing and Being across curriculum, pedagogy, assessment and professional practice education with opportunities to influence broader Allied Health initiatives over time. The Senior Lecturer supports the development of graduates to meet the ethical, professional and accreditation expectations of their disciplines and contributes to the ongoing quality of professional practice. A key focus of the role will be to strengthen the cultural capability of staff through mentoring, professional development, resource development and curriculum consultation enabling academic teams to confidently embed Indigenous perspectives throughout the student learning journey.
- Work collaboratively with discipline leaders, academic staff, students, elders, communities and professional and health bodies to ensure curriculum is culturally responsive, respectful and aligned with contemporary best practice and accreditation expectations.
- Build staff capability and capacity to develop culturally aware graduates who will positively impact health and social service delivery.
- Develop partnerships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander elders, communities and stakeholders to advance culturally responsive education and community engaged learning.
- Embed culturally driven learning outcomes whilst considering social, physical, spiritual and emotional health and wellbeing of cultures throughout the lifespan in line with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework.
Contact
General enquiries can be sent to Elspeth Froude, National Head of School - National School of Allied Health at: Elspeth.Froude@acu.edu.au
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 $178,482 - $193,772 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $151,018 - $164,087 (pro rata) pa (Academic Level C), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 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.
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Step 2: Click the 'View Position Description and Apply' button, and populate your candidate application details, including your:
- Resume.
- Recommended 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.
Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only).
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)
ACU considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s 42 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT)/ s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW), s 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)/ sub-s 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA)/ sub-s 26(3) or s 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic). Candidates are encouraged to visit our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Employment webpage for valuable resources to assist them in their application, including the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Candidate Job Guide.
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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 recruitment@acu.edu.au to discuss your requirements in confidence.
About ACU
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome.
ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.
ACU does not accept candidate applications submitted by external recruitment agencies through the ACU careers website.
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