Career Support Advisor - Melbourne, Australia - Swinburne University of Technology

Swinburne University of Technology

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Melbourne, Australia

2 weeks ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

The Skills and Jobs Centre at Swinburne University of Technology is looking for a Career Support Advisor to join their friendly team.

This part-time role will support the activities of the Skills and Jobs Centre by providing career and job readiness support, independent training, course and pathways information and guidance on employment to assist individuals to develop their career leading to sustainable employment.

The incumbent will be required to travel to our Hawthorn and Wantirna campuses from time to time and partner organisations.

About You

The following skills, experience and knowledge are required for this role:

Demonstrated ability to foster and promote an inclusive, healthy and safe careers counselling environment and provide support and advice to a diverse range of clients, including career guidance, training and course information and guidance and employment services.
Proven ability to effectively respond to client enquiries and a demonstrated commitment to high levels of customer service including followup and closure activities.
Demonstrated ability in maintaining confidential, detailed client enquiry/interaction information in Customer 1 (or similar CRM) and information relevant to job linking activities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and proven ability in building and maintaining effective working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders that include clients, employers, job seekers, and community service providers.
Demonstrated ability to contribute to a high functioning careers team and work effectively across a tertiary institution and the community to achieve outcomes.

Qualifications

Relevant postgraduate or vocational qualification in Career Development and/or significant experience, and/or preparedness to undertake a Certificate IV in Career Development.

About Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne Horizon 2025 draws upon our understanding of future challenges.

With this new strategic plan, we choose to build Swinburne as the prototype of a new and different university - one that is truly of Technology, of Innovation and of Entrepreneurship, and proud of it.

We are committed to a differentiated university proposition in education and research, so that:

Every Swinburne learner gets a work experience
Every Swinburne graduate gets a job
Every Swinburne partner gets a tech solution
Swinburne is the prototype of global best practice

The achievement of our 2025 moon shots depends on our capacity to work collectively, always, as One Swinburne.

To Apply
Please submit your CV and cover letter addressing your suitability for this position.

To review the Position Description and to apply, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.

If you are viewing this advert from an external site, please click 'apply' and you will be redirected to Swinburne's Jobs website to access the Position Description at the bottom of the page.

Applications Close:
Friday 30th June 2023, 5pm
Swinburne offers flexible working options, leave and parenting/carer policies to support work life balance.

Equity and Diversity

Swinburne is a large and culturally diverse organisation and we are proud of our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion through key initiatives.

For further information on all our initiatives visit our Equity & Diversity website.

We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants