Tutoring for Success Program (TSP) Officer

at  Griffith University

EVERY INSTITUTION VALUES EXCELLENCE. WHAT MATTERS MOST IS WHY.

Griffith was created to be a different type of university. Here we strive to be a place where all peoples of all cultures feel valued and respected, and where Indigenous Australian people, cultures, knowledges, experiences and perspectives, form an integral part of our learning, teaching, research, and community engagement. At Griffith, we hold ourselves accountable to the belief that reconciliation is everybody’s business.
Through our work with Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Holders, we continue to develop Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander engagement strategies and partnerships for community empowerment, as well as a curriculum informed by respect for the knowledge systems of our First Peoples and our commitment or Reconciliation.
As part of our ongoing commitment to educational outcomes for First Peoples, we are seeking a Tutoring for Success Program (TSP) Officer to join our team.
Job Description
The GUMURRII Student Success Unit is the heart of Griffith’s Indigenous student community, with a dedicated student hub located on each campus. GUMURRII staff provide high quality services and support for potential and current students, from schools outreach to recruitment, orientation to graduation in a safe and culturally appropriate learning environment.
Griffith is committed to the success of our staff and students, with one of the largest First Peoples staff and student cohorts of any Australian University.
Join a diverse, friendly, and close-knit environment where the team enjoy making it matter.
As a Tutoring for Success Program (TSP) Officer, you’ll work within the Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous) and report to the Tutoring for Success Program Coordinator.
The Tutoring for Success Program (TSP) is a supplementary academic tutorial initiative, established to enhance First Peoples students’ experience and success at university.
The dedicated TSP team are committed to matching eligible students with suitably qualified course-specific tutors, supporting students through the program whilst also ensuring that the TSP program continues to meet the needs of current First Peoples students across the university.

In the role you will:

• Work collaboratively with the GUMURRII Student Success team, as part of a specialist team, to provide advice and facilitate the recruitment of First Peoples students into the Tutoring for Success Program.
• Coordinate the sign-on process for commencing and continuing students signing up to the Tutoring for Success Program, conducting student assessments, student interviews etc.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and practices to ensure provision of timely, high quality tutoring services and continuous improvement.
• Provide frontline support with all First Peoples students at all levels of study to assess and identify individual learning needs, proactively engaged in and promoting GUMURRII services and facilities.

This is a rewarding and exciting role which can see you working in a small team that delivers a highly successful and recognised program with positive impact for First Peoples students.

In the role you will:

• Work collaboratively with the GUMURRII Student Success team, as part of a specialist team, to provide advice and facilitate the recruitment of First Peoples students into the Tutoring for Success Program.
• Coordinate the sign-on process for commencing and continuing students signing up to the Tutoring for Success Program, conducting student assessments, student interviews etc.
• Assist in the development and implementation of policies, procedures and practices to ensure provision of timely, high quality tutoring services and continuous improvement.
• Provide frontline support with all First Peoples students at all levels of study to assess and identify individual learning needs, proactively engaged in and promoting GUMURRII services and facilities

We recognise that your heritage is deeply personal to you. Proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage is a requirement for appointment to this role. This includes that people filling the role:

• are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; and
• identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person; and
• are accepted by your community as being an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person