Full-Time | Fixed term until December 2026
Higher Education Officer Level 5 | $84,599 - $93,366 p.a.
Location: Bedford Park / Kaurna Country
About the Role
The Student Placement Officer, internally referred to as the Work Integrated Learning Support Officer is responsible for providing a range of support services for the College’s Work Integrated (WIL) programs. You will work closely with the WIL Team Leader to leverage opportunities internally and externally and assist with administration, matching students to placements and ensuring that students meet the requirements for preplacement/WIL experience and contribute to enhancing positive graduate outcomes.
You will be required to provide timely advice to various stakeholders and students to support WIL supervision and exercise sound judgement when dealing with sensitive or urgent issues relating to student placements.
As the successful candidate you will be accountable for:
Liaising with placement providers and undertaking any administration required for placements, including the preparation of contracts, and maintaining quality student data.
Processing and maintaining accurate data of student placements experience and supporting academic placement coordinators.
Maintaining data records in relevant systems and preparing reports and correspondence as requested
Assisting with the organisation and sharing of WIL information via online and in-person methods to students, industry and academics.
About You
The key to your success will be your well-developed organisation skills as you demonstrate your ability to prioritise operational situations and meet urgent deadlines. The Work Integrated Learning Support Officer will exercise initiative and problem-solving skills to interpret and advise on systems, policies and procedures f or the continual improvement of WIL support services.
You will have excellent customer service, communication, and interpersonal skills, allowing you to work collaboratively with a range of university stakeholders and external organisations.
To be successful you will also demonstrate:
Relevant administrative experience and/or education and training.
Experience in maintaining positive relationships, with internal and external stakeholders.
Effective use of systems and databases including the ability to extract, manipulate and analyse data.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise initiative and sound judgment to solve problems and make decisions.
About the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Students)
The Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) provides administrative support to key strategic and operational functions of the University’s student-related and academic services. Under the general portfolio, the Office team supports Portfolio leadership and facilitates dialogue between key service areas to help the Portfolio ensure Flinders educational offerings are innovative, of assured quality, and are student centred. This drives our values and ethos, our impact and engagement, and our vision to be internationally recognised as a world leader in research, an innovator in contemporary education, and the source of Australia’s most enterprising graduates.
Life at Flinders
We're transforming and investing in people and facilities to create contemporary, stimulating, and satisfying learning and work environments that reflect our core values of excellence, innovation, courage, and integrity. Flinders is refocusing its strategic priorities with the aim of elevating its performance to be a top ten Australian university, and amongst the top 1% in the world.
Reaching beyond the limits of buildings, borders, and backgrounds, ours is an inclusive culture that believes absolutely in equality and opportunity for all. We don't just accommodate differences; we embrace and celebrate them. So, why work at Flinders?
17% Superannuation + salary packaging options
Flexible working arrangements
Our commitment to wellbeing through our Thriving@Flinders initiative
Wide range of professional development activities and services, including exclusive staff study offers
We embrace diversity and promote equity and inclusion for all students and staff, as shown through our four SAGE Cygnet Awards.
Vibrant campus life and amenities including on campus health care services, gym and childcare centre (Bedford Park, South Australia).
Our Commitment to Reconciliation and Indigenous Employment
Flinders University is proud to be an organisation that is committed to our Reconciliation Action Plan and Indigenous Workforce Strategy. Our vision is to be a preferred employer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We are committed to progressing Indigenous advancement in education, research, employment, and wellbeing, and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for all Flinders vacancies.
Please see here for our Reconciliation Action Plan
Please see here for our Indigenous Workforce Strategy
Prescribed Conditions for Employment
Flinders University is committed to providing a safe, respectful and inclusive environment, free from gender‑based violence. Appointment to this role is conditional on the completion of required pre‑employment checks and declarations, each of which must be satisfactory to the University. This includes a Gender‑Based Violence declaration, in accordance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender‑Based Violence (2025), and a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration. Each case will be assessed on its individual merits and relevance to the inherent requirements of the role.
How to Apply and Information
You are required to submit Suitability Statement of no more than 2 pages, addressing the below four Key Position Capabilities of the
High attention to detail and effective to well-developed data entry, communication and reporting skills, including the ability to use the university’s Placement Management System and other technologies.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise initiative and sound judgment to solve problems and make decisions.
Effective to well-developed written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to establish positive relationships and work collaboratively with a diverse range of people including students, academic staff, professional staff and external organisations.
Demonstrated effective to high-level customer service skills and a proven results orientated focus.
For more information regarding this position, please contact Anthony De Conno
Certification
Applications to be submitted before 10.00pm:
10 June 2026
At Flinders we embrace and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.
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