"Teaching Focussed Academic, Nursing"

Job Description

1. Join a highly motivated and enthusiastic team
2. Showcase your leadership
3. Work in a discipline area you are passionate about

About Us:

At Victoria University, our aim is to be a global leader in dual-sector learning and research by 2028. Join us on the journey and help us achieve our strategic drives embedded in our Strategic Plan 2022-2028: Start well, finish brilliantly. One of the drivers “Thriving place to Study and Work” will enable us to continue to create places that our students and staff love to belong and feel immense pride.

About the Role:

VU has revolutionised the student experience!

The VU Block Model, designed and implemented by the best learning and teaching experts, aims to ease the transition of students into first year, and set them up for a successful University experience in the relevant Discipline Based College. This teaching position provides exciting opportunities for people with a commitment to innovative teaching practices wishing to join teaching teams dedicated to delivering a unique student experience.

We are looking for a passionate and innovative academic with expertise in nursing keen to take workshops and other sessions with students as part of our First Year College.

This position is avaiable on an ongoing basis part time OR full time at a Teaching Focused Academic TFAA3 $82,415 - TFAA6 $93,509 classification (+ 17% super).

About You:

• Are a Registered Nurse
• Have as a minimum a Masters or a Post Graduate Degree in Nursing
• Have a strong passion for teaching and a desire for continuous improvement and development in student learning
• Enjoy the prospect of developing future nurses
• Want to contribute to the ongoing development of teaching methodologies

What We Offer:

For information on our employee benefits, flexible working, discounts in private health insurance and gym memberships and salary packaging please visit https://www.vu.edu.au/staff/benefits-services-for-staff 

How to apply:

To view a copy of the position description, please here: Position Description - Teaching Focussed Academic, Nursing

Applications must be submitted as a single document comprising:

• Your cover letter
• Your CV
• Your responses to the selection criteria listed on page 3 of the Position Description.

Please note:  Applications which do not address the selection criteria (as outlined on page 3 of the PD) will not be considered.

For further information relating to the position, please contact Professor Andrew Smallridge, First Year College, Dean, by email at andrew.smallridge@vu.edu.au

Applications close at 11:59pm on Monday the 3rd of June, 2024 (AEST).

Our Commitment to Protecting Country: 

Victoria University honours its deep diversity as a foundation for collaboration and social progress. We will demonstrate sensitivity in respecting First Nation perspectives. We will ensure that we respect our Indigenous voices and commit to sustainable Protecting Country. We will take leadership responsibility, in all that we do, to improve the health and wellbeing of our local and global communities, and the planet that we share. 

Victoria University is committed to inclusion, equity and diversity. VU encourages applications from women, gender diverse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from under-represented backgrounds in this field.

About Us

Victoria University (VU) is the  University of the West.

For more than 100 years, Victoria University (VU) has offered accessible education to students in Melbourne’s west and beyond.

We are one of Australia’s few dual-sector universities, with currently over 40,000 enrolled vocational and higher education students studying across our campuses.

Our moral purpose is to provide vocational and higher education that transforms the lives of students and the communities we serve. Our values are a living set of actions that underpin our moral purpose.

The VU Values are that we are always:

• welcoming

• ethical

• shaping the future 

• together.

This is the VU Way. We are always WEST.

At VU we believe diversity is a strength – the more diverse perspectives, identities, cultural backgrounds, ages and experience of our students and staff, the better our working environment, research and educational experience of our students.

With a culturally diverse population of students and staff from a wide range of backgrounds, we strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment where all students and staff are respected, valued and enabled to thrive.