Student Success Adviser (331) Kelburn, Wellington Central, New Zealand
- Are you a motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills?
- Do you thrive in collaborative and high performing team environments?
- Are you committed to student success?
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting for a Student Success Advisor to support Provisional Admission students on an 11 month fixed term contract.
The role will provide high quality holistic and administrative support for students.
Key Responsibilities:
- Be the holistic support point of contact to a dedicated group of students
- Engage students throughout the trimester, particularly at key momentum points
- Work with students to overcome barriers and to support their successful progress
- Monitor student progress and know when to target specific, just-in-time support to students in tactical ways
- Utilize the resources of the University and refer students to the appropriate additional support services
- Process student administration forms and maintains records in central systems
Mōu - About you
You will be a motivated, customer-focused individual, have strong relational skills, able to take initiative and a strong commitment to student success.
You will thrive in this role with an excellent manner with people, effective skills in empowering people to achieve their goals, strong attention to detail and good self-management skills. This role is busy, challenging, extremely rewarding and interesting for the individual with the right temperament.
You will relish taking responsibility as well as working collaboratively within a high performing team. You will be comfortable with complexity and working with complicated processes, and have effective time management and forward planning skills to balance meeting deadlines and maintain a high standard of service. You will have the ability to remain calm under pressure and thrive working with a diverse range of stakeholders.
Why you should join our team
You will be instrumental in supporting a new model of student support at the University that focusses on persistent supportive relationships and empowering students to make effective choices to success with their study. You will be coming into a highly supportive, cross-institutional team working in a collaborative style. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has strong relational skills and is motivated to see students succeed.
Close Date for Vacancy: 7th December 2020
Contact Details for Vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Derek White, 02108930183, derek.white@vuw.ac.nz. But applicants should follow all steps listed below.
Important - Application Steps and information
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About our University
Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is New Zealand’s globally ranked capital city university, focused on engaging with Wellington, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region and connecting with the world. The University values the expertise of its professional staff in supporting and enabling teaching, research and engagement activities.
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