Team Leader - Enrichment Programmes - New Zealand Jobs Opening

September 22, 2024

University of Canterbury

Christchurch

OTHER & FULL TIME & PART TIME

Team Leader - Enrichment Programmes

Te Tari o te Tumu Tuarua Akoranga | Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
Continuing (permanent) position

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Programme Team Leader? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
As the Enrichment Programme Team Leader, you will guide a dedicated team in creating and delivering activities that support students throughout their undergraduate journey.
You will be responsible for the successful development and delivery of Enrichment programme content, in alignment with the universities and the DVC-A strategic priorities for student success at UC. You will also represent the Enrichment Programme work to external funders.
The team leader will fulfil the role of Senior Coach, working with more junior staff to develop coaching practice that ensures students can establish goals, identify resources and opportunities, and then collaborate to produce actions and behaviours that lead to successful academic outcomes.
Mōu | Who You Are
To be considered you will have experience working in an educational setting, effectively leading, coaching and developing a team. You will also have:

A bachelor's degree in a relevant field and/or a postgraduate qualification in psychology, social work & coaching, or a similar field.
Experience working with external funding agencies and other key stakeholders.
Experience with Pastoral care and case management.
Experience in developing and managing enrichment programmes or similar initiatives.
A track record of designing and implementing strategies that align with institutional goals and drive student success.
A proven record to turn around academic outcomes through impactful programme delivery.
Experience leading large-scale events is beneficial.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The mahi undertaken in Kia Angitu, UC's student success programme, is designed to achieve one of UC's key strategic objectives - to develop and provide a positive environment to support student success through a range of pedagogical, digital, and organisational approaches.
Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.
We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.
We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/. For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 27 September 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.
Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply
Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.
Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to Workat UC@canterbury.ac.nz
You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand, then you may also be considered.