Student Placements Coordinator

2 x fixed-term, full-time positions until Dec 2026, with free onsite parking

A fantastic opportunity to source placements for Social Work students through networking and industry visits.

Be an integral part of Excelsia’s life-transforming global Christian learning community.

About The Role

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• To build and nurture industry relationships to develop and maintain potential placement partners for Social Work and Community Services placement units.
• To research, identify, and initiate new opportunities to attract and establish long-term and mutually beneficial partnerships.
• To triage, review, and assess new leads to refer to Field Education Coordinators to qualify in line with relevant accreditation bodies to become placement partners.
• To collaborate to identify and formalise a suitable number of placement partners to cater to each cohort of placement students.

Selection Criteria

Qualifications And Professional Standing:

• Possession of a degree level qualification or relevant combination of experience and training, in a relevant field such as Sales, Marketing, or Business Administration, and/or Social Work or Community Services.

Essential:

• Committed Christian involved in a local congregation.
• Experience in networking, stakeholder relationship management and engagement with industry representatives.
• Experience in a higher education setting (or equivalent) would be an advantage.
• Proven organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and meet deadlines.
• Demonstrable experience in account, relationship management and/or business development (in required areas, or higher education, other relevant industry as examples)
• Excellent communication/ interpersonal skills and ability to build rapport with a wide variety of stakeholders.
• Outcomes focused and comfortable working in a target driven environment.
• Able to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team to achieve required outcomes.
• Disciplined with record keeping and confident/experienced in managing data and using a variety of technology (InPlace, CRM, highly desirable)
• Persistent, solutions- focused and agile, with the ability to effectively manage conflicting priorities, timelines and demands.
• Strong presentation skills and ability to adapt communication style to suit diverse networks.
• Ability to collaborate and negotiate with both internal and external stakeholders to positively influence and deliver mutually beneficial outcomes.

About Us

Excelsia University College was founded in 1983 as Australia’s first Christian arts college and, together with Indiana Wesleyan University, we are part of a global Christian learning community with big plans to take Christian higher education to the next level in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

Excelsia Benefits

• Maximise your “take home” income through our Salary Packaging scheme.
• Enjoy flexible and family friendly policies, providing generous leave and working conditions.
• Experience working in a culturally rich environment, with opportunities to engage in spiritual devotions.
• Upskill with our substantial tuition discount to eligible staff and their immediate families to study Excelsia courses.
• Our employees have access to earned wages, the ability to save before you’re paid, financial education and much more.

Learn more about why Excelsia is Great Place to Work ® Certified and why our staff love working at Excelsia here: https://greatplacetowork.com.au/gptwcertified/excelsia-college/

This on-site, full-time position is based in Pennant Hills.

How To Apply

If you meet the above criteria, you have a great opportunity to join our Christian community. Please provide your application with resume and covering letter addressing the position criteria via this website. If you have any queries regarding the position or application process, please contact us via work@excelsia.edu.au.

Excelsia University College is a smoke free campus.