Course Coordinator - Early Childhood (Placement Readiness)

The Course Coordinator – Placement Readiness provides academic leadership in the coordination, delivery, review, and continuous improvement of the GDECE program across both online and face-to-face modes nationally. The role has a strong focus on supporting pre-service teachers to be placement ready, working closely with the Course Coordinator – Placement Success within the Academic Team, and leading a geographically dispersed team delivering the program both online and on campus.

Key Responsibilities

• Effectively manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Make timely decisions and quickly learn and apply policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements
• Provide clear guidance and ongoing support to staff, adapting flexibly to change
• Provide academic and operational leadership to the Higher Education staff who deliver courses and services specific to the courses which they coordinate. 
• Contribute to the development, review and renewal of academic policies and procedures. 
• Monitor, assess and measure student progress, performance and satisfaction with academic programs. 
• Managing the operations of course(s), which includes timetabling of classes and exams, planning of resources, enrolments and RPLs, recruitment and supervision of academic and support staff, supervision of exams.