Team Leader - Student Accessibility Service

Te Ratonga Whaikaha | Student Accessibility Service
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (permanent) position
• Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
The role of the Poutoko, Ohu Tohutohu i Te Ratonga Whaikaha |Student Accessibility Service Team Leader is to lead and manage the service to deliver appropriate specialist advice and resources to students with accessibility challenges. You will also develop and deliver strategic initiatives to enhance the academic performance, personal development and wellbeing of students who engage with TRW|SAS. Your work will involve meaningful collaboration with academic colleagues, other professional support teams across the university, and students. If you seek to encourage, empower and equip students to succeed and have knowledge and understanding of current inclusive strategies and approaches, then this may be the job for you.

Mōu | Who You Are
The successful candidate will hold a Postgraduate qualification (minimum of NZQA Level 8) within the fields of Social Science, Health, Disability and/or Education. A teaching qualification with significant teaching experience would be advantageous for this role. You will also have:

• considerable leadership experience, preferably in an education field
• significant experience working directly with people with accessibility challenges
• a demonstrated commitment to inclusion
• experience with managing a budget and statistical analysis
• successful change management experience and effective skills to facilitate communication and understanding across different areas of the University
• proficiency in oral presentations, written reporting, and policy development and review
• familiarity with the tertiary education sector
• experience dealing with complex issues
• recognition and implementation Te Ao Ngāi Tūāhuriri - values, tikanga, kawa and traditions and valuing te reo Māori
• ability to provide cultural leadership, and proficiency in te reo Māori is desirable.
• an alignment with our organisation's values and culture, promoting a positive and inclusive work environment.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
The team in TRW|SAS are passionate and innovative in their approach to assist students with accessibility challenges by providing appropriate academic support with specialist and practical resources that enhance the student experience and optimise their personal, social and academic success.

For more information about our team, please visit our website.

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/about-uc/work-at-uc/benefits-working-uc . 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: 9 May 2025 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note, applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place before the close date.

The salary for this position sits within the General Staff Collective Agreement Band 5 salary range - $93 906 - $114 619.  Appointable salary within this range is dependent on skills and experience.

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 [email protected]

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.