Head of Department - Social Sciences

• AdvertiserEndeavour College of Natural Health
• DepartmentAcademic and Social Sciences
• Work TypeFull Time
• LocationAll campuses, ALL
• Posted24 Apr 2023
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Exciting opportunity for an experienced and engaging senior academic leader to join our dedicated and thriving Social Sciences team in this key role!

The leader in natural health education, we are proud to produce the experts that keep the world well. We’re the best at it because it’s all we do. Delivering the highest standard of education, the most informed curriculum and a nation-wide campus footprint, we are Australia's largest provider of higher education to the complementary medicine sector. We offer Bachelor of Health Science degrees in Naturopathy, Nutritional and Dietetic Medicine, and Acupuncture, as well as a range of undergraduate certificates. With the growth of the natural health space, it is an exciting time to be a part of an institution that strives for natural health education excellence.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our dedicated and thriving team as our Head of Department in Social Sciences on a full-time basis.

Reporting to the Director of Education, you are an engaging and visible senior academic leader who will guide and oversee course development and delivery, select educational resources, assessment design and course evaluation to ensure quality, consistency and currency of courses nationally within professional and regulatory guidelines.

Your key responsibilities will also include:

• Managing and leading the Social Sciences department to maximise the quality of teaching, course materials and academic administrative functions
• Student management to ensure a high level of academic integrity and adherence to academic policies and to address student concerns and grievances while supporting academic success
• Providing high-level management of academic operations, being a collaborative and active member of the Academic Leadership Team (ALT) and facilitating high quality interaction with support departments to ensure efficient and effective workflow in course delivery

About you

You’re an expert in the field, have a strong understanding of social sciences nationally and internationally, and see the bigger picture and where it’s moving. You have experience in counselling and/or psychology along with management and leadership experience and have completed or are currently undertaking a PhD in a relevant field (counselling focus of the PhD research project is preferred). Also having the following will see you well placed for success:

• Demonstrated academic excellence, evidenced by an outstanding contribution to teaching at a tertiary level and research in the discipline represented
• Proven experience in the development and review of curriculum and assessment materials at Bachelor level in line with regulatory and professional guidelines, development of social sciences curriculum is preferred
• Industry engagement through work and professional/association activities
• Publications in academic journals and being research active will be highly regarded
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders including industry and the wider community
• Ability to adopt a multi-disciplinary approach and work cooperatively with other organisational units and staff to achieve the College mission and objectives
• Evidence of successful leadership including a proven ability to lead, team-build, manage, mentor and develop staff (academic leadership is preferred)
• Commitment to high ethical, personal and professional standards
• Ability to manage competing priorities
• Evidence of an active role in the maintenance of academic standards and in the development of educational policy and of curriculum areas, within the discipline
• Holds current membership of an appropriate professional association
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education is desirable

If you have the experience we're looking for, and are as passionate as we are about education and sharing your expertise with the next generation of practitioners we would love to hear from you!

How to apply

Interested applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume which demonstrates an ability to deliver on the responsibilities for the role. Applications close 22 May 2023. Endeavour College of Natural Health reserves the right to commence screening and interviews as soon as suitable candidates are identified, so please do not delay with your application.

Endeavour welcomes the rich diversity of our community and strives to be inclusive for all. As an equal opportunity employer, we promote social inclusion and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and the LGBT+ community. Endeavour acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work.

We value our people, as such we focus on their continued professional development as well as their physical and mental well being. Perks of Working at Endeavour include:

• Access to our Professional Development Fund for external courses
• Free unlimited Endeavour short courses
• Birthday Leave – staff have a day off for their birthday
• Employee Assistance program
• Paid Parental Leave
• FREE UNLIMITED clinic consults in all of our disciplines
• 15% off all clinic dispensary and retail products
• Healthy snacks