Job no: 570953
Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Campus Independent
Categories: Student Services, HEO7

- HEO7
- Full-time position
- Fixed termuntil 31/06/2027
- The position is based at the Northern Study Hub in Broadmeadows and Epping – incumbents will need to be on site
- Take your career in exciting, rewarding directions

About the position

The Study Hub Learning Support Advisors identify and implement best practice in tertiary student engagement, learning, retention and course completion support. The support is provided within the community, in our purpose-built Northern Study Hub facilities at Broadmeadows and Epping. The Northern Study Hub is led by La Trobe University, with funding from the Australian Government. This means that the incumbent will be a La Trobe University employee but will work with students from any/all government-funded tertiary providers.

The position is responsible for delivering tailored support- in academic skills, digital literacy, tertiary attainment and student wellbeing - as well as coordinating student engagement activities and fostering an inclusive and supportive study workplace within the Study Hub. You will be working collaboratively with university and TAFE stakeholders, community partners, and students to enhance student participation and success in higher education.





Skills and Experience

To be considered for this position, you will have:

- An undergraduate degree in any area, with at least 4 years subsequent experience in adult learning, student support or higher education environments; or an equivalent alternate combination of relevant knowledge, training and/or experience.
- Experience in the delivery of high-quality student-centred learning, especially in relation to supporting university transition, student engagement, academic skill development, and course completions.
- Intercultural understanding and/or multicultural lived experience, particularly in relation to the impacts and expectations these experiences can have on university studies. The ability to converse in language/s other than English, would be highly regarded.

Please refer to the Position Description for other duties, skills and experience required for this position.

- Discounts for staff and their family members to study a range of La Trobe courses

Closing date: Sunday the 1st of November 2026

Only candidates with Full Working Rights in Australia may apply for this position.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

We welcome and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait

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