Careers
1. Position Vacant – Student Success Adviser
| Department/Unit | Health and Wellbeing |
| Faculty/Division | Student and Community Services Division |
| Classification (salary rates) | HEW 03 (casual) |
| Employment type | Casual position |
| Work location | Clayton/Gippsland/Caulfield (TBC) |
Position purpose
Monash aims to facilitate a positive and successful transition for all commencing students to their discipline(s) of study, campus, and learning environments through engagement processes which provide academic, social, administrative and geographic familiarisation with Monash and embrace the diversity of their previous experiences.
As part of the suite of transition programs, Monash is introducing an early engagement program for students who are “First in Family” to attend university. The aim of the program is to provide a supportive service throughout the students first year using multiple communication channels including phone contact at key times from Student Success Advisers.
Student Success Advisers are responsible for providing general advice in relation to common transition issues experienced by students, making referrals to appropriate support services, and completing necessary record-keeping for each contact session.
This position reports to the Coordinator of Transition and Retention, Health and Wellbeing.
For key result areas and responsibilities and key selection criteria please see
Student Success Adviser
To apply please visit
https://careergateway.monash.edu.au/ViewJob.chpx?id=161532
2. Summer Prison Volunteer Opportunity
Want to do something worthwhile with your spare time over summer?
PLEA is looking for skilled and dedicated students to run legal education workshops in prisons over the summer break.
The Prison Legal Education & Assistance Project (PLEA) is currently recruiting volunteers to commence in December 2011.
PLEA is a student-run volunteer organisation, based at Monash-Oakleigh Legal Service which provides legal education to remand inmates at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, the Metropolitan Remand Centre in Deer Park and the Youth Justice Centre in Parkville.
PLEA is looking for Law Students who are willing to volunteer their time and energy to work with disadvantaged and marginalised people within the prison system.
Volunteers will research specific areas of the criminal justice system before conducting interactive seminars in both the Metropolitan Remand Centre and the Dame Phylis Frost Centre.
Summer volunteers will have the opportunity to become an ongoing volunteer, including working in our youth justice program and supporting inmates with legal research in prison libraries.
PLEA volunteers gain invaluable insight into the criminal law, the prison system and prison justice. All roles require excellent communication skills, initiative, patience and sensitivity – all guided by a firm committment to social justice and incarecration issues.
Applicants are required to commit a minimum of 6 hours per week between December 2011 – March 2012, as well as fortnightly prison visits.
Click here to submit an online application
Applications close Midnight Friday 25 November
For further information, email volunteer.plea@gmail.com
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