Lecturer - Early Childhood Education (Adelaide)

**About Ikon**

Ikon is a private Institute of Higher Education focused on delivering courses in Early Childhood Education, Counselling, and Psychotherapy, Art Therapy, and Community Services. Our purpose is to propel individuals towards life-altering futures. We do this by fostering curiosity and self-development through meaningful learning experiences.

Ikon operates nationally with campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide, as well as Distance Education. It currently has around 3500 domestic and international students across its 4 Bachelor and 3 Masters programs.

**About the role’**

We are looking for permanent lecturers to join our growing team.

This role will be based on our Adelaide campus.

Reporting to the Head of School, you have the opportunity to provide an exciting and engaging learning experience to our students, with the primary duties being teaching and assessing students.

This is a hands-on role working within the academic team, supporting student engagement and facilitating their learning experience.

**About you**

We are seeking a dynamic individual who is passionate about teaching and delivering an enriching learning experience. You will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to facilitate face-to-face as well as online learning.

You have good interpersonal and communication skills and are able to work in a team within a dynamic workplace.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Deliver course within discipline area and facilitate learning in an engaging and dynamic manner, via on-campus and digital methodologies
- Facilitate student engagement, consultation, and communication of student issues to Head of Faculty
- Mark student assessments within specific timeframes and to the required standards
- Participate in moderation and benchmarking activities as required
- Attend faculty meetings and student consultations as required
- Engage in scholarly practice as required

**Education, Experience and Skills**:

- A PhD or a master’s qualification in a directly related field of study (Early Childhood Education)
- A minimum of 2 years and preferably 5 years or more of practising experience in a directly related field of study.
- Teaching or Tutoring experience is desirable
- Knowledge of higher education requirements and industry standards
- Knowledge of contemporary developments in their specific discipline or field, be actively engaged in continuing professional development, scholarship, research, or knowledge of contemporary teaching, learning and assessment relevant to their discipline, role, modes of delivery and the specific needs of student cohorts
- Passion for education
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Willingness to undergo a National Crime check, if required

**Why work with Ikon?**
- A supportive team
- Career progression
- A positive and fun work environment
- Breakfast supplies all around the year
- Training and Development opportunities
- In addition, permanent staff also get paid birthday leave

**Diversity & Inclusion**

**Next steps**:

- We are only able to consider applicants with the right to live and work in Australia Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qmxep