Transition Coordinator - Team Lead

• Work with students and make a difference
• MIT is a values-based education provider where your professional development and growth are paramount
• Are you a natural leader with a passion for providing excellent customer service? Are you keen to help students reach their full potential? Do you enjoy working with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds?

If your answer is yes to these questions, we've got the perfect role for you at Manukau Institute of Technology.

We are at the forefront of changing lives with vocational education with a strong vision of getting people into great jobs. MIT is a leading provider of Trades Academies and partners with local secondary schools across the Auckland region.

We are seeking someone to lead our tight knit Pathways and Transitions Team. This team of 4 support secondary students to gain either NCEA L2 or L3 in a tertiary environment and provide a high level of student support and pastoral care. As well as leading the team you will have your own group of students to partner with. This is varied role where no one day is the same, you could be promoting our pathways at a high school, the next you will be discussing academic support with a student's lecturer. You will need I to be well organised a natural leader with initiative, maturity and energy. You strong relationship skills ensure you develop and maintain key relationships with many stakeholders such as whanau, school contacts, Ministry of Education agencies, iwi, and South Auckland community representatives .

Working closely with the Pathways Manager you will facilitate Transition Coordinator meetings , support recruitment and induction and ensure the team take responsibility for student groups by monitoring student progress in collaboration with MIT teaching team and other key stakeholders. There are administration and reporting requirements and generally your hands on flexible approach will ensure you assist the team to get the mahi done.

To be successful you will need:

• Strong group facilitation and leadership skills
• Experience in supporting secondary age students preferably in a tertiary environment
• Experience with Maori and Pasifika Students and their communities
• Strong administration ability and Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft packages, in particular Word and Excel
• A full driver's licence

If you possess highly developed emotional intelligence and bring a collaborative approach along with the ability to think outside the box, be a problem solver with attention to detail

In return the benefits are huge, not only do you make a tangible difference to students lives, you will also enjoy:

• Working with a dynamic motivated team
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• Health and Wellbeing discounts such as gym membership and access to our onsite campus services, such as library, cafés, floristry and hairdressing discounts
• At Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees.

Poho kereu te tū ō te Whare Takiura nei ki te whai i te manaritetanga mō te hunga whai mahi ana i konei. E whakanui ana mātou i te kanorautanga me te hanga wāhi haumaru mō ngā tāngata rerekē katoa.

'I he 'Apiako Fakatekinikale 'o Manukau'(MIT) 'oku mau põlepole mo laukau'aki 'a e faingamãlie mo e totonu tatau 'oku ma'u 'e he tokotaha ngãue kotoa pë. 'Oku mau fakamahu'inga'i 'a e ngaahi faikehekehe' pea mau 'osikiavelenga 'i hono langa ha 'ãtakai ngãue 'oku laumãlie fietokoni mo kaungãngãue fakataha 'a e kau ngãue' hono kotoa.

O se mitamitaga mo MIT le avea ai ma falefaigaluega o loo amanaiaina ai avanoa tutusa i le itu tau galuega. Matou te faatauaina foi tulaga eseese o tagata, ma ua matou tinoū ina ia fausia ma lagolagoina se siosiomaga e aofia ai le tulaga tutusa o le aufaigaluega uma.

Applications close: Tuesday, 3rd December 2024

Please note we will be shortlisting and interviewing prior to the above close date.