- Employment Type: Full Time (35 hours per week)
- Duration: Fixed Term until December 2026
- Remuneration: Level 7 from $113,926k + 17% superannuation & leave loading
- Location: Kensington NSW (3 days campus based each week)
Why your role matters
The Equitable Learning Facilitator plays a pivotal role within the Division of Education and Student Experience. The position supports students of all abilities, including those with mental health conditions and long-term health concerns that may impact their educational participation. Through the provision of appropriate educational adjustments, the role contributes to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion, while increasing student participation and success in alignment with the UNSW's Strategy for Educational Excellence and an enhanced student experience.
The role is responsible for determining and coordinating students’ educational adjustment needs and works collaboratively with colleagues across the portfolio and the wider University academic and professional community to ensure adjustments are implemented effectively and appropriately. The Equitable Learning Facilitator also provides expert advice and advocacy on equitable student support and inclusive practice, supporting the University in meeting its legislative obligations under the Disability Discrimination Act.
The position reports to the Lead, Equitable Learning and does not have direct reports.
Specific accountabilities include:
- Work closely with students to develop, negotiate and implement educational adjustments and services that consider the impacts of their disability, long-term health concern or mental health condition.
- Manage a caseload and maintain accurate and professional case notes, data and statistics using appropriate client and student management systems, data and reporting tools.
- Provide support, expert advice and resources in relation to the implementation of educational adjustments, inclusive practice and relevant regulatory and legislative requirements to academic and frontline staff, to build the UNSW community’s capacity to include students living with a disability in education and University life.
About You:
- Relevant tertiary qualification with subsequent relevant experience or equivalent competence gained through any combination of education, training and experience relevant to educational programs and initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience working with students living with all abilities, long term health concerns and/or mental health conditions impacting their learning journey and using person centred, strengths-based approaches to foster self-advocacy and independence.
- Demonstrated understanding of the key issues currently impacting accessibility to education across a diverse range of students, coupled with knowledge and understanding of inclusive practice and equal opportunity principles and policies and a commitment to their application in a learning and teaching context.
- Demonstrated ability to use sound judgement and assess the learning impact of studying with a range of disabilities, long term health concerns and/or mental health conditions and to determine individualised educational adjustments.
- Understanding of application and use of inclusive (assistive) technologies to support learning and independence for students living with a disability.
- Strong student focussed service orientation together with excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to influence, negotiate and resolve conflict to build and maintain positive professional relationships across diverse groups of people, both internally and externally.
- Proven ability to work both independently and collaboratively and to contribute positively and proactively to the team’s work. Demonstrated organisational skills, self-motivation, initiative and judgement and the ability to work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
- Working knowledge and understanding of the legislative context including: Disability Discrimination Act (1992), Disability Standards for Education 2005, and Privacy legislation. Capacity to apply this knowledge in the Higher Education environment.
For further details on role responsibilities and skills & experience required, refer to the position description found under the position listing on Jobs@UNSW
Benefits and Culture:
People are at the core of everything we do. We recognise it is the contributions of our staff who make UNSW one of the best universities in Australia and the world.
Our benefits include:
- Flexible working options.
- Career development opportunities.
- 17% Superannuation contributions and additional leave loading payments.
- Additional 3 days of leave over Christmas period.
- Discounts and entitlements (retail, education, fitness).
For further details on the benefits, please visit https://www.jobs.unsw.edu.au/lifestyle-benefits
Pre-Employment Checks
Aligned with UNSW’s focus on cultivating a workplace defined by safety, ethical conduct, and strong integrity, preferred candidates will be required to participate in a combination of pre-employment checks relevant to the role they have applied for.
These pre-employment checks may include a combination of some of the following checks:-
- National and International Criminal history checks
- Entitlement to work and ID checks
- Working With Children Checks
- Completion of a Gender-Based Violence Prevention Declaration
- Verification of relevant qualifications
- Verification of relevant professional membership
- Employment history and reference checks
- Financial responsibility assessments/checks.
- Medical Checks and Assessments
Compliance with the necessary combination of these checks is a condition of employment at UNSW.
How to Apply: Submit your CV & cover letter addressing the key selection criteria (no more than 2 pages) before 11.55pm Sunday 15th February 2026. Please note: Sponsorship is not available for this role, valid Australian working rights are required on application.
Job queries contact: Chloe Gane, Talent Acquisition Consultant E: chloe.gane@unsw.edu.au (applications to the address cannot be accepted, please apply online)
UNSW is committed to equity diversity and inclusion. Applications from women, people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those living with disabilities, members of the LGBTIQ+ community; and people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, are encouraged. UNSW provides workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options for eligible staff.
