• Total remuneration range $123,556 to $136,624 pa
• Full-time continuing appointment
• Toowoomba or Ipswich campus

Empower Students to Succeed Through Peer Learning

At UniSQ, we are committed to creating learning experiences that empower students to thrive. As part of our Student Learning Advising team, you'll contribute to initiatives that build students' confidence, academic capabilities and sense of belonging, helping them succeed throughout their university journey.

We're seeking a Senior Peer Learning Coordinator to lead the development and delivery of UniSQ's peer learning programs. This is an exciting opportunity to shape innovative learning support initiatives, work collaboratively with academic and professional staff, and lead a team of Peer Facilitators who make a meaningful difference to the student experience. Through your work, you'll contribute to UniSQ’s commitment to an inclusive and empowering campus culture and help foster student success, engagement and retention across a diverse university community.

Who you are

You are passionate about student success and motivated by the opportunity to create learning experiences that help students achieve their potential. You understand the value of peer learning and mentoring in higher education and are energised by supporting students to develop confidence, academic skills and a strong sense of belonging.

A collaborative and innovative professional, you enjoy building relationships and working with a diverse range of stakeholders to deliver impactful programs and services. You bring a strong commitment to equity, inclusion and culturally responsive practice, together with the ability to think strategically, lead initiatives and use evidence to drive continuous improvement.

Most importantly, you are excited by the opportunity to shape peer learning initiatives that have a lasting impact on students, staff and the broader University community.

What you'll do

As the Senior Peer Learning Coordinator, you'll lead the development, implementation and evaluation of UniSQ's peer learning programs, ensuring they deliver meaningful outcomes for students and align with the University's student success priorities.

You'll recruit, train and support Peer Facilitators, partner with academic staff and Learning Advisors to embed peer learning opportunities within courses and programs, and develop mentoring initiatives that respond to the needs of diverse student cohorts. You'll also design engaging learning resources, lead projects and initiatives, and use data and evidence-informed practices to evaluate program effectiveness and identify opportunities for enhancement.

Through your leadership and expertise, you'll help strengthen students' academic confidence, engagement and success while contributing to a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

What will help you succeed

To be successful in this role, you'll hold a degree in education or a related discipline, together with expertise in peer learning, student learning support, mentoring, academic development or a related field.

You'll bring demonstrated experience designing and delivering learning support programs, training and supporting students or staff, and developing engaging learning resources using contemporary educational technologies. Experience evaluating programs, applying evidence-informed practices and leading projects or initiatives will be valuable.

Most importantly, you'll bring strong relationship-building, communication and leadership skills, a commitment to inclusive and student-centred practice, and the ability to work collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions that enhance student success.

For further information about this role, please contact Dr Cristy Bartlett, Senior Manager (Student Learning Advising) via +617 4631 2988 or Cristy.Bartlett@unisq.edu.au .

Building on its strengths as Australia’s leading regional university, UniSQ partners closely with its communities to drive innovation and create opportunity through education and research. Guided by our values of respect, integrity, and excellence, UniSQ’s Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets a clear ambition: to be Australia’s most transformative university by embracing our regional identity, fostering inclusive learning and research environments, and delivering globally relevant outcomes with strong local impact.

The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and strive to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups. With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances.

Find out more about UniSQ at www.unisq.edu.au.

To be considered for this position, you will need to have the right to work in Australia.

Reference Number: 0109_05/26

Location: Toowoomba OR Ipswich campus

Term: Full-time continuing appointment (36hours/week)

Salary: Total remuneration range $123,556 to $136,624 pa (includes salary range of $104,201 to $115,221 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)

Closes: Monday, 20 July 2026 at 11:30 pm (AEST)

At UniSQ we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision-making. UniSQ is a child safe organisation.

As part of the University of Southern Queensland's commitment to fostering a safe, respectful and rewarding work environment and in compliance with our legal obligations, we require candidates to declare whether they have been investigated for an allegation of Gender Based Violence, or determined to have engaged in conduct that constitutes Gender Based Violence, during the course of their previous employment or in any legal process.

This information helps us meet our legal obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender Based Violence, and will be considered when determining a candidate's suitability for employment, so that we can keep our University community safe.

If you know that this role is right for you, please submit your current resume together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your skills and experience relative to ‘Who we’re looking for’ in the position description.

For more information on our selection process please refer to your recruitment journey available on our website.