Vacancy Details
Avondale University is seeking applications for a part-time Residential Life Co-Ordinator (women’s residence) for 32 hours per week.
Be part of the transformation.
This important role will have you at the front lines of the Avondale student experience. The Residential Life Co-ordinator facilitates the co-ordination of the residences as a community and is dedicated to delivering a residential life education program designed to create an environment in which students are supported and encouraged to participate in activities and events that support faith-development, foster wellbeing, academic success and social engagement.
What will you do?
Some of the main duties will include (see full job description for more details):
- Create and support an environment of respect, inclusivity, collegiality, and personal responsibility through role modelling, and educating others to expected community standards.
- Prioritise and respond to residents’ needs, tolerate interruptions of personal time and space and maintain a high profile and active presence within the residential communities, developing rapport with residents.
- Contribute to benchmarking of educational programs and services against Australian and international accommodation providers, adopting a continuous improvement approach towards duties and responsibilities.
- Respond to incidents or concerns regarding resident behaviour or wellbeing, working closely with the Chief Students and Engagement Officer, university support services and student leadership teams to ensure the wellbeing of the residential community.
- Primary accountability for facilitating the academic support for residential students as needed.
- Consultative responsibility for spiritual support programs for residential students.
- Shared accountability for facilitating and coordinating the implementation of various well-being initiatives, reporting and conducting check-ins for student well-being.
- Participate in and provide input and support for the wider needs of Student Life Services, such as;
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- Orientation programs
- Student leadership training programs
- Student wellbeing weeks
- Graduation activities and services
About you
To be successful in the Residential Life Co-ordinator role, you will have previous experience in a similar role, be highly productive, empathetic, and enthusiastic. You will poses strong organisational skills with event management experience and great communication skills with the capacity to collaborate and contribute to the development of a positive and co-operative team environment.
Essential criteria
- A baptised and practicing member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
- Supportive and committed to promoting the Adventist mission, ethos and values of Avondale by influence and example.
- Be willing to participate actively in the spiritual, cultural and recreational life of the campus
- Demonstrated experience in dealing effectively and empathically with young adults, building strong social interaction with others of different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, and be accepting of diversity and individual differences
- Demonstrated ability and capacity to contribute to the development of a positive and co-operative team environment
- Sound organisational and time management skills including the ability to plan, implement and co-ordinate the delivery of educational programs
- Effective interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills that can be adapted for various audiences
- Skills and knowledge in various common sports and equipment requirements
- Advanced level of computer literacy with excellent skills in Microsoft Office applications
- Capacity to identify, assess, prioritise and control the risks to the health and safety of staff, residents and visitors and to the environment arising from residential and sporting activities
- Support the mission, values, and ethos of Avondale
Desirable criteria
- Current manual C Class Driver’s Licence
- An Education, Social Work, Youth Work, Psychology, Counselling or Chaplaincy undergraduate or post graduate degree
Why work at Avondale?
- Half day Friday’s
- Heavily discounted further study options
- Discounted school fees for attendance at Adventist schools
- Free access to onsite ovals, tennis courts, squash courts and Auditorium on Lake Macquarie campus during opening hours
- Free access to Avondale Libraries
- Café on Lake Macquarie Campus
- Values driven organisation
Please visit www.avondale.edu.au/employment for the full job description and details of this position. For further information about the role, please email Avondale University’s People and Culture Manager at [email protected].
Email your application to [email protected], including:
- A resume (four-page maximum)
- A statement addressing the selection criteria
- Contact details of three referees
Salary: Avondale Higher Education Worker Level 7 $51.31 - $57.87 per hour, plus superannuation.
Please note that we will be conducting interviews as applications come in, so please do not delay in submitting your application.
Applications close on 13 November 2026
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia. Avondale is an equal opportunity employer and reserves the right to make a delayed appointment, not appoint, or appoint by invitation.
