Engaging with the Profession- Online Facilitation

This is a remote position.

EED7004 – Engaging with the Profession

As an experienced online educator, the candidate will work as an independent contractor of LINC Education to offer online facilitation services for students studying in the Masters of Teaching-Primary (Online) offered by Victoria University Online. Candidate must possess strong knowledge of teacher professional practice, with expertise in professional standards, ethical responsibilities, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessment. They should be able to support students in critically reflecting on their professional experiences and practicum, applying national teaching standards, understanding the roles and responsibilities of teachers, and preparing for graduate teacher registration and employment.

Key Skills Required

• Professional standards and ethics for teachers
  

• Curriculum development and implementation
  

• Pedagogical practices
  

• Assessment strategies
  

• Professional experience and practicum
  

• Reflective practice
  

• Graduate teacher registration
  

• AFGT
  

• Australian Professional Standards for Teachers– Graduate Career Stage
  

Desired Candidate Profile 

• A Doctoral qualification or Master's Degree in Teaching and/or the relevant discipline area, or equivalent accreditation and standing.
  

• 5 years of relevant primary/secondary school teaching, research and/or professional experience in the last 5 years
  

• Knowledge and understanding of teacher education policies and practices.
  

• Valid Teacher’s Registration in Australia (VIT Preferred), but QCT, NSW acceptable
  

• Prior experience with the Assessment for Graduate Teaching (AfGT) or a similar Teaching Performance Assessment (TPA) tool is a MUST
  

• Empathetic, ambitious, warm and outgoing personality willing to work closely with people from diverse cultures; 
  

• Proficient in English language; excellent oral and written communication
  

• Must possess a working laptop and have access to high-speed (>10 MBPS) stable internet connection; 
  

• Ability to quickly learn and use technology platforms for interacting with students, including host university’s LMS and LINCtrac (training on these platforms will be provided).
  

The candidate needs to be available between 5 pm to 10 pm every day.

Roles & Responsibilities 

LINC Fellows will be responsible for providing: 

1. Subject matter guidance to a group of 25-30 undergraduate online students;  
   

2. Support in learning skills like academic writing, research and time management; 
   

3. 1:1 and small group tutoring sessions; 
   

4. Guidance on relevant reference material; 
   

5. Assessment marking with long-form feedback 
   

6. Management of discussion forums; and
   

7. Proactive, prompt and personalised support to student queries and issues.
   

LINC Fellows will be expected to promptly interact with students over email, or calls / online sessions from locations of their convenience (e.g. home, office etc.).

About LINC Education 

LINC Education (www.linceducation.com), based in Singapore, with teams in Australia, India, the UK and the US, is a global pioneer in providing high-touch,  high-quality educator-led online teaching services to globally ranked universities around the world. Our specialist services are highly sought after by university managements and faculty to retain and grow their online student enrolments. LINC’s services are customised for each university and delivered using a cutting-edge technology platform  (LINCtrac) to provide a superior and effective learning experience to students. Since 2017, we have delivered online degrees on behalf of our partners to over 30,000 students across multiple disciplines with our 700+ globally located educators.

LINC is managed by education sector professionals with more than 50 years of combined experience and overseen by an advisory board of the best academic professionals in the world.  Dr. Christopher Brook (Ex-Dean, Edith Cowan University and Curtin University), Dr. M Rammohan Rao (ex-Dean, Indian School of Business and ex-Director, IIM Bangalore) and  Deepak Chandra  (ex-Deputy Dean, Indian  School of Business) are members of the LINC Board of Advisors.  

In 2022, OES, Australia’s largest online education company, became one of our investors through which we joined SEEK’s (SEK.AX) Education Portfolio

What’s on offer? 

Selected applicants will be engaged as independent contractors and will be offered a competitive fixed remuneration of up to $6350 for a cohort of 25 students. Further upsides are available based on larger batch sizes as well as achievement-related increments of up to 20%.

Professional benefits include:  

• Working on behalf of globally ranked and recognised universities
  

• Interacting with and learning from with high-quality university faculty;
  

• Working with a diverse range of international students; 
  

• Specialized training for online teaching and delivery
  

• Active mentoring for professional growth
  

• Improving interpersonal and cross-cultural skills
  

The role is part-time (15-20 hours per week) with scheduled weekend availability. Educators will have the flexibility to work from a location of their convenience.