Careers at STADIO

STADIO (Pty) Ltd is inviting applications for the fixed term contract position of Contract Assessor working remotely.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Online marking of assessment tasks according to relevant STADIO policies and module marking guides and rubrics

• Provide detailed feedback to students on the assessment task

• Ensure marking consistency, standardisation and high-quality assessment practices

• Attend online marking training

• Attend all assessors' compulsory marking/memorandum meetings

• Review relevant material (Assessment Guides, Prescribed texts, etc.) before the meeting

• Complete the marking of the allocated assessment tasks within 2 weeks

 

Minimum Requirements

• At least two years' prior experience in higher education and/or a professional body of marking and setting or evaluating assessments pertinent to the relevant programme and module

• Relevant teaching or practitioner/consultancy experience (for the relevant subject matter and/or field of education)

• Current lecturing/teaching post or engaged in consultancy/practice or have very recently retired from the field of education

• A computer and internet access to complete marking online

• Computer literate and able to work with all Microsoft Office tools

• Willing/able to work online using different learning management systems portal (e.g. Moodle and Canvas)

• Have reliable internet access for communication with MCs, timely completion of work and submission of claims

• Demonstration of being up to date in relevant educational and subject issues, and assessment methodology

 

Qualifications:

Minimum Bachelor of Education Honours or equivalent qualification with relevant study in one or more of the following disciplines:

• Afrikaans

• Agricultural Sciences

• Creative Arts – Music

• Education Studies

• English

• Life Sciences

• Natural Sciences

• Physical Education

• Physical Sciences

• Teaching Practice - BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching): Assessment of institutional teaching practice assignments, and Assessment of electronic teaching practice Portfolios of Evidence (PoE)

• Teaching Practice PGCE (Senior Phase and Further Education and Training Teaching) and AdvDip TVT: Assessment of institutional teaching practice assignments, and Assessment of subject specific teaching practice Portfolios of Evidence (PoE)

 

Key Attributes:

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• Strong organisational, time management and co-ordination skills with  the ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines 

• High level of computer proficiency

 

Assumption Date:  Immediate & ongoing

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2024

 

Applications: Candidates wishing to apply for the position are required to:

1. Submit a letter of motivation, concisely detailing interest in and individual suitability for the position.
2. Submit a concise CV without attachments.
3. Clearly indicate which position they are applying for in the header of the email, Contract Assessor
4. Please note that:

• Applications must be submitted by email to [email protected]

In terms of the Company policy for appointments and promotions, preference will be given to candidates who will enhance the diversity of the team and contribute to employment equity within the Company provided that the competencies and minimum requirements for the position have been met.

All applications will be treated as highly confidential. STADIO Higher Education reserves the right to not fill this position.

Should you not hear from STADIO within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

STADIO (Pty) Ltd is inviting applications for the position of Lecturer: Afrikaans Language on our Musgrave Campus.

 

Responsibilities:

• Lecture and assess contact learning and distance learning students in the BEd (Foundation Phase Teaching) and BEd (Intermediate Phase Teaching) the following modules:

  • Afrikaans Home Language

  • Afrikaans First Additional Language

  • Language Conversational Afrikaans

• Perform the role and responsibilities of the module coordinator (MC)

• Compile teaching, learning, and assessment materials

• Use a learning management system independently and/or work collaboratively to develop and deliver modules

• Participate in relevant programme, curriculum and material development

• Carry out allocated internal moderation responsibilities

• Carry out invigilation of venue-based assessments as reasonably required by the Registrar’s Office

• Participate in school-based Teaching Practice assessments

• Provide academic support to students

• Complete all Quality Assurance requirements related to the modules and programmes

• Participate in research and community engagement projects

• Ensure prompt and effective communication with students, colleagues, line managers, and other members of management

• Ensure administrative efficiency, effectiveness and compliance with all policies and SOPs

• Participate in and attend meetings and workshops

• Fulfil functions on relevant committees, and in meetings and workshops as reasonably requested by management

• Fulfil all reasonably expected administrative functions relating to the position and as requested by the relevant line manager

 

Minimum Requirements:

• At least 3 years teaching and /or lecturing experience in Afrikaans for the Foundation and Intermediate Phases

• Experience in curriculum and materials development

• Experience in online and blended teaching and learning environments

 

Key Attributes:

• Sound teaching and assessment skills

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills

• High level of computer proficiency with good knowledge of modern Information Technology infrastructure and online learning platforms

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Ability to cope with change

• Willingness to work when required on Saturdays

 

Skills and Abilities:

• Sound teaching and assessment skills

• Strong organizational, time management, and coordination skills with the ability to multi-task, work under pressure and adhere to deadlines

 

 

Assumption Date: May 2024

Closing date for applications: 30 April 2024

 

Applications: Candidates wishing to apply for the position are required to:

1. Submit a letter of motivation, concisely detailing interest in and individual suitability for the position.
2. Submit a concise CV without attachments.
3. Clearly indicate which position you are applying for in the header of the email – Reference: MUSE2
4. Please note that:

• Applications must be submitted by email to [email protected]

In terms of the Company policy for appointments and promotions, preference will be given to candidates who will enhance the diversity of the team and contribute to employment equity within the Company provided that the competencies and minimum requirements for the position have been met.

All applications will be treated as highly confidential. STADIO Higher Education reserves the right to not fill this position.

Should you not hear from STADIO within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

STADIO (Pty) Ltd is inviting applications for the position of Student Recruitment Advisor x 2 on our Waterfall Campus.

A Student Recruitment Advisor is responsible for promoting and selling the academic programmes of STADIO to potential students, responding to inquiries from potential students on various programmes, and identifying the appropriate programmes.

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Direct sales:

• Engage in targeted number of consultations with prospective prospects

• Engage in email and SMS campaigns

• Maintain and update all company CRM systems and records

• Work towards achieving the weekly, monthly, and annual enrolment targets

• Engage in targeted number of follow-ups

• Engage in the generation of 2nd income revenue

• Cooperate and assist in organizing Campus open days and application days

• Assist with on campus events

• Meet DL sales targets

• Meet required number of call/emails to student

• Complete daily activities

• Be a team player

 

Administration:

• Maintain records of all sales activity

• Maintain all CRM systems so they are current and updated

• Build student documents and curate for clarity

• Upload all documents correctly

• Fulfil all reasonably expected administrative functions relating to the position and as requested by the relevant line manager

 

Minimum Requirements:

• The incumbent must have previous experience within a similar role. Drive and self-motivation are critical in this role. Personal presentation and public speaking ability are a plus

• This position requires an individual who has the ability to pay close attention to detail and have the ability to work independently and accurately under pressure. Should also have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills

• Enthusiasm and the ability to thrive in an atmosphere of constant change

• Ability to work with a diverse team in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate in a courteous, tactful, and concise manner

• Committed to producing quality work

• Experience and competency in word processing and spreadsheets

• Experience in the use of Student Information Management System (SIMS) or equivalent

 

Qualifications:

• Any tertiary qualification in the field

• PR, Sales and Marketing are advantageous

 

Key Attributes:

• Ability to work well under pressure and within a team

• Ability to communicate effectively

• Excellent Time Management skills

• Ability to cope with change

 

Assumption Date: 01 June 2024 or earlier

Closing date for applications 3 May 2024

 

Applications: Candidates wishing to apply for the position are required to:

1. Submit a letter of motivation, concisely detailing interest in and individual suitability for the position.
2. Submit a concise CV without attachments.
3. Clearly indicate which position they are applying for in the header of the email.
4. Applications must be submitted by email to : [email protected]

 

All applications will be treated as highly confidential. STADIO Higher Education reserves the right to not fill this position.

Should you not hear from STADIO within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

In terms of the Company policy for appointments and promotions, preference will be given to candidates who will enhance the diversity of the team and contribute to employment equity within the Company provided that the competencies and minimum requirements for the position have been met.

Background

STADIO Higher Education is a multi-campus, contact and distance learning Higher Education Institution with a national footprint and several student support centres in South Africa and Namibia. STADIO Higher Education is part of the STADIO Holdings Group, a company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, that owns 3 higher education institutions, STADIO Higher Education, Milpark Education and AFDA, servicing in excess of 46 000 students.

A key strategic imperative for STADIO is operational excellence. Consequently a Business Process and  Innovation team was established to focus on achieving operational excellence across the group. This is done through innovation and continous improvement of business processes, business systems, reporting and analytics across all functional units of STADIO. The Business Process and Innovation team is dedicated to harnessing the power of technology-driven innovation and process optimization to help the STADIO group achieve its strategic imperatives.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineer to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in our mission to transform and elevate our organization through the use of technology to unlock operational efficiencies, whilst contributing to improving our society as a whole, through widening access for more individuals, to quality higher education.

STADIO is inviting applications for the position of Senior Software Engineer & Business Systems Manager.  The position reports operationally to the Head: Business Process and  Innovation which in turn reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CIO currently fills both roles and therefore the Senior Software Engineer & Business Systems Manager will work directly with the CIO.

 

Purpose and role

The Software Engineer’s role in the Business Process and  Innovation team is to lead the development, integration and continuous improvement of the various business systems used by STADIO. The Software Engineer will work closely with the Chief Information Officer to design a system development and improvement roadmap, and will play a key role as technical owner of the business systems used by STADIO.

 

Responsibilities

 The Software Engineer and Business Systems Manager will be responsible for:

• Application Development: Lead the design, development, testing, and maintenance of scalable business systems using the Microsoft technology stack

• Code Reviews and Mentorship: Perform code reviews and provide mentorship to junior developers, promoting best practices and code quality

• Technical Leadership: Serve as a subject matter expert on system development and Microsoft technologies within the organisation

• Business Systems Management: Oversee and manage business system development, maintenance and improvement, and ensure business system availability, reliability and scalability

 

Qualifications and Technical Experience required:

To excel in this dual-role the following qualifications are required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent work experience)

• Extensive full-stack development experience:

  • Backend:

    • ASP.Net MVC

    • ASP.Net Web APIs

    • .Net Framework

    • .Net Core

    • Entity Framework and LINQ

    • 3rd Party API integration

  • Front End:

    • Javascript

    • jQuery

    • CSS

    • Boostrap CSS framework

    • Blazor an advantage

• Deployment and Cloud experience required:

  • Azure DevOps (Git, CI/CD pipelines)

  • Azure Cloud Services (Service Bus, Functional Apps, App Services)

  • Octopus Deploy

• Server Experience:

  • Windows Server

  • MS SQL Server

  • IIS

• IDE and other Tools:

  • Visual Studio

  • SSMS

  • Postman

• Proven 3rd party system integration experience required with a solid understanding of API design and integration best practices

• Other Desirable Technical Skills include:

  • Microsoft certifications related to .NET development and Dynamics 365.

  • Proven expertise in Dynamics 365, including customization, integration, and configuration.

  • Proven experience using emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and IoT.

 

Skills and Abilities required:

• Strong business acumen and the ability to align technology solutions with business objectives

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think innovatively

• Demonstrated experience in initating and leading process optimisation and technology-driven innovation

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment

• Leadership skills with the ability to mentor and guide junior developers

• Ability to deliver results and meet stakeholder expectations

• Ability to research new approaches and propose innovative solutions

• Ability to cope with pressure, setbacks and changing priorities

• Critical and strategic thinking skills

• Project management skills

• Verbal and written communication skills

 

Assumption Date: As soon as possible

Closing date for applications:  30 April 2024

 

Applications: Candidates wishing to apply for the position are requested to submit the following documentation, using Senior Software Engineer as reference, to: [email protected]

1. A letter of application and motivation, concisely detailing individual suitability for the position
2. A concise Curriculum Vitae with no attachments

All applications will be treated as highly confidential.

This position will be filled following the STADIO employment equity plan.

STADIO (Pty) Ltd is inviting applications for the fixed term position of Teaching Practice Assessors.

Require teaching practice assessors to cover all subject disciplines in NV(V) and NATED subjects in TVET Colleges as well vocationally oriented subjects in Technical, Commercial and Special High Schools

 

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

The Institutional Teaching Practice Assessor will take responsibility for the assessment of formal lesson planning and presentation in the classroom in the registered subject disciplines of students in the Advanced Diploma in Technical and Vocational Teaching (Adv Dip TVT) distance learning programme. The key responsibilities include:

• Completing a subject specific formal lesson assessment (planning and presentation) in the teaching practice school for allocated students

• Providing constructive and detailed feedback to students on their lesson planning and presentation (verbal and written formats)

• Planning and administrating timeous teaching practice visits to students for formal lesson assessments

• Providing support to students to ensure successful completion of formal lesson assessments

• Meeting with the school principal/head of campus and/or mentor teacher(s) of the allocated student before or after lessons assessments in the school

• Attending online training session(s) on formal lesson assessments in schools and assessment of the digital Portfolio of Evidence

• Assessing the digital teaching practice Portfolio of Evidence of allocated students on the institutional learning management system

• Informing STADIO School of Education of progress and/or challenges in the assessment process

• Fulfilling all reasonably expected academic and administrative functions relating to the post as required by the relevant Module Coordinator/ Discipline Leader - Teaching Practice/WIL Manager/Academic Manager

 

Minimum Qualifications:

• A completed relevant BEd degree or initial degree with a Adv Dip TVT or PGCE (NQF level 7) as well as a BEdHons degree (NQF level 8) and at least five years of prior experience as a teacher/lecturer in the relevant subject discipline OR
• A completed relevant BEd degree or initial degree and with a Adv Dip TVT or PGCE (NQF Level 7) and at least 15 years of prior experience as a teacher/lecturer in the relevant subject discipline

 

Minimum Requirements

• Experience of teaching in TVET college/vocational school (Technical, Commercial, Special) contexts

• Experience of engaging in TVET college/school-based teaching practice/work integrated learning contexts

• Must be SACE registered

• Must have a computer and reliable internet access for email communication and completion of online institutional assessment forms

• Must have a good understanding of the Vocational (Technical, Commercial, Special school) curriculum documents (CAPS) and/or TVET College curriculum documents in both NC(V) and NATED in their subject discipline

• Must have reliable transport to travel to colleges/schools

 

Key Attributes:

• Sound teaching and assessment skills

• Comprehensive understanding of the relevant curriculum documents for NC(V), NATED and Technical, Commercial, Special High Schools

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• A caring, nurturing disposition

• Proficient in the subject matter of the relevant teaching subject discipline (i.e., Tourism)

• Sound knowledge of the various 21st Century teaching and learning skills

• Excellent time management skills

• Able to work during hours that colleges and vocational schools are in session to engage in the student assessment processes

• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Professional disposition

 

Assumption Date:  July 2024 to November 2024

Closing date for applications 6 May 2024

 

Applications: Candidates wishing to apply for the position are required to:

1. Submit a letter of motivation, concisely detailing interest in and individual suitability for the position.
2. Submit a concise CV without attachments.
3. Clearly indicate which position they are applying for in the header of the email.
4. Applications must be submitted by email to:  [email protected]

           - kindly save CV as follows : Surname – First Name – Specialist subject/s

All applications will be treated as highly confidential. STADIO Higher Education reserves the right to not fill this position.

Should you not hear from STADIO within 2 weeks of the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

In terms of the Company policy for appointments and promotions, preference will be given to candidates who will enhance the diversity of the team and contribute to employment equity within the Company provided that the competencies and minimum requirements for the position have been met.