Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1482600
SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to model exemplary teaching practice, including the teaching of literacy and numeracy skills across the curriculum, and implement school priorities.
SC2 Demonstrated expertise in the implementation and modelling of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth
SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to model the monitoring and assessment of student learning. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to engage in collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated ability to support others to reflect on their practice and facilitate school-based professional learning.
Learning Specialists will be highly skilled classroom practitioners who continue to spend the majority of their time in the classroom delivering high-quality teaching and learning and have a range of responsibilities related to their expertise, including teaching demonstration lessons, observing and providing feedback to other teachers and facilitating school-based professional learning. Learning Specialists are expected to have deep knowledge and expertise in high quality teaching and learning in delivering improved achievement, engagement and wellbeing for students. The role of the Learning Specialist will be to model excellence in teaching and learning through demonstration lessons and, mentoring and coaching teachers in improving the skill, knowledge and effectiveness of the teaching workforce.
The Learning Specialist role is aimed at building excellence in teaching and learning within the Teaching Service.
In recognition of the importance of exemplary practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the Learning Specialists may include but are not limited to:
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.
Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department. The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
Victorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools. Information on the department values is available at:
https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements. This condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.
Carnegie Primary School, founded in 1888, is in the south-eastern suburbs, approximately 15 kilometres from Melbourne. Current enrolment is approximately 580 students with a high percentage of students having English as an additional language. 170 students speak a language other than English at home. This is 29.93% of the student body. 88 of these students were born in Australia but speak a language other than English at home. They represent 15.49% of the student body.
Our School Vision: We foster a learning environment where every child is empowered to succeed to succeed through explicit teaching and shared routines. We ensure that students acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive academically and socially. We believe in setting high expectations for all, supporting each child's unique journey and preparing them to face challenges with confidence and resilience.
Our school values: Respect, Resilience, Be Curiosity and Integrity are at the forefront of what we embed daily.
We are implementing School Wide Positive Behaviours that reinforce respectful, responsible, and safe behaviours throughout the entire school community to foster a culture of mutual respect and cooperation.
Our comprehensive curriculum is designed to cater for the individual needs of a diverse range of students. We promote and implement evidence-based teaching and learning strategies. Our school¿s focus is Numeracy and Literacy underpinned by a strong wellbeing strategy. We have 20 teachers trained in the multi-sensory synthetic phonics program (Orton-Gillingham) and we are focused on training the entire staff, with additional teachers completing the Advanced Morphology training, the study of complex word structures to understand language intricacies. We were part of the Leading Mathematics initiative that involved teachers and leaders investigating, analysing and strengthening our approaches to mathematics learning, teaching and leadership. Our school wide initiatives are based on the science of learning and acknowledge how our brains work and remember things (Cognitive Load), and the best ways to teach. We are in the process of writing a Carnegie Playbook to ensure that `every year, every teacher is getting better¿. We know that we cannot improve practices that are not clearly defined. Our staff are dedicated, passionate and committed to working collaboratively to ensure optimal teaching and learning opportunities for the students.
Specialist programs are offered in Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science and Japanese.
High expectations are held for every student at our school. We celebrate diversity and advocate and implement intervention to personalise learning and afford opportunities for all our students, making reasonable adjustments always. We offer additional Literacy Intervention (Mini Lit and Mac Lit) and Tutor Learning to support and extend our students. We run a range of `Student Excellence¿ programs and challenges as well as providing Education Support Officers in classrooms.
Carnegie Primary School prides itself on recognising the leadership potential of our students and supporting their development in this area. Students are encouraged to participate in a range of additional learning that the school provides in sport, the Arts, high abilities extension opportunities, and caring for the environment.
The school fosters close links with parents and the broader community and recognises the importance of the partnerships to support and extend student learning achievement and growth, engagement and wellbeing. We see ourselves as partners in the creation of healthy learning environments and excellent educational and wellbeing outcomes. We share a commitment to, and a responsibility for, ensuring inclusive, safe and orderly environments for all staff and students.