Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1546040
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.
SC6 Demonstrated understanding of the factors that lead to student disengagement and capacity to create and lead a safe and inclusive school environment that meets the learning and wellbeing needs of vulnerable students.
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.
The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]
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.
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
The Learning Specialist ¿ Respectful Relationships will have a whole-school responsibility for leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery of Respectful Relationships.The Learning Specialist ¿ Respectful Relationships will report to the Assistant Principal responsible for Student Well-being. This role will include a teaching load. As Oakwood School has ten campuses some cross campus travel for meetings and instruction will be necessary.
Role
Learning Specialists are 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 is 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.
Oakwood School will provide opportunities for all employees to develop and maintain skills to ensure child safety. The Learning Specialist will support staff to understand the importance of child safety and well-being and ensure all child safety policies and procedures are followed consistently.
Responsibilities
In recognition of the importance of exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the Learning Specialist will:
Demonstrate high-level expertise in teaching and learning practice.
Provide a child safe environment in accordance with the child safe standards.
Model exemplary classroom practice through teaching demonstration lessons.
Work with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice.
Lead and model the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery.
Play a key role in the provision of professional learning, including through developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration.
Model effective learning practice and support teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedback on their practice.
Provide evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development.
Provide expert advice about the content, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning.
Supervise and train one or more pre-service teachers, and mentor and/or coach teachers.
Model exemplary use of student data to inform teaching approaches.
Develop and promote school-wide professional learning structures, processes and protocols through Professional Learning Communities.
Model exemplary professional learning practice including through seeking feedback from other teachers and leaders on their own classroom practice as part of critical reflection and inquiry to improve practice.
To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.
The Learning Specialist ¿ Respectful Relationships
We believe that all students should be able to thrive in mainstream school, however we know that for a small percentage of students this is not always possible. Oakwood School provides opportunities for young people of secondary school age who have disengaged from school, or where a mainstream school learning environment is seen to be inappropriate to meet the young person¿s needs.
The background of students at Oakwood School is diverse but they have in common the experience of trauma in their lives through for example, violence, family breakdown and associated mental health issues. Often young people have not engaged in learning as a result of chronic anxiety, or specific learning or language difficulties.
Young people seeking enrolment at Oakwood School will often be connected with a range of mental health, child protection or youth workers but have been disconnected for some time from schools and teachers. Oakwood School provides a safe and supportive learning environment that enables young people to reconnect with teachers and learning as embodied in Oakwood¿s values of ¿Learning, Respect and Empowerment¿.
We believe that all students would like to be attending school and learning. We have a further strong belief that ¿students will give the best that they have got¿, in other words, if they could do better at school, they would. The intention of Oakwood School is to re-introduce students to learning to the extent that they are able to be successful, and to build upon these successes to develop their learning potential and journey to a successful adult pathway.
The program is centered around a developmentally responsive personalised learning and pathway plan with a focus on the development of literacy, numeracy, social development, pursuing student¿s interests and studies of Art and Physical Education.
Prior to enrolment at Oakwood School the student attends a series of meetings that enable Oakwood School staff to better understand the young person in a case-managed approach alongside parents, carers and other professionals. This gradual process also allows the student time to become accustomed to the school and teachers and to become aligned with the school values and processes. This intake process is designed to ensure that when the young person starts at Oakwood School, they are prepared and ready to focus on learning.
Oakwood School has campuses in school buildings in Caulfield Park, Noble Park and Ormond, two campuses located in leased premises in Frankston and five campuses situated in community venues in Hastings, Rosebud, Pakenham, Mornington and Chelsea.
Oakwood School also runs a Senior program at a number of our campuses. This is a re-engagement program where students are enrolled in the Victorian Pathways Certificate. Students also have the opportunity to participate in Vocational Education and Training (VET) through a local provider. Delivery of the program is flexible to allow students to complete their certificate over several years, if required. This unique program is delivered in a structured and supportive educational setting that provides students with the opportunity to experience success with learning.
Oakwood School is continuing to develop across the South-East Victoria Region as a coordinated approach to engaging our most vulnerable young people with learning.