Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Barwon South West - Greater Geelong
Reference: 1550052
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.
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 role of this learning specialist will be FULL-TIME out of the classroom and oversea the implementation of the Disability Inclusion Scheme.
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.
Leopold Primary School is located on the Bellarine Peninsula, 12 kilometres from Geelong. Leopold Primary School¿s Motto: ¿Learning For Life¿ espouses our vision: learning to know, learning to do, learning to be and learning to live together, equips our students with knowledge, skills and the disposition to actively embrace learning, leading all to become confident contributing member of both our school and the wider community. The values of our school community embraces are: Respect, Responsibility, Kindness and Honesty. These values ground our school community in all aspects of its day-to-day operations.
Leopold Primary School has an enrolment of approximately 875 students in almost 40 straight grades. Our school has a main administration block, incorporating meeting rooms known as Karroong Ngiti (Meeting Together), Cultural Studies, Music and Art rooms, accompanied by a further seven additional teaching blocks. The beautiful and well-maintained school grounds include the school oval, synthetic turf areas, four playgrounds, a bike track, Indigenous garden and a South East Asian garden. The Leopold Indoor Neighbourhood Centre (LINC) is housed within the school grounds and has a basketball court within the main sports hall; this space is also used for school assemblies. The LINC also holds a multifunction room that is used by the community for various sporting and community events.
The current staffing profile of Leopold PS includes a Principal and 3 Assistant Principals, over 50 teachers and 40 Education Support staff, a Mental Health in Primary Schools Leader, a Chaplain, and a Social Worker. Leopold Primary School has a Cultural Inclusion coordinator that provides opportunities for First Nations students to get together regularly to conduct cultural activities, known as our Mok Burryn Group. The school provides an approved curriculum framework differentiated to meet student needs. Students follow the Victoria Curriculum 2.0 including Physical Education, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, STEM and Cultural Studies as part of their specialist program. The school runs its own accredited Out of School Hours Care Program, including a Holiday program and additional service provision is hosted at the school to support students with targeted needs.