Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Barwon South West - Greater Geelong
Reference: 1484847
Bellarine Secondary College is located on the beautiful Bellarine Peninsula, with campuses in Ocean Grove (Years 7¿8) and Drysdale (Years 9¿12). The College's learning program is enriched by its coastal-rural setting, reflected in distinctive offerings such as Farm My School, Equine Studies, Outdoor Education, Agriculture and Horticultural Studies, and the Vineyard Program, Ready, Set, Work. These are complemented by robust programs in the Visual and Performing Arts and the newly introduced Basketball Program, which complement the core areas of the Victorian Curriculum.
The College offers a rich and diverse curriculum of essential learning across all year levels. In the senior years, students can access VCE, VCE-VM, VPC, and a wide selection of VET subjects, delivered both on-site and through the Geelong VET Cluster. Our core values of Respect, Responsibility and Resilience are actively promoted through our School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support framework and a highly successful system of Positive Behaviour Recognitions.
Bellarine Secondary College is committed to providing students with broad and meaningful educational experiences that support their transition into further education, training or employment. Strong partnerships with tertiary institutions in Geelong , Head Start and a growing network of Registered Training Organisations enhance the pathways available to our students. Applied learning is a central feature of our curriculum and is embedded from Years 8 to 12.
The College's Select Entry Accelerated Learning Program (SEALP), one of the first Department-accredited programs, offers high-achieving students the opportunity to extend and enrich their learning in Years 7,9. Many SEALP students begin VCE studies in Year 10, ensuring ongoing challenge and engagement.
Bellarine Secondary College is proud of the breadth of its programs and the outstanding outcomes achieved by students across its history of serving the Bellarine Peninsula community.
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 expertise in an evidence-based approach to numeracy and the ability to build the capacity of others to implement the College's preferred instructional practice, including responsive and high impact teaching practices, to enhance outcomes in Mathematics.
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
Applicants are invited to contact the College at [email protected] for further information pertaining to this position including: role description, schools strategic plan and AIP.
Please limit selection criteria responses to 2 pages.
Please provide the following:
* A CV including relevant qualifications and experience including name, contact number and email.
* Response to the Key Selection Criteria.
* Provide your VIT registration details, including expiry date.
* Name, email, and mobile number for 3 current referees.
Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees relevant to your application.
Applicants will be advised if this occurs.
Position descriptions are reviewed regularly and may change, by consultation, with the Principal.
All staff are appointed to Bellarine Secondary College and can work at either campus, depending on the needs of the College.
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.