Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Eastern suburbs
Reference: 1529300
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
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.
Bayswater Primary School was founded in 1879 and has been an integral part of the Bayswater community for over 140 years. Bayswater is an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne.
Bayswater Primary School is a collaborative and inclusive learning community committed to ensuring every student is known, valued, and supported. We embrace diversity and work together to create a culture of belonging, high expectations, and success for all learners. The school implements a whole-school Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) to promote positive behaviour and support the learning and wellbeing of all students through tiered systems of instruction and intervention. Our approach is data-driven and strengthened by high-quality, ongoing professional learning for all staff.
Teachers at Bayswater Primary School are committed to explicit and evidence-based instruction. We are working towards fully embedding structured approaches to literacy and mathematics that prioritise mastery of essential skills and support students to achieve success through carefully sequenced, systematic teaching. Consistent, school-wide routines promote a calm, predictable, and supportive learning environment, allowing students to focus on learning and thrive. This approach aligns with the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model (VTLM) 2.0 and supports consistency of high-quality practice across all classrooms.
The school has extensive grounds that provide students with a variety of passive and active play areas, including a large oval, soccer field, and two full-sized outdoor basketball/netball courts. The school also has indoor sports facilities including a school hall with a full-sized volleyball court, a half-sized basketball court, and bat tennis courts.
There is an onsite Kindergarten, which is run by Uniting Limited and hosted within Bayswater Primary School¿s Early Learning Centre. This is an integral part of the school community.
Contemporary facilities provide space for generalist classes, as well as Performing Arts and Instrumental Music, Health and Physical Education, Science, Visual Arts, and Buddies, with venues for community groups and meetings.
The school values family and community partnerships, fostering close links with parents and the broader school community. This partnership promotes a cooperative school culture where the child is at the heart of everything we do. Bayswater Primary School is one of the five schools forming the Bayswater Education Plan, working collaboratively to improve educational outcomes across the local network.