Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1551193
Located in Noble Park, Wallarano Primary School serves 560 students and reflects a rich cultural diversity, with more than 40 nationalities represented. Seventy-three per cent of students come from non-English-speaking backgrounds, and 1 per cent identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. The school operates within a high Student Family Occupation and Education band, with 32 per cent of families accessing the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund.
Guided by the vision Teach, Transform, Inspire and Nurture, Wallarano Primary School promotes a culture of achievement, ambition and continuous improvement. The curriculum is designed to foster lifelong learning, develop local and global citizenship, and equip students with the skills and capabilities required to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Digital technologies are embedded across learning areas to enhance engagement and develop essential skills for the future.
A strong focus on STEM provides students with hands-on learning opportunities in robotics, coding, podcasting, virtual reality, design thinking and inquiry-based learning. In 2024, a collaborative review of the school¿s core values, involving students, families and staff, led to the refinement of four key values: Respect, Kindness, Teamwork and Safety. These values are explicitly taught and underpin all aspects of school life, supporting a positive, inclusive and respectful school culture.
Purpose-built facilities further support high-quality teaching and learning. Specialist spaces include STEM and Digital Technologies areas, Visual and Performing Arts rooms, a multi-sensory room, two BER buildings, a library, Hall/Gymnasium and flexible learning environments. Outdoor facilities include upgraded shade structures, acrylic turf courts, the Walla Play Village, a sandpit billabong area, and junior and senior playgrounds. Before and After School Care is also provided onsite, supporting families and contributing to the school¿s inclusive approach.
Wallarano employs 52 teachers (37 EFT), three Principal Class Officers, four learning specialists and 35 Education Support staff. The school also has an applied health team consisting of a full-time school psychologist and part-time speech pathologist and occupational therapist. A comprehensive integration program and Individual Education Plans provide tailored support for students with additional learning and support needs, ensuring that every student is supported to participate, engage and achieve.
This commitment to student wellbeing, inclusion and achievement is reflected in the strong level of parent satisfaction at Wallarano. The 2025 Parent Opinion Survey demonstrated that 93.4 per cent of respondents provided positive feedback about the school, significantly above the state primary school average of 82 per cent.
Wallarano Primary School remains committed to providing a safe, inclusive and future-focused learning environment where every student is supported to achieve their full potential. Through strong relationships, explicit teaching, dedicated staff and a clear focus on continuous improvement, the school continues to Teach, Transform, Inspire and Nurture every student.
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.