Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Classroom teacher
Location: Hume - Indigo
Reference: 1541685
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
Please ensure that your application includes:
Please note that the selection panel may seek additional referees beyond those you name. Consistent with policy, we shall advise you if we will take this action.
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.
Beechworth Secondary College is a single campus school of approximately 340 students in Beechworth in rural North East Victoria. Students are drawn from 11 schools in the surrounding area of Yackandandah and the wider Indigo Valley. Our school has approximately 40 EFT staff, 2.0 Principal class and 7.00 EFT Education Support Staff. Our numbers are increasing, and we need more staff.
Future focused:
A new Beechworth Secondary College leadership team has been in place since 2020, and the team is working cohesively to develop and implement a consistent whole school instructional approach to teaching and learning as well as strategies for improving student literacy and numeracy outcomes. Our teachers are focussed on working collaboratively to improve classroom practice by implementing High Impact Teaching Strategies and using formative and diagnostic assessment to identify students at their point of need and plan for teaching.
Our school prides itself on "Connecting Communities, Widening Worlds" and living our values of Aspire, Respect and Contribute. At Beechworth Secondary College we have embedded SWPBS, as part of our Creating Positive Classrooms and positive acknowledgement initiative and we work daily with students and our community to emphasise the positive behaviours that support learning and inclusion. The school is completing the Berry Street Model training as a whole school approach to supporting student engagement.
Capital works:
The second stage of the capital works building program is now complete, with new Science laboratories, IT facilities, Library Resource Centre and upgraded sporting grounds providing comfortable effective learning spaces. Our extensive grounds include a Trade Training facility and we offer VET Engineering, VET Furniture Making and VET music onsite.
Teaching and Learning Program:
At Year 7 - 10, our college offers a core program in line with the Victorian Curriculum, with Year 10 students having the option to undertake a VCE subject as extension. Our students are able to access learning supports through MYLNS-Middle Years Literacy & Numeracy Support, TLI-Tutor Learning Initiative and extension through the High Ability and Excellence programs.
At Senior School level, we offer students' access to VCE, VM, SBA and VETiS programs. Our onsite subject offerings are complemented by access to Virtual School Victorian and Victorian School of Languages and is linked directly to our pathways program to ensure all students have access to the subjects and experiences they require to move on to a fulfilling post-school pathway. Our students also access the recent VCE extension University programs through CHES-Centre for Higher Education Studies.
Please visit our school website www.bworthsc.vic.edu.au for a virtual tour or recent activities on our facebook page.