Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1479794
Warreen Primary School
Learning Specialist
LEARNING AND WELLBEINGBelieve, Belong, Become
Respect, Excellence & Belonging
Are you a committed and collaborative school leader who is passionate about growing every child in their academic, social and emotional learning? We have an outstanding school and culture and are ready to grow our leadership structure to ensure exemplary, consistent practice is our day to day work in every classroom.
Warreen Primary School is one of the newest schools in the Victorian Department of Education. We provide an amazing opportunity to build a school culture from the ground up with an experienced and passionate leadership team and dedicated school community.
Warreen Primary School requires leaders and teachers who are innovative, flexible, and confident in their ability to build the capacity of all members of the school community in order for the students to achieve their individual best learning and wellbeing outcomes. Our new school presents a unique experience in being part of creating a culture of educational excellence which will serve the young people of the Truganina community.
We have developed excellent results in 2024 with all of our students knowing they have a culture of high expectations and an advocate at school to support them in their learning. Our teachers endorse that we have strong relational trust, and a positive climate for teaching and learning.
About the School:
Warreen Primary School opened in January 2024. It is a co-educational school that will form part of a wider Truganina North Learning Precinct, which is situated with a secondary school and kindergarten on the same site.
Our school includes an administration and STEAM building, three learning neighbourhoods, and a community hub. Our environmentally sustainable campuses will include outdoor play and recreational areas for all age groups and interests.
We will have an enrolment in 2025 of 630, growing to 700-800, and beyond children in the next few years.
Believe, Belong, Become
Vision
We strive for excellence to be the best we can be. We believe in ourselves and each other. We are proud members of our school and of our community.
Mission
We have a respectful and supportive positive climate for learning, where every member has a strong connection and advocate. We embrace all aspects of learning to achieve academic, social and emotional wellbeing and excellence
Values
We strive to be the very best we can be through the values of excellence, respect and belonging to our school community.
Excellence
We are brave, curious and persistent, aiming to be the very best we can be in all aspects of learning, through individual and community action.
Respect
We are kind and respect ourselves, our school and each other. We show pride and kindness in all that we do at school.
Belonging
We care and show responsibility for our community of learners, we value our diversity, and are proud of our school.
School Expectations:
At Warreen Primary School, our staff are dedicated to student learning and growing the profession, and are expected to work collaboratively with the leadership team to implement a clear instructional framework for teaching and learning that improves student outcomes. You will be expected to deliver on the following:
School Improvement
Collaborate with the Principal Class Team to set, monitor and evaluate SSP & AIP Targets.
Support implementation of major curriculum initiatives that are supported by data analysis to drive literacy & numeracy improvement across the school.
Support implementation, whilst working alongside other Learning Specialists and staff, of major wellbeing initiatives, such as SWPBS, Disability Inclusion, that are supported by data analysis.
Lead the implementation of the Instructional Model & FISO Inquiry Cycle in Year level PLCs and whole school learning.
Monitor and manage area budgets to ensure teachers and students have adequate resources.
Mentor all staff in your team to develop and support exemplary practice for all
Drive a culture of trust, quality relationships and individual and collective accountability.
Provide in classroom support to teachers to ensure consistency and exemplary teaching practices.
Teaching and Learning
The School will have a continual focus on establishing a strong Professional Learning Community culture supported by an inquiry model of investigation. Collaborative planning is central to the delivery of an engaging curriculum. An emphasis on understanding the evidence-based practices and importance of differentiating learning tasks, providing students and parents with effective feedback and structured lesson planning are core expectations. Our leadership team and learning specialists will be pivotal in demonstrating exemplary practice in leading a PLC culture and leading teaching and learning. You will support in the development and review of all major scope and sequence documents, sequences of learning and assessment schedules. You will facilitate professional learning and collegiate support by the building capacity of others, including providing mentoring, modelling, coaching and effective feedback in both 1:1 and group situations.
Positive Climate for Learning
The School Wide Positive Behaviour framework is the key pedagogy in setting high learning and behaviour expectations along with promoting inclusion. The School strongly advocates and teaches young people the importance of learning and behaviour routines in order to achieve maximum success at school. Our leadership team will be pivotal in modelling exemplary practices for our social and emotional learning, ensuring tier 1 supports are embedded in all classrooms. Leaders will support in tier 2 and 3 adjustments to allow all students access to learning through a strength based approach.
Our community will develop over time through shared experiences and an aligned focus on what matters; learning. We welcome you to come and join us to build excellence in educational experience for all.
To find out more about Warreen Primary School please contact the Founding Principal, Joanna Stanford [email protected] or the school on 7300 7100
Please email the school, [email protected] to book in for a school tour on Monday 23rd June at 3.30pm
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.
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
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.