Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: 1545542
Berwick Fields Primary School is situated in Southeast Melbourne on the lands of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri People.
Berwick Fields Primary School was established in 2006 with an enrolment of 140 students. Currently we have 895 students enrolled from Foundation to Grade 6.
We are a school with a proud history and an exciting future. Our foundation students, staff and families collaboratively identified the values of respect, cooperation, friendliness and enthusiasm.
Our vision is to build an involved community that fosters the achievement of personal best and makes a difference to others. We engage members in innovative and meaningful learning experiences within a welcoming and friendly atmosphere where care for the environment is demonstrated.
We strive to foster dispositions, skills and deep understandings, enabling students to adapt to challenges and become effective members of their community. Great emphasis is placed on providing an environment that is safe and inclusive for all, recognising and rewarding achievement and personal effort.
Our evidence-based approach to learning and teaching is supported by our responsive Instructional Model and our `Good Learning Behaviours. Student Wellbeing is enhanced through our focus on trauma informed pedagogy and our School Wide Positive Behaviour Support framework.
Professional growth is facilitated through Professional Learning Communities, Instructional Coaching and sharing practice through classroom observations.
Our leadership structure includes:
3 x Assistant Principals (AP) Junior School Learning & Wellbeing (F, GR1&2), Middle School Learning & Wellbeing (GR3&4) and Senior School Learning & Wellbeing (GR 5&6) all APs also have oversight of whole school strategic priorities
2 x Leading Teachers (LT) Teaching & Learning and Wellbeing.
4 x Learning Specialists (LS) Foundation (F), Junior School (GR1&2), Middle School (GR3&4) and Senior School (GR5&6)
Our strategic priorities centre around learning and wellbeing, with a particular emphasis on literacy (including phonics plus), numeracy, wellbeing and inclusion. The needs of all learners are met through enabling and extending tasks within the classroom, and a well resource intervention program.
Student learning is enhanced through a thriving specialist program that features Kitchen, Mandarin, Physical Education, Performing Arts, Visual Arts, and STEM.
Our student wellbeing program is underpinned by a strong focus on Rights, Resilience & Respectful Relationships and Personal & Social Capabilities. Students are supported through a tiered response by classroom teachers, support staff and our wellbeing team.
All Berwick Fields Primary School Staff are trained in the Berry Street Education model, and the practises are embedded across our school. Our school culture is very important to us. We are committed to working with all members of our school community through open, honest and ongoing communication and collaboration.
We are a learning community.
At Berwick Fields Primary School we are safe, respectful and responsible `Together we Achieve¿.
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
In your application, please provide the name, position, location and contact phone number of three referees. Where possible please include your name on each page of your application and KSC response.
Applications can be submitted directly on Recruitment on Line, or mailed by post to:
Chairperson
Selection Panel
Berwick Fields Primary School
35 Gwendoline Drive
Berwick Vic 3806.
*Please contact me on 0401 035 161 for further information.
I look forward to receiving your application.
Yours Sincerely
Jo Tippett
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.