Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: Salary not specified
Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3
Occupation: Learning specialist
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: 1503646
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
Position Overview
This Learning Specialist role will be classroom based (approximately 0.6 teaching load) with the additional 0.4 time allocated to wellbeing and inclusion coaching and leadership.
The Wellbeing and Inclusive Education Coach will work collaboratively with all members of the Leadership Team and staff to create an inclusive and equitable school culture which ensures that all students, with a particular focus on students with disability and additional needs, are engaged in education and supported to fully participate, learn, succeed and meet their learning goals. The Wellbeing and Inclusive Education Coach will provide specialist support to develop the knowledge and skills of staff to better respond to students¿ needs. They will work with school staff to enhance pedagogical practice and implement strategies for supporting the education of all students.
The Wellbeing and Inclusive Education Coach will:
· work alongside school leaders and staff to implement a social and emotional curriculum that supports the wellbeing of all students.
· play a key role in the school's Disability Inclusion model, which can include supporting the organisation of Disability Inclusion Profile meetings, supporting teachers to identify students who may benefit from a profile meeting
· provide advice and work collaboratively with school leadership to use Disability Inclusion funding to resource evidence based reasonable adjustments, for individual students and cohorts of students
· lead processes in the school to support the provision of reasonable adjustments to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability
· promote a culture of high expectations and aspirations for the learning of students with disability or additional needs
· provide coaching and advice for staff to develop and deliver differentiated curriculum and teaching strategies appropriate for individual students with disability and with additional needs
· build staff capacity to understand, develop and implement Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and document appropriate teaching and learning adjustments
· support school staff and the SSG to prepare and gather supporting information for Disability Inclusion profile meetings
· provide support to school staff involved in preparing the student and parent(s)/carer(s) to contribute to Disability Inclusion profile meetings
· work in collaboration with members of the school Leadership Team to ensure student needs are met via referrals
· play a key role in supporting students with disability and additional needs to make smooth school transitions (e.g. primary to secondary, junior to senior or alternative settings, ensuring there are effective arrangements in place for efficient transfer of information between services and schools
· deliver professional learning sessions related to Disability and Inclusion policy, Differentiated Teaching, and Assessment and Reporting
· manage assigned budget and resources
· perform other duties as negotiated with the Principal
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.
Spotswood Primary School is a growing inner suburban school with an enrolment of approximately 290 students. Our motto `everybody is somebody' reflects our community culture and we are proud of the partnerships we nurture with our families.
Staff are committed to developing an environment where everyone feels worthwhile, respected, confident and inspired to do their best. We want our students to be successful academically and socially and have high expectations of our learners.
We have a strong focus on our literacy and numeracy programs and are committed to developing student agency in our inquiry learning.
Staff work in PLCs supporting each other with planning and assessment, ensuring a school wide approach to improving student learning outcomes. We are committed to the School Wide Positive Behaviour Program in supporting students to learn how to be positive learners and citizens in our community.