Learning Specialist Numeracy

2 months ago


Ballarat, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Western Region | Ballarat

Job type: Full time / From 29/01/2024 - 31/12/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1356478

**Selection Criteria**:
**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.

**Role**:
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.

**Reports to**:Assistant Principal - Curriculum/Learning

**FISO / Data focus**:Building practice excellence/Evaluating impact on learning - NAPLAN & VCE data

**The specific responsibilities for this position include**:

- With the AP Curriculum and Learning, taking a leading role in the evaluation of and response to improving student, NAPLAN and VCE numeracy related data.
- Demonstrating high-level expertise in teaching and learning, and classroom management.
- Building teachers’ capacity to create positive and safe learning environments for their students.
- Modelling exemplary use of student data to inform numeracy teaching approaches.
- Working with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice.
- Playing a key role in the provision of professional learning, including through developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration.
- Providing evidence-based feedback to teachers to inform their effectiveness and development.
- Modelling exemplary use of student data to inform numeracy teaching approaches.
- Modelling exemplary professional learning practice included through seeking feedback from other teachers and leaders on their own classroom practice as part of critical reflection and inquiry to improve practice.
- Implementing DET and Mount Clear College policies in relation to Numeracy, including gathering data related to the Annual Report and other numeracy benchmarks.
- Organising, implementing and reviewing NAPLAN testing and providing relevant feedback to staff, students and parents.
- Coordinating the school’s numeracy testing program to identify students considered ‘at risk’ in basic literacy skills; and then providing recommendations about suitable student and other appropriate information, including the development of individual learning plans.
- Identifying and documenting students both gifted and weak in numeracy and enhancing their learning growth. Maintaining an accurate data base of students’ numeracy levels to ensure appropriate identification for support and extension programs, and overseeing these.
- Provision of advice and support to the KLAs regarding the implications of numeracy and other achievement / ability data. This should include providing learning opportunities so staff are more able to assign tasks at appropriate levels.
- Liaison with cluster primary schools and supporting relevant cluster initiatives..
- Assisting in the implementation of relevant Strategic Plan goals, and devel



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