Learning Specialist Range 3

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Education and Training Full time

Location: Melbourne | Cranbourne

Job type: Full time / From 27/02/2023 - 26/01/2026

Organisation: Education and Training

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1331272

**Selection Criteria**:

- SC1 A demonstrated capacity to effectively lead teams, proactively contribute to the leadership and management of the school and promote collegiality and collective efficacy.
- SC2 Demonstrated commitment and capacity to actively contribute to and lead whole school improvement initiatives, major curriculum programs and student activities.
- SC3 Demonstrated ability to build the capacity of colleagues, both individually and in teams, to use data to inform teaching for improved student learning across all curriculum areas.
- SC4 Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills and high level interpersonal skills including a capacity to develop constructive and respectful relationships with students, parents and other staff.
- SC5 Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning for self and others to enable further development of skills, expertise and teaching capacity, taking into account the intellectual, physical, emotional and social development of all students.
- SC6 Demonstrated knowledge of and an ability to develop and implement effective behaviour management programs and plans for students with an intellectual disability who might exhibit challenging behaviours.

**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.

**Responsibilities**:
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:

- Demonstrating high-level expertise in teaching and learning practice
- Modelling exemplary classroom practice including through teaching demonstration lessons
- Working with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice
- Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
- 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
- Modelling effective learning practice and supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedback and on their practice
- Providing evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development
- Providing expert advice about the context, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning
- Supervising and training one or more student teachers and mentoring and/or coaching teachers
- Modelling exemplary use of student data to inform teaching approaches
- Developing and promoting school-wide professional learning structures, processes and protocols through Professional Learning Communities
- 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

**Who May Apply**:
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.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:
**DET Values**:
**Other Information**:
Please phone the school on 5943 2800 if you would like to discuss the position further.

Where an ongoing teaching position in a special school is advertised:

- an ongoing teacher who does not hold an approved special education qualification may be offered permanent transfer to the school if the teacher has completed 3 or more years continuous employment in the teaching service in a special setting and is assessed by the principal as suitable for ongoing employment in a special setting
- an external applicant, including an existing fixed term employee, who does not hold an approved special education qualification, but who hol



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