Learning Specialist: Inclusion and Mental Health

3 weeks ago

Geelong, Australia Schools (Government) Full time

Location: Geelong

Job type: Full time / From 29/01/2024 - 27/01/2025

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1357599

**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.

**SC6** Demonstrated ability to inform and influence the work of others involved in the engagement, mental health, wellbeing or learning of children and young people.

**Role**:
Learning Specialists will be highly skilled classroom practitioners who continue to spend the majority of their time delivering high-quality teaching and learning and have a range of responsibilities related to their expertise, including 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 well-being for students.
- Working with and be a part of the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice and a review of existing programs and initiatives
- Leading and modelling the implementation of whole - school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery, and the support of others with strategies adopted.
- 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

**Responsibilities**:
In recognition of the importance of exemplary teaching practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key responsibilities of the Learning Specialist may include but are not limited to:

- This role will include a PLC Leader role and a teaching load, the time fraction to be confirmed
- Promoting an understanding across the school of the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Framework
- Build Grades 3-6 staff capacity in inclusion and wellbeing processes by embedding evidence-based strategies through modelling and professional learning
- Modelling effective inclusive education and supporting staff to seek, analyse and act on feedback with their practice, including adjustments to teaching and learning to support Tier 2 and 3 students.
- Acting as a source of advice for staff about differentiated teaching strategies, adjustments and modifications appropriate for individual students with additional needs
- Supporting staff to monitor, plan and assist in implementing cohort positive behaviour support strategies
- Proactively work with and support regional staff, school inclusion, wellbeing and leadership teams, teachers, parents/carers and other external agencies to coordinate targeted inclusion and mental health support for Grades 3-6 students
- Other duties as determined by the Principal

**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**:
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:
Child Safe Standards: Policy | education.vic.gov.au

**DE Values**:
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