Learning Specialist 3

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2027

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1432341

**Location Profile**:
**OUR MISSION & VISION**

Brighton Primary School: As an internationally minded school, our reputation stands on honouring our history, focusing on the present and preparing for the future. We believe that the growth of our children is at the heart of our community. By focusing on the whole child, we facilitate a sense of belonging and achievement through powerful interactions with other learners and rich learning tasks.

Our vision is to build a community of active learners who can meet challenges of our rapidly changing world and become responsible global citizens. Brighton Primary School strives to develop the attributes of the IB learner profile. We have positioned ourselves globally through our membership of the International Baccalaureate to deliver the Primary Years Program (PYP).

We value our colleagues as reflective educators who are open to new ideas and focused on best practice as they educate our students to develop as critical thinkers and lifelong learners.

**OUR VALUES**

Brighton Primary School was established in 1875 and is situated in the Bayside suburb of Brighton, 12 kilometres from the CBD. Brighton fronts Port Phillip Bay. With almost six kilometres of coastline within Brighton's suburban boundary, there is a diverse range of attractions and activities for all. The school has strong generational ties and is well supported by the School Council and parents.

Brighton Primary School¿s design is traditional and has approximately 25 classes organised in year levels. Brighton Primary School has been redeveloped with attention to maintaining the architectural integrity of the two brick Victorian buildings and also has a large number of relocatable buildings. Generally, they are grouped in year levels to support our collaborative approach to learning and teaching and maximise the student playing space. The school is fully air-conditioned, and all rooms are uniformly furnished to provide a familiar environment for students as they progress across the school.

Brighton Primary School has an enrolment of approximately 540 students, which includes approximately 21 students with moderate to profound hearing loss enrolled in the regional Deaf Facility hosted at the school. Our school culture of shared responsibility and collaboration ensures that our Deaf Facility functions as an integral part of the school community, supporting students to fully access mainstream education.

Brighton Primary School has a rich, well-resourced Specialist Program. There are purpose-built Science, Music and Art Rooms and a Gymnasium. As well, there are literacy and numeracy resource rooms and a large shared learning space in the junior hall. The library is centrally located and available to students at lunchtime, as well as class time. Adjoining it is the Performing Arts Centre and the school canteen. The school community raised the funds to fit-out these spaces and construct the covered walkway that connects all classrooms and specialist teaching areas. Our Outside School Hours Care program, TeamKids, is accommodated in the Performing Arts building.

A variety of spacious and shaded areas that are landscaped provide a safe and well-equipped play area for students. There is a turfed oval and an athletics track, two adventure playgrounds, a fitness circuit and netball and down-ball courts. Below the junior play equipment is the Wonder Garden, designed by our students. It is both a teaching space and a playing area. The Brighton Primary School community has funded the outdoor equipment and development of the grounds and are maintained by the School Council Facilities Committee and our groundsman.

**Selection Criteria**:
**KSC1**: Demonstrated ability to successfully lead the implementation and evaluation of learning and teaching programs, inclusive of evidence based pedagogical approaches, curriculum implementation, and effective assessment and reporting, in accordance with the Victorian Curriculum.

**KSC2**: Demonstrated outstanding classroom teaching skills and capacity to model high impact classroom teaching strategies and lead colleagues to improve their teaching and learning to enable all students to achieve their full potential.

**KSC3**: Demonstrated outstanding ability to monitor and assess student-learning and behaviour data at the individual, cohort and whole school level and to use this data to inform teaching for improved student learning and behaviour.

**KSC4**: Demonstrated outstanding written and verbal communication skills and high-level interpersonal skills including the ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with parents, other employees and the broader school community focused on student learning, wellbeing and engagement.

**KSC6*