Learning Specialist Range 3: Head of Faculty

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1443458

**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 and 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 actively contribute to a positive school culture, and drive an instructional approach founded on collaborative practices, incorporating real-world learning opportunities for students.

**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: Head of Faculty - Mathematics / Numeracy** 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 Mathematics teaching, thus creating the aspirational learning environment that helps us achieve our mission.

The Learning Specialist: Head of Faculty role at Melbourne High School is aimed at building excellence in teaching and learning within the school and to contribute to the learning and development of its high ability students.

**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.
- **As the Head of Faculty**, 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.
- Working with school leaders to identify and develop whole school priorities, bringing a voice from the teaching and learning perspective to this forum.
- Working closely with other school leaders to drive whole school initiatives to support the achievement of the school's AIP, Strategic Plan, goals and targets.

**Who May Apply**:
Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Inst