Learning Specialist Range 3

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2028

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1440361

**Location Profile**:
Lysterfield Primary School values people and relationships over all else. We believe school culture underpins our successes and creates opportunities to build trust and care amongst our school community.

We develop students who are curious about the world around them and confident in their knowledge and skills to be successful in the future.

We are guided by the following principles:

- Children are at the centre of everything we do
- Curiosity and a growth mindset fosters lifelong learning
- Social and emotional learning are important to develop the whole child
- The pursuit of excellence drives personal success

Lysterfield PS is located in a relatively quiet residential area on the outskirts of Melbourne¿s eastern suburbs between Rowville and Ferntree Gully. Our enrolment is currently 530 students in straight grades across the school. We offer a comprehensive curriculum driven by our values of curiosity, acceptance, resilience, respect and integrity. There is a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy as well as effective development of the 'Whole Child¿ which includes social and emotional learning and positive mental health. Our programs include:
**Curriculum**
- Whole school English and Maths programs
- Inquiry learning using the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, Mandarin, STEM
- Intercultural and Ethical Capability
- Personal and Social Capability
- Critical and Creative Thinking
- Head Start program
- Sustainability

**Extra-curricular Programs**
- Friendology
- Circles - wellbeing program
- Dance Club, Art Club, Choir, Rubrik's Cube Club, Robotics, Sustainability Club
- Sports training and events
- Challengers Program
- Green Team (sustainability)
- Literacy Intervention Program (Macqlit, Minilit)
- Prep Buddies
- "I Sea, I Care" Marine Ambassadors program
- Student leadership program
- Student Voice Council
- School Counsellor

There is a wide range of interesting outdoor spaces with shade for students in grounds that have been designed with active and passive areas to cater for the needs of all students. We also have a synthetic turf play area and a soccer ground. The school has the use of the adjacent Lakesfield Reserve for lunchtime and sport activities.

We have developed an inclusive play space in an area which is utilised by students across all year levels. We promote student wellbeing through programmes such as: Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships, Values, Restorative Practices, Student Leadership, Friendology and the PERMAH framework. Our student leaders across the school have a strong sense of community and take responsibility for assemblies, Circles groups and many other leadership opportunities.

We offer specialist classes in Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Mandarin, STEM and Physical Education. We also have literacy support and intervention teachers for Junior, Middle and Senior school students. We currently have 38 teaching staff and 12 non-teaching staff, including administration and integration aides/first aid assistants.

We have an active and engaged parent community that supports the school through fundraising, support with student activities and being actively engaged with their child¿s education.

Our staff are committed to improving student outcomes through working in cohesive and collaborative level teams and ensuring our students are fully engaged with their learning. Our school values of Curiosity, Acceptance, Respect, Resilience and Integrity are embedded across the school and influence the way we work and the expectations of staff. We have a strong commitment to professional learning for staff and encourage leadership growth at all stages of a staff members career. Staff wellbeing is a priority at Lysterfield Primary School with time allocated to the development of relationships and ensuring a supportive workplace.

**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 communic