
Learning Specialist 3 Junior School
2 weeks ago
Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 26/01/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1456937
**Location Profile**:
Glen Katherine Primary School is in Eltham North, a north-eastern, leafy suburb of Melbourne. Students are drawn from Eltham, Eltham North, Diamond Creek and Greensborough as well as Plenty, Yarrambat and Hurstbridge. Strong links with the local kindergartens and St. Helena Secondary College ensure a smooth transition process into and beyond GKPS. The school's 2024 enrolment is 560 students organised into 25 classes with class sizes in the P-2 area in the low 20's and mid-20's range from Year 3-6.
Our current staffing structure consists of Principal, Assistant Principal - Curriculum, Assistant Principal - Welfare and Wellbeing Coordinator, Inclusion Co-Ordinator, Learning Specialists, Sub-school Team Leaders, Operational and Wellbeing leaders, tutors, sub-school Professional Learning teams and specialist team. There are Education Support personnel in the office, a Business Manager, a trained First Aid Officer, an ICT technician, 12 Integration Aides, Out of School Hours Care Co-ordinator and assistants, and Canteen manager.
Parent participation and support is recognised as being essential to the continuing success of the school. There is no doubting the fact that children's learning is greatly enhanced when the home/school relationship is strong and connected. Contact with parents is through Compass which was introduced in 2020, our school website, information evenings, Three Way Conferences, direct teacher/parent contact and through involvement on School Council, Parent and Friends Association and the Grade Communicator Program.
Our school places students at the centre of our work. We offer explicit reading, writing and Maths lessons daily. Our school offers a whole-school phonetic program. Literacy and Numeracy Learning Specialists support teachers and classroom practice. ICT is used in all sections of the school being iPads and notebooks. We offer a full complement of specialist programs include PE, Mandarin, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science, Kitchen, Sustainability, Ignite (extension) and Boost (intervention) programs. Wellbeing is supported through the use of our wellbeing centre, social and emotional learning programs, circle time practices, mindfulness programs, SSG, lunch time clubs, social skills groups and alternative learning plans.
Our school provides itself on outstanding student attitude to school survey results, excellent parent opinion survey results and a wonderful reputation of a welcoming, supportive, and positive place for students, and staff to learn together.
Our values of Be Kind, Be Brave, Be Curious
- Be Your Best, are on display every day.
**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.
**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.
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