Learning Specialist Range 3

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 27/01/2030

Organisation: Schools (Government)

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Education and Training

Reference: 1433900

**Location Profile**:
Aberfeldie Primary School was built in 1925 in a well-established, residential area. Aberfeldie Primary School is situated in a well-established, residential area in Moonee Valley, of which, many residents are third or even fourth generation Aberfeldie Primary School families. We aim to extend our students so that they become resilient, compassionate, adaptable and well-informed members of their community by living the school¿s Values of Inclusion, Innovation and Success. Our School Vision is to see all students succeeding academically, physically and socially; supported by innovative teachers and an inclusive community.

The school is made up of four cohorts; Foundation, Year One/Two, Year Three/Four and Year Five/Six. Aberfeldie Primary School is located on 4.5 hectares and boasts several large playgrounds and courts to cater for all ages and school activities. Facilities also include a Gymnasium, Library, outside performance space, food garden and inclusion play space. Further to this, the Joan Kirner Arts and Creativity Hub, consists of an Art space, Library, Performing Arts learning space and rooms for music tuition. The school provides a structured, comprehensive and challenging curriculum for all students, with a focus on developing skills in literacy and numeracy.

Aberfeldie Primary School utilises the Professional Learning Community (PLC) model, which is driven by evidence to ensure research-based teaching practices are maximising student achievement. Specialist programs include Physical Education, Languages (Japanese), Art and Performing Arts. The school also runs a Cultivating Communities Food Garden Program in our school garden. Learning and wellbeing continue to be a strength and strong focus at Aberfeldie, with targeted learning occurring across the school drawn from the Rights, Resilience, and Respectful Relationships curriculum and School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support.

**Approach to teaching and learning**

Our approach to teaching and learning at Aberfeldie Primary School is underpinned by the science of learning. The science of language and reading informs our learning and curriculum design for our literacy programs across the school. In Mathematics, we employ an explicit instructional model, breaking down what students need to learn into smaller learning outcomes and modelling each step.

Aberfeldie Primary is committed to preparing students for the future and has actively promoted the use of technology as a learning tool across all curriculum areas. Year 3-6 students have their own iPads and they are integrated across all learning areas to support student learning. The school also has sets of laptops and invests heavily in iPads for student use across the whole school, as well as ensuring that all classrooms have access to interactive televisions.

**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 lead the vision, planning, implementation and evaluations of a whole school explicit mathematics program.

**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 learni