Learning Specialist

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Learning Specialist - Range 3

**Occupation**:Learning specialist

**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs

**Reference**:1490001

**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**:

- The Learning Specialist
- Instructional Coach is an educational leader who is committed to the provision of a high-quality education for every student at Berwick College. As a member of the Berwick College Leadership Team, the Learning Leader is responsible for leading, managing and communicating the processes and initiatives that will lead the successful implementation of the Disability Inclusion initiative. They will support leaders, teachers and education support staff to build the understanding and skills across the school.
- The Learning Leader
- Inclusion is an educational leader who is committed to continuous school improvement. As a member of the Berwick College Leadership Team, the Learning Leader is responsible for leading and managing the implementation of initiatives related to the Key Improvement Strategies of the School Strategic Plan.
- The Learning Specialist
- Instructional Coach will lead the actions to achieve these key improvement strategies.
- Build teacher capacity and collaboration in curriculum and assessment design and documentation which is aligned with the Victorian Curriculum 2.0
- Embed a purposeful use of data to cater for all learning needs
- Use student learning data to enhance student agency and opportunities for feedback
- Improve teacher capability to implement instructional practices in line with the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0
- Build leadership capability to ensure collective responsibility to improve instructional practices
- Develop and embed a leadership framework for wellbeing and inclusion through a tiered approach to enable a positive learning environment across all classrooms
- Embed the college identity in a culture of excellence
- Strengthen student agency, leadership and voice in learning

The Learning Specialist is committed to leading a program that enables:

- Students to be at the centre of highly effective curriculum design, documentation, delivery and assessment
- A collective ability to implement highly effective instructional practice which is underpinned by the Berwick College Instructional Model, current research and the VTLM 2.0
- A learning environment that raises and maintains expectations of all students
- A collective accountability and understanding of instructional practice that is informed by student learning and engagement data
- Students to engage deeply in learning that is interesting, relevant and appropriately challenging
- Students to learn in in classrooms with effective inclusive practices and in a culture of inclusion
- Teachers to be supported through purposeful coaching, feedback and collaboration that strengthens their practice
- Teachers to confidently identify and implement appropriate adjustments to support all learners, particularly students at risk or with additional needs
- A shared commitment to curriculum and lesson planning that reflects high expectations, clear learning intentions, and appropriate adjustments for all students
- Professional collaboration that is underpinned by the Berwick College Instructional Model, the Victorian Teaching and Learning Model 2.0, and the use of formative assessment and feedback
- The modelling of effective practice through demonstration lessons, classroom observation programs and targeted feedback that supports teacher growth and reflection
- Coaching conversations that promote continuous growth, goal-setting and adaptive expertise in teaching
- One-on-one and small group coachin