Ls - Primary Schools Improvement Coordinator

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Learning Specialist - Range 3

**Occupation**:Learning specialist

**Location**:Melbourne - Southern suburbs

**Reference**:1490792

**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**:

- This philanthropically funded Learning Specialist role, supported by the Mornington Peninsula Foundation (MPF), leads a cluster approach to improving literacy outcomes across our partner primary schools. The focus is to ensure students transition to Secondary School literate and well-prepared.
- The coordinator will lead the implementation of the Science of Learning and Reading (SOLAR) principles and practices, build and sustain a strong community of practice, and provide coaching and guidance to literacy leads and classroom teachers across the cluster. This role would suit a highly skilled primary generalist or experienced literacy leader with training in explicit synthetic phonics and SOLAR practices.
- 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.
- The Learning Specialist role is aimed at building excellence in teaching and learning within the Teaching Service.

**Responsibilities**:
**Leadership and Coordination**
- Set agendas and take minutes for the MPLG Executive Steering Committee.
- Collaborate with Literacy Leads to manage professional development, coaching schedules, coordinate resourcing donations and analyse school data and report progress to principals.
- Lead MPF funders' visits to showcase impact and attract ongoing support.
- Build, strengthen, and sustain a community of practice across cluster schools focused on SOLAR and evidence-based literacy instruction.
- Act as a contact point for literacy leads/key contacts in each primary school, providing advice and support.
- Establish and maintain strong community and agency partnerships to support literacy improvement.
- Provide reporting for MPF CEO with data evidence of impact.
- Perform adaptive duties as needed by cluster principals and literacy leads to MPF.
- Expand the model by developing partnerships with new primary schools and kindergartens in the area.

**Professional Learning and Coaching**
- Provide targeted professional learning, coaching, and mentoring for literacy leaders and classroom teachers.
- Model effective teaching practices, lead observations, and deliver feedback to support instructional improvement.
- Share professional learning opportunities with MPF schools and coordinate delivery of literacy-focused development.Support schools with the implementation of Synthetic Phonics programs, SOLAR practices, and evidence-aligned assessments.

**Curriculum, Data and Impact**
- Guide schools in developing curriculum structures, planning, and delivery aligned with SOLAR.
- Create and maintain a shared repository (SharePoint) of evidence-based assessment practices and curriculum units.
- Analyse and share student learning and transition data to inform responsive interventions and growt