Numeracy & Mathematics Domain

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: 1439336

**Location Profile**:
Melba Secondary College is a single campus school of approximately 675 students located
in Croydon that provides a comprehensive education for students from Years 7 to 12. The
goals set out in the Strategic Plan focus on improving the learning growth of all students
with a particular focus on literacy and numeracy, improving student engagement in their
learning and improving student resilience and connectedness to school.

The third and final stage of the school rebuild was secured in 2023 with works to be
completed in 2024/25 which includes a new college oval, Performing Arts building upgrade, car
parking and landscaping.

Melba Secondary College offers a safe, positive, learning environment, which strives to
develop a sense of pride and community that is underpinned by the College values
(STRIVE) of Success, Teamwork, Resilience, Integrity, Valuing Excellence and
Engagement.

The College has a ¿whole child¿ focus which ensures we cater for the academic, physical,
emotional and social welfare of all students. Our College is committed to a strong and
authentic Student Voice and these students are actively involved in the decision making
processes of the College.

Melba Secondary College offers a broad and engaging curriculum across all Domain Areas
Education (VCE) and the VCE Vocational Major (VCE VM).

The College offers a comprehensive range of elective choices in the middle school, with a
rich and vibrant co-curricular program inclusive of performing and visual arts, sport, outdoor
education and camps program.

**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.

The Learning Specialist role is aimed at building excellence in teaching and learning within the Teaching Service.

**Responsibilities**:
In recognition of the importance of exemplary practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the Learning Specialists may include but are not limited to:

- Demonstrating high-level expertise in teaching and learning practice
- Modelling exemplary classroom practice including through teaching demonstration lessons
- Working with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice
- Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
- Playing a key role in the provision of professional learning, including through developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration
- Modelling effective learning practice and supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedback and on their practice
- Providing evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and devel