Learning Specialist 3

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

**Salary**: Salary not specified

**Grade**:Learning Specialist - Range 3

**Occupation**:Learning specialist

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:1481697

**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 commitment to, and experience in, cultivating the skills, knowledge and talents of high-ability and high-achieving students, and understanding of the use of technology and hybrid practices to achieve excellence and equity.

**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**:

- Learning Specialist
- Leader of Curriculum & Pedagogy:

- The Leader of Curriculum and Pedagogy role includes but is not limited to:

- Working with the Assistant Principal team in the development and implementation of a high-quality school-wide professional learning program focused on hy-flex teaching and learning practices for high ability students
- Leading and refining the CHES Teaching & Learning (T&L) model, ensuring consistent implementation of curriculum, teaching and assessment school-wide
- Developing a shared understanding of effective teaching and learning practices among staff, promoting the CHES values within the T&L framework
- Working with teaching teams to ensure that curriculum documentation and delivery is aligned with best practices in hy-flex and high ability teaching and learning
- Implementing programs and tools that enhance assessment practices and student learning outcomes at CHES, along with managing the assessment and reporting calendar and assessment functions
- Analysing student learning and assessment data to evaluate and refine educational programs, modeling effective data use in teaching practice
- Modeling effective teaching strategies through demonstration lessons and mentoring, including classroom visits and coaching
- Creating and managing processes for teacher reflection and improvement, including lesson observations, feedback, promoting structures and processes for Professional Learning Communities
- Supporting the professional development sessions for other schools, particularly focusing on supporting high-ability students
- Collaborating with the IT Manager to address the technological needs for hy-flex teaching and learning for both teachers and students
- Presenting at conferences on topics related to high-ability students and online learning environments
- Working effectively and collaboratively as a member of the SIT
- Working with the Principal team on staff induction

**Who May Apply**:

- Teachers currently registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching and qualified to teach and/or have demonstrated experience in the curriculum area(s) specified for the position.

**EEO AND OHS Commitment**:
**Child Safe Standards**:

- Victorian government schools ar