Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 25/01/2028
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1435976
Job posted: 11/09/2024
Closes: 04/10/2024
Location ProfileKilberry Valley Primary School is an inclusive school, characterised by its rich cultural diversity with students representing 40 different language backgrounds. Our teaching and learning provides a Prep to Year 6 program that meets the needs for each of our 425 students.
At Kilberry Valley Primary School, we have high expectations for all students in literacy and numeracy. In literacy, our teachers intensively implement the Little Learners Lover Literacy program in our early years, with a major focus on synthetic phonics to support all children to be successful readers and spellers. In the middle and senior years, our teachers implement the Reader's workshop model, using a differentiated teaching approach and a focus on every student becoming independent readers. In Numeracy, our teaching approach uses the Victorian Curriculum with hands-on manipulatives and real-life learning.
Our vision is to "Develop Responsible Learners for a Changing Society". We believe that all students, staff, and the community can learn. The values of respect, responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, leadership, and human rights are paramount at Kilberry Valley Primary School.
As our school motto states, our staff strive daily to Make THE Difference to meet the needs of every student.
Our school Wellbeing program is well equipped with a Mindfulness room, Regulation Station and Wellbeing centre. A social emotional approach to learning underpins everything we do to ensure an inclusive environment building resilience and maintaining positive relationships. The school community continues to embrace the use of information technology to challenge our students and communicate with each other.
Our well-resourced specialist programs are exemplary in Media Arts, Performing Arts, Physical Education, and Personal and Social Capabilities Program. The school has a fully operational TV Studio, two computer labs, media arts space, performing arts rooms, and a full-sized gymnasium. Our school participates in interschool sport, and we regularly achieve successful teams in many different sports.
Kilberry Valley Primary School is situated in Hampton Park and is categorised in the low to mid range compared with other state schools in socio-economic terms.
We are committed to excellence and to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of our children. We are a child safe and equal employment opportunity employer.
Selection CriteriaSC1 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.
RoleLearning 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.
ResponsibilitiesIn 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 practiceModelling exemplary classroom practice including through teaching demonstration lessonsWorking with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practiceLeading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and deliveryPlaying a key role in the provision of professional learning, including through developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaborationModelling effective learning practice and supporting teachers to seek, analyse, and act on feedback and on their practiceProviding evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and developmentProviding expert advice about the context, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learningSupervising and training one or more student teachers and mentoring and/or coaching teachersModelling exemplary use of student data to inform teaching approachesDeveloping and promoting school-wide professional learning structures, processes and protocols through Professional Learning CommunitiesModelling exemplary professional learning practice included through seeking feedback from other teachers and leaders on their own classroom practice as part of critical reflection and inquiry to improve practiceWho May ApplyTeachers 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 CommitmentApplicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.
The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, disability and neurodiversity. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply for roles within the Department.
Child Safe StandardsVictorian government schools are child safe environments. Our schools actively promote the safety and wellbeing of all students, and all school staff are committed to protecting students from abuse or harm in the school environment, in accordance with their legal obligations including child safe standards. All schools have a Child Safety Code of Conduct consistent with the department's exemplar.
Job classification:Learning Specialist Range 3
Contact:To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.
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