Learning Specialist Range 3

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 28/02/2026
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1461610
Job posted: 13/01/2025
Closes: 26/01/2025
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.
SC6 Demonstrated ability to lead whole school evidence based and aligned practice and liaise with external stakeholders, such as philanthropic organisations and universities.
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.
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.
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.
The Department recognises that the provision of family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.
It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability.
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 available at:
The department's employees commit to upholding the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights.
The department's Values complement each school's own values and underpin the behaviours the community expects of Victorian public sector employees, including those who work in Victorian Government Schools.
Location ProfileWe are an amazing school situated in the tranquil setting of Crib Point on 4.8 hectares of land, located in the Western Port area of the Mornington Peninsula.
Crib Point Primary School has a steadily growing enrolment that currently sits at 231 students.
Here you will find contemporary education facilities in a rural setting.
Crib Point Primary School (CPPS) is proud of the strong reputation our school maintains within the local area.
We are renowned for offering high quality programs within a warm and welcoming community.
Our highly skilled staff provide a safe, secure and engaging learning environment.
CPPS has an unwavering commitment to providing evidence aligned instruction and we lead by example in caring deeply for all our students and community.
CPPS strives to offer excellence in all aspects of primary education, providing quality learning programs across the curriculum.
We have a strong focus on Literacy and Numeracy, aligning ourselves with evidence-based approaches, assessments, and instructional models/routines.
We have strong intervention and extension supports across the school and operate under a multi-tiered systems of support/RTI model for both academics and wellbeing.
Our dedication to supporting the whole wellbeing of our students and their families is exemplified by our commitment to Tier 1 (whole class), Tier 2 (small group) and Tier 3 (one-to-one) supports.
CPPS' wellbeing supports include a School Chaplain, Student Support & Community Engagement Coordinator, wellbeing programs, close links with community services and a fantastic newly refurbished Allied Health Centre.
We have a close relationship with the Cerberus Navy Base and have a fabulous Defence School Mentor (DSM) who runs various transition programs for our ADF students.
In the Junior Grades, we have an ever-growing selection of decodable texts for in-class and take-home reading and we have class libraries in every classroom for students to access authentic texts and rich literature.
Our teachers have collaborative planning time in fully supportive, positive, and fun teams and develop their practice in Professional Learning Communities that are dedicated to achieving optimal learning results for all our children.
Our literacy blocks consist of daily review, oral language opportunities, phonological awareness & phonics (SSP), spelling, literature/language comprehension (including Knowledge Rich Curriculum units), Fluency and Independent Reading, handwriting and writing.
Our maths sessions include daily reviews and explicit instruction of concepts/skills.
The school's leadership team has a strong focus on student and staff wellbeing and maintaining a positive school culture.
We support staff growth and leadership opportunities through professional learning, mentoring, coaching, and encouraging pursuits of interests that are in line with the school's strategic plan.
Our outstanding Visual Arts, Music, LOTE (French), Physical Education, STEM and Library programs offer students a breadth of curriculum and experience.
We have 1:1 school supplied laptop ratios in every classroom as well as 1:2 ratios of iPads, and to further extend this, we have taken the leap and launched into the world on robotics and 3D printers and are excited about what our students have produced.
Our free breakfast club program runs every morning, five days a week and operates out of our school canteen.
Our School Wide Behaviour Framework, alongside our use of Berry Street Education Model training see us provide a positive and inclusive environment where all students can shine.
Our core values of Safety, Respect, Kindness, Honesty, and Responsibility underpin the expected behaviours and attitudes of the students, staff, and school community.
Parents/carers and volunteers are a feature at Crib Point Primary School and many community stakeholders participate in the life of the school in a variety of ways.
Job classification:Learning Specialist Range 3
Contact:Tina Coumbe | 035/983-9282
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.

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