Job posted: 21/11/2024
Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 19/01/2029
Organisation: Schools (Government)
Salary: Salary not specified
Occupation: Teacher
Reference: 1453481
Closes: 04/12/2024
Location ProfileAre you a passionate, positive and proactive teacher looking for an exciting learning specialist level position in STEM? Then we have the position for you! This position will join and lead a team of passionate and positive STEM specialist staff working across two STEM specific labs and other learning spaces designed to spark curiosity and engagement.
Located on beautiful Wurundjeri Country, Strathtulloh Primary School has been educating with HEART since 2022. We are a brand-new state of the art school, located in the suburb of Strathtulloh. We opened in January 2022 with 710 students already growing to over 1400 students and employing over 160 staff in 2025.
Our students are phenomenal and eager learners who are beautifully behaved and respectful. We are supported by families and a community which really values and supports education and our school.
School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) and Respectful Relationships (RR) feature strongly at our school, along with a culture that supports positive, proactive and passionate wellbeing and learning for students and staff.
Why work at Strathtulloh?5hrs non face to face time provided to full time teachers per week;Shared and supported planning of lessons each week;2 meetings times a month allocated to meeting and connecting with parents/families (inside regular work hours);Reports with just one paragraph of written comments, Parent Teacher Interviews held inside the 38hr work week;Parents/families do not have direct email/electronic communication access to teachers/staff;No requirements for communication outside 38hr work week;Co-Teaching Environment - you're not alone, you have the support, shared planning and camaraderie of a team;Flexible teaching spaces, NOT open plan, purpose built for our co-teaching explicit teaching approach;Free before & after school program for children of staff;A terrific team of staff who engage in a variety of social events and functions;Getting here is easy! It's a 30 minute drive against traffic from Sunbury, Gisborne, the inner west or north of Melbourne and an hour from the eastern suburbs, Ballarat & Geelong. We're also only a short walk from the train station with plenty of seats heading away from the city.On site Cafe with great food and coffee!The Strathtulloh community are encouraged to be Helpful, Excelling, Accepting, Resilient and Trustworthy people as they demonstrate, support and strive for a #StrathtullohHEART.
Selection CriteriaYour application for this position must specifically address each of the selection criteria below: SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum areas of STEM. 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 and wellbeing strategies that respond to student learning needs.
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.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to engage in positive and proactive collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values.
Please include the name, email address and phone number of at least 3 relevant referees who will need to complete a reference for you. 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.
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 learningModelling effective learning practice and supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedbackProviding 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 approachesWho 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.
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.
Job classification:Learning Specialist Range 3
Contact:Di Sam or Kris | 85604600
To apply for this role, you will be redirected to the Schools (Government) job application system.
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