Learning Specialist - Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting

Government Schools; City of Greater Bendigo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Schools is seeking a Learning Specialist to lead curriculum planning and teaching excellence across the College. The role involves collaborating with the College leadership team to align teaching practices, policies, and curriculum implementation and to help staff develop leadership capacity.

You will model exemplary teaching, mentor and coach teachers, and support literacy and numeracy across the curriculum to reinforce school priorities and pathways into VCE, VET and VCAL.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum.
• Mentoring and coaching teachers to improve teaching effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to whole school decision making and liaise with College leadership to develop strategic curriculum responses.
• Liaise with and support staff implementing curriculum initiatives per College plan.
• Lead documentation and alignment of teaching and learning including pathways into VCE, VET and VCAL.
• Support Leaders and Learning Specialists in creating consistent curriculum documentation and resources.

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

Leadership

Mentoring

Coaching

Education

Teacher registration Victoria

Job description

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.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to whole school decision making and liaise with other members of the College leadership team to develop consistent strategic responses to school issues, reinforce the College purpose and values, implement agreed policies and procedures, involve staff in the leadership and management of the curriculum and develop the leadership capacity of self and others relating to curriculum implementation.
• Liaise with and support staff with the implementation of curriculum initiatives including the priority areas outlined in the College strategic plan and annual implementation plan.
• Lead the documentation and alignment of teaching and learning within the College including the implementation and preparation for pathways into VCE, VET and VCAL.
• Support CCT Leaders and work with Learning Specialists in the development of consistent curriculum documentation, consistent teaching practices, assessment, including exams, and resources.

What you need

• 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.
• 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.