Learning Specialist: Foundation–Year 2 Coach

Department of Education Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Education Victoria – Deer Park VIC is seeking a Learning Specialist who will model excellence in teaching and learning while mentoring teachers and leading professional learning across early years. The role focuses on literacy and numeracy, data-informed practice, and collaborative school improvement.

You will work with leadership to implement high-impact teaching strategies, deliver demonstration lessons, observe colleagues, and provide feedback to enhance student achievement,

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of the Victorian curriculum and ability to model exemplary teaching.
• Ability to implement high-impact teaching strategies to meet student learning needs.
• Ability to monitor and assess student learning and provide feedback to students and parents.
• Exemplary interpersonal and communication skills for collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ability to model behaviours consistent with Department values and facilitate professional learning.
• Capacity to provide instructional leadership from Foundation to Year 2 and support curriculum delivery.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrating high-level expertise in teaching and learning practice.
• Modelling exemplary classroom practice including through teaching demonstration lessons.
• Working with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice.
• Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery.
• Playing a key role in the provision of professional learning, including through developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration.
• Modelling effective learning practice and supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedback and on their practice.
• Providing evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development.
• Providing expert advice about the context, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning.
• Supervising and training one or more student teachers and mentoring and/or coaching teachers.
• Modelling exemplary use of student data to inform teaching approaches.
• Developing and promoting school-wide professional learning structures, processes and protocols through Professional Learning Communities.
• Modelling 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 practice.

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

High-impact teaching

Data-informed instruction

Interpersonal skills

Professional learning facilitation

Instructional leadership

Education

Teaching registration (VIT)

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Deer Park VIC is seeking a Learning Specialist who will model excellence in teaching and learning while mentoring teachers and leading professional learning across early years. The role focuses on literacy and numeracy, data-informed practice, and collaborative school improvement.

You will work with leadership to implement high-impact teaching strategies, deliver demonstration lessons, observe colleagues, and provide feedback to enhance student achievement,