Learning Specialist - Grade 6

Department of Education Victoria; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional learning opportunities

Job summary

Berwick Primary School, part of the Department of Education Victoria, seeks a Learning Specialist to advance classroom practice and student outcomes. You will demonstrate high-level teaching, mentor teachers, and lead school-wide improvement in curriculum planning and delivery.

The role focuses on demonstration lessons, feedback, and professional learning to uplift teaching effectiveness. You will work within a supportive, collaborative team committed to excellence in every classroom, equity for

Qualifications

• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum and teaching practices.
• Ability to model high-impact teaching strategies and monitor student progress.
• Experience using data to inform planning and provide feedback to staff and parents.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for collaboration with staff and families.
• Capacity to support school-based professional learning and leadership opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate high-level teaching expertise and classroom practice.
• Model teaching demonstrations and provide feedback to teachers.
• Collaborate with leadership to define effective teaching approaches.
• Lead school-wide improvement strategies for curriculum planning and delivery.
• Support professional learning structures and peer observation processes.
• Guide teachers in using student data to inform practice and growth.
• Mentor and coach teachers and possibly supervise trainee teachers.

Skills

Curriculum expertise

High-impact teaching

Data-informed practice

Interpersonal comms

Collaborative leadership

Job description

Department of Education Victoria – Berwick VIC

Berwick Primary School is a thriving, high‑performing school in the heart of Berwick. With approximately 855 students, we are large in size but personal in feel, a place where strong systems and structures create clarity and where every student is known, valued and supported.

We put the latest evidence‑based research into action. Through explicit teaching, classroom design and collaborative practice, our staff are united by a commitment to what works. Strong systems

provide clarity and professional learning and coaching ensures teachers are supported to achieve their best.

Our vision is clear: Excellence in Every Classroom.

We are relentless in ensuring that all students develop strong foundations in literacy and numeracy, while also thriving through a rich, engaging, and inclusive curriculum.

What We Stand For

At Berwick PS, we believe that great culture drives great learning.

• Keep students at the centre of every decision.
• Hold high expectations for learning and behaviour, balanced with genuine care.
• Use explicit, evidence‑based teaching to reduce variance and lift outcomes.
• Invest in our people through professional learning, coaching and leadership opportunities.
• Build a culture of trust, respect and kindness where staff can do their best work.

Teaching and Learning at BPS

Every classroom is a place of high-quality, explicit instruction where routines support learning and engagement. Staff collaborate closely in teams, using data to inform planning and to celebrate growth. Our specialist programs add richness and variety, giving students opportunities to explore their passions and talents.

Who We're Looking For

We are seeking educators who:

• Have a strong commitment to improving student outcomes.
• Are reflective, open to feedback and eager to grow their practice.
• Thrive in a collaborative, professional team environment.
• Bring energy, creativity and resilience to their work.
• Share our belief that education changes lives and are ready to play their part.

Why Berwick PS?

• A clear vision and strong systems that set staff up for success.
• A supportive, collegial culture that values collaboration and growth.
• Opportunities to develop leadership skills and take on new challenges.
• A vibrant, inclusive community committed to helping every student achieve their best.

At Berwick PS, you'll join a team that is united in purpose, passionate about teaching and committed to making every classroom a place where students learn, grow, and achieve their best.

Selection Criteria

SC1Demonstrated 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.

SC2Demonstrated 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

SC3Demonstrated 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.

SC4Demonstrated 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.

SC5Demonstrated 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.

Role

Learning 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.

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

Who May Apply

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if 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.

Child Safe Standards

Victorian 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:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy

DE Values

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. Information on the department values is available at:

https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview

Other Information

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Conditions of Employment

• All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
• Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
• A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.
• Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

• The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
• if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
• a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also demonstrate that they have passed the literacy and numeracy test for initial teacher education (LANTITE) requirements (this condition is satisfied where the LANTITE requirement is part of the Victorian ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found atRecruitment in Schools.