Learning Specialist - Learning and Wellbeing

Government schools; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Government schools in Melbourne are seeking a Learning Specialist to model excellence in teaching and learning and lead curriculum planning with a focus on school-wide improvement.

You will mentor and coach teachers, provide evidence-based feedback, and shape professional learning to enhance teaching effectiveness across the curriculum.

Qualifications

• The role requires modelling excellence in teaching and learning.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum.
• Ability to mentor and coach teachers to improve effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Leading and modelling implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery.
• Providing evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development.
• Providing expert advice about context, processes and strategies for professional learning.
• Supervising and training student teachers and mentoring/coaching teachers.

Skills

Curriculum knowledge

Mentoring

Coaching

Feedback to staff

Evidence-based practice

Literacy across curriculum

Numeracy across curriculum

Whole-school improvement

Professional learning

Education

Registered or eligible with Victorian Institute of Teaching

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

• Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery.
• 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.

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.