Learning Specialist Range 3-Wellbeing and Engagement

Government schools; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Government schools in Victoria seeks a Learning Specialist to model excellence in teaching through demonstrations and coaching. The role focuses on improving curriculum planning, delivery, and school-wide student outcomes.

You will mentor teachers, supervise student teachers, and provide expert guidance on professional learning. Registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching is required or eligibility demonstrated.

Qualifications

• Registered or eligible for registration with the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
• Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum.
• Able to model literacy and numeracy across the curriculum.

Responsibilities

• Lead and model whole-school improvement strategies for curriculum planning and delivery.
• Provide evidence-based feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development.
• Provide expert advice about the context, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning.
• Supervise and train one or more student teachers and mentoring and/or coaching teachers.

Skills

Curriculum planning

Mentoring

Coaching

Feedback provision

Education

VIT registration

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.