Learning Specialist: Student Voice & Wellbeing Champion

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

Job summary

Ascot Vale Heights School in Melbourne is seeking a Learning Specialist focused on Respectful Relationships and Student Voice. The role delivers high-quality teaching, demonstrates wellbeing leadership and mentors teachers to improve engagement and outcomes for students with disabilities.

The role emphasises whole-school improvement, family and community partnerships, and modelling positive behaviours aligned with the Department’s values.

Qualifications

• SC1: Demonstrated knowledge of student wellbeing, engagement, social-emotional learning and respectful relationships, particularly in a special school context and for students with disability.
• SC2: Demonstrated ability to lead, implement and evaluate whole-school initiatives and improvement strategies, using evidence and data to monitor impact.
• SC3: Demonstrated capacity to promote student voice, participation and decision-making in ways that are meaningful and accessible to students with disability.
• SC4: Highly developed interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to build authentic partnerships with students, families, colleagues and community stakeholders.
• SC5: Demonstrated ability to build staff capability and support consistent, inclusive and relational practice across a school.
• SC6: Demonstrated commitment to modelling behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department of Education values and contributing to the school's strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Respectful Relationships curriculum and social-emotional learning priorities across P-12.
• Build staff capability in respectful, inclusive and relational practice, including approaches differentiated for students with disability.
• Lead whole-school approaches that strengthen student voice, agency, choice, participation and decision-making.
• Monitor student engagement and wellbeing information to identify priorities and inform improvement.
• Develop initiatives that strengthen students' connection, belonging and engagement with school.

Job description

Ascot Vale Heights School in Melbourne is seeking a Learning Specialist focused on Respectful Relationships and Student Voice. The role delivers high-quality teaching, demonstrates wellbeing leadership and mentors teachers to improve engagement and outcomes for students with disabilities.

The role emphasises whole-school improvement, family and community partnerships, and modelling positive behaviours aligned with the Department’s values.