Learning Specialist - Northeastern United States - Schools (Government)

Description

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

In recognition of the importance of exemplary practice for improved student learning outcomes, the key roles of the Learning Specialists may include but are not limited to:

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.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

The Department of Education is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see ).

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants can contact Brett West, Yamatji man, in the Koorie Outcomes Division to talk about the recruitment process, the Department and supports for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in the Department. Mobile: or email on:

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:

DE Values

The Department's employees commit to upholding DE's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DE'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 DE values is available at:

VIT LANTITE

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must 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 Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.

Location Profile

Beveridge Primary School became a multi-campus school in 2020, our Foundation – Grade 2 and Grade 3 – 6 campuses are located on the Northern Fringe of Melbourne. Beveridge is in the northern growth corridor and it is expected that our school will see significate growth over the next 5 years.

Beveridge PS aims to be a safe welcoming and engaging community. We value enquiring minds and encourage the best in all. These values underpin our disciplinary framework that 'Everybody has the right to feel safe and comfortable and everybody has the right to learn'. We believe that it is the job of every adult who our students encounter to model these beliefs all day, every day. Our community is committed to nurturing active and caring Australian citizens who support intercultural understanding and can acknowledge and value alternative points of view.

The staff, parents and community of Beveridge Primary are committed to developing the social, emotional and academic needs of our students by promoting resilience, persistence and courage. We motivate each child to strive to achieve their full potential and take risks in an environment which is safe, supporting and nurturing. We have strong parental and community involvement throughout the school which supports our rich curriculum.

The teaching of literacy and numeracy is underpinned by a whole school consistent approach. Our teachers differentiate the curriculum to individualise the learning needs of our students. The Schools planning and assessment practices are a high priority and are used to drive curriculum planning and delivery and are used to track student progress. Our curriculum also offers music, an annual whole school production, fine arts, physical education and Auslan (LOTE) and our wellbeing program includes a literacy intervention and extension program, a numeracy intervention and extension program and a wellbeing coordinator to support students, their families and teachers to enable all to achieve their potential.

We are working towards delivering a greater access to computers program in the school and a sophisticated IT skills program scaffolded into student programs.

Our School Values for 2023: