Learning Specialist: Technology / Arts / ICT Job posted: 06/09/2024 Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan Job type: Full time / From 28/01/2025 - 28/01/2029 Organisation: Schools (Government) Salary: Salary not specified Occupation: Education and Training Reference: 1434794 Closes: 19/09/2024 Location Profile Strathmore Secondary College is situated between Pascoe Vale Road and the Moonee Ponds Creek in the northern suburb of Strathmore.
The school was founded in 1957 with 186 students.
The population has grown considerably and now the school draws the majority of its population of over 1900 students from within the designated neighbourhood area bounded by Strathmore Heights, Pascoe Vale and Essendon.
Strathmore Secondary College employs a total of 203 teaching and non-teaching staff.
The students are placed within one of five school teams vertically structured across Year 7 - 12 and are supported by core teachers in Faculty Areas.
Junior school team leaders and coordinators work closely with Year 7 / 10 students, teachers and parents to develop positive relationships to support student learning.
VCE leaders and team coordinators work with Year 11 and 12 students to achieve outstanding results so students reach their desired pathways.
Outcomes for Strathmore Secondary Students are positive with VCE results well above the state average in study scores and real retention rates at 75% compared to a state average of 50%.
Strathmore Secondary College provides a learning environment that is both inspiring and nurturing.
The physical structure of the school welcomes young people and provides a stimulating, respectful and innovative environment in which learning is valued.
It also offers a very strong welfare and pastoral care environment led by a number of specialist and welfare staff.
The strengths of the college are in its commitment to academic excellence, music, the visual and performing arts and sport.
These programs provide diverse opportunities for students including school productions, music concerts, art and technology exhibitions, and sporting carnivals, allowing students to develop leadership and collaborative skills in a range of non-classroom settings.
The College has become a high performing school by implementing an instructional model based on research from Mc REL, Marzano Institute and Learning Horizons.
This has led to improvements in student outcomes and enabled teachers to develop as classroom practitioners with clear expectations around pedagogy.
This instructional model is supported by the work of instructional coaches and weekly professional learning community teams.
Selection Criteria 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.
SC2 Demonstrated expertise in the implementation and modelling of high impact teaching strategies that respond to student learning needs.
SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to model the monitoring and assessment of student learning.
SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills.
SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values.
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.
Responsibilities General Description: In this position, the major emphasis will lie in demonstrating high-quality teaching in a specific curriculum/learning area.
Learning Specialists will lead teachers in the improvement of their practice in the classroom through implementation of the College's Teaching and Learning Framework.
Learning Specialists are responsible and accountable to the College Principal Team.
The key focus of the role is to model excellence in teaching and learning within their faculty area.
Learning Specialists will have a deep knowledge and expertise in research-based high-quality teaching and learning strategies and will be at the forefront of assisting teachers in delivering improved achievement, engagement and wellbeing for students.
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.
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.
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