Learning Specialist - Director of Responsive Teaching

SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to model and lead 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. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth

SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to model the monitoring and assessment of student learning. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to engage in collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated ability to support others to reflect on their practice and facilitate school-based professional learning.

SC6 Demonstrated high level ability to lead innovative practice, utilising digital technologies to enhance responsive teaching.

Selection Criteria

SC1 Demonstrated expert knowledge of the relevant curriculum. Demonstrated ability to model and lead 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. Demonstrated ability to support teachers to evaluate the impact of learning and teaching programs on student learning growth

SC3 Demonstrated exemplary ability to model the monitoring and assessment of student learning. Demonstrated ability to support others in using data to inform teaching practice and to provide feedback on student learning growth and achievement to students and parents.

SC4 Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to engage in collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community to support student learning, agency, wellbeing and engagement.

SC5 Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values. Demonstrated ability to support others to reflect on their practice and facilitate school-based professional learning.

SC6 Demonstrated high level ability to lead innovative practice, utilising digital technologies to enhance responsive teaching.

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

Specific to the role

The Learning Specialist - Director of Responsive Teaching is accountable to the Assistant Principal (Middle Years). The position is an integral component of the College Leadership team. The position will work closely with the classroom teachers and Leadership Team. The Director of Responsive Teaching will have specific responsibility for:

- Targeted instructional coaching of staff around responsive teaching

- Ensuring classroom pedagogies align with the VTLM 2.0/Monbulk College instructional model

- Targeted instructional coaching of new staff to ensure high level and consistent knowledge of the responsive teaching guiding principals

- Demonstrating high-level expertise in responsive teaching that use data to differentiate learning for students to ensure it is both accessible and challenging





- Developing the capacity of staff to collect, analyse and utilise formative assessment data to guide responsive classroom practice

- Developing the capacity of staff to effectively use data to support student transition into the school, and inform the Year 7 to 9 curriculum

- Building the capacity of learning area leaders to ensure effective team collaboration in subject areas that supports the development of curriculum at the appropriate level for students

- Modelling exemplary classroom practice including through teaching demonstration lessons

- Working with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice that is responsive to the students point of need and utilises learning data

- Playing a key role in the provision of professional learning, including through developing processes and protocols for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration

- Coaching teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedback on their practice

- Modelling exemplary use of formative assessment data to inform responsive teaching approaches

- Modelling exemplary professional learning practice including through seeking feedback from other teachers and leaders on their own classroom practice as part of critical reflection and inquiry to improve practice

- Other duties as directed by the Principal.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

The department is committed to diversity and inclusion and developing a workforce that is representative of the community we service. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms - culture, gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQA+, 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 safe, respectful and inclusive workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work and diversity across all schools and Department workplaces.It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for staff with disability (seeWorkplace adjustment guidelines).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via*******@education.vic.gov.au

Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school.

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 the department's Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. The department'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 department values is available at:

Other Information

The School Strategic Plan and the Annual Implementation Plan and the Annual Report are available on the college website -

Conditions of Employment

- All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.
- Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.
- A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.




- Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at

Qualification Requirements

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:

- The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
- if the person completed an Australian postgraduate level initial teaching program or course of study on or after 1 January 2024, they must demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed a postgraduate level accredited initial teacher education program that has been accredited by an Australian State or Territory Teacher Regulatory Authority as satisfying the requirements of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership 'Accreditation of initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and Procedures'; and
- a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education (ITE) program after 1 July 2016 must also 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 ITE program completed by the person).

Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools.

Location Profile

Established in 1963, Monbulk College is a co-educational college that promotes personal excellence in a caring environment. Located in the picturesque Dandenong Ranges, Monbulk College provides a challenging education in a stimulating environment that enables students to:

- Be creative, critical thinkers who actively contribute to society both locally and globally

- Achieve their best in all endeavours

- Develop into confident, healthy and resilient life-long learners.

The college is facilitated by its medium size of 630 students. The Monbulk College team is committed and dedicated to providing every opportunity for students to experience excellence in all areas. The team at Monbulk College are committed and dedicated to providing every opportunity for our students to experience excellence in their chosen fields. We are motivated to support our students academic and personal growth, which is evident daily when students are confident and connected at school and in their local and wider communities.

The College offers a range of leadership, academic, sporting and personal development opportunities including:

- Student leadership positions in several different areas

- Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars Program (through the University of Melbourne)

- Zone, Regional and State levels in sport

- Art, Technology, Music and Theatre productions - 2025 VCE Premiers award in Visual Communication Design

- Early Access to VCE and University Courses

- STEM Courses - Box Hill Institute and Yarra Ranges Tech School

Our College Motto `Achieving Personal Excellence in a Caring Environment` means that we are committed to providing a safe, supportive and inclusive environment for all students, staff and members of our community. Our school recognises the importance of the partnership between our school and parents and carers to support student learning, engagement and wellbeing. We share a commitment to, and responsibility for, creating an inclusive and safe school environment for our students.

Our college values promote the ideals of:

- Respect - treating yourself, others and the environment with integrity and honesty

- Excellence - achieving your personal best in every aspect of college life

- Responsibility - taking ownership of your personal and educational development

We are known for our positive learning environment, agile teachers, robust curriculum, strong wellbeing supports, beautiful grounds and our brand-new facilities which include innovative and leading Science, Art and Technology areas.

Monbulk College not only delivers academic results and an engaging curriculum, but we are a local government school that students, staff, parents and the community are proud of. We welcome you to Monbulk College and look forward to you joining our community

Our values ensure we build and maintain respectful and positive relationships. The School Wide Positive Behaviour Framework, high expectations of community members and consistency of teaching practices via the Monbulk 'LEARN' instructional model enables a supportive and orderly learning environment for our students.

Monbulk College is composed of two sub-schools, Middle School - Years 7 to 9 and Senior School - Years 10 to 12.

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📌 Learning Specialist - Director of Responsive Teaching (Melbourne)
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