Department of Education Victoria – Newtown VIC

23h ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria

Chilwell Primary School, established in 1878 is located in Newtown, an inner Geelong suburb, nestled in a shopping precinct comprising of small retail businesses and has a current enrolment of 426. The school has catered for many generations of Geelong families and has developed close links with the local community, organisations, neighbouring preschools, and secondary colleges. Chilwell is a family-oriented school recognising and responding to the needs and diversity of family groups within our school community. A strong partnership between home and school ensures that education is valued, giving students every opportunity to learn, building robust relationships and trust of staff whereby all are aware of and respect the rights of others in sharing in the life of the school.

At Chilwell, we value both academic success and wellbeing. We promote, develop, equip, and prepare healthy learners who strive to achieve their full potential by being engaged, focused and enthusiastic. We are committed to making it our mission to promote resilience, positive wellbeing, and mental health for all our students and staff. Chilwell takes a whole school approach to wellbeing through providing excellent mental health support, understanding and intervention. Wellbeing is at the forefront of all we do here at Chilwell, whereby our staff engage and nurture students through a dynamic curriculum that embeds inclusive practices along with academic, social, and emotional wellbeing of each child.

Our mission is to be `future makers' for every child,



ensuring each child has the necessary academic and wellbeing skills required to fulfil their potential and achieve their personal goals, which aligns to our school motto, 'Learning for Life'.

We strive to embed resilience and a robust sense of personal worth in every student. We identify and promote strengths ensuring each child has the necessary academic and wellbeing skills required to fulfil their potential and achieve their personal goals.

Teachers remain committed to continuous professional development. Professional Learning Communities promote a shared pedagogy, are driven by assessment data and supported by Coaching across a multitude of areas including curriculum, inclusive practice and engagement & wellbeing strategies. While Literacy and Numeracy are our curriculum strengths we have high-quality specialist teaching programs in Physical Education, Visual Arts, French, STEM (Science, Technology, both Design / Digital, and Mathematics) and Performing Arts.

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.



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.

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 wit

📌 Learning Specialist 3 (Sydney)
🏢 Department of Education Victoria
📍 Sydney