Learning Specialist 3
- Educational Leadership: Teaching & Learning

Mitcham Primary School has been established since 1888 and relocated to its present site on Mitcham Road, Mitcham in 1930. The school's tradition of educational excellence is complemented by attractively presented treed surroundings on an extensive site in Melbourne's outer eastern suburb of Mitcham. Currently the school has a population of approximately 500 students who proudly wear the traditional colours of green and white.

Mitcham Primary School strives for excellence. It is a place where all students learn in a stimulating, happy and positive environment. The staff is a professional, supportive team noted for its dedication, caring attitudes, and the delivery of quality programs within a safe, orderly, and structured learning environment. We cater for the different learning styles and needs of every child. Our students are encouraged to live our school values of respect, kindness, resilience, and love of learning, through the school's Positive Behaviour Education approach. Students develop self-regulation and become responsible members of the school community and successful global citizens.

Location Profile

Mitcham Primary School has been established since 1888 and relocated to its present site on Mitcham Road, Mitcham in 1930. The school's tradition of educational excellence is complemented by attractively presented treed surroundings on an extensive site in Melbourne's outer eastern suburb of Mitcham. Currently the school has a population of approximately 500 students who proudly wear the traditional colours of green and white.

Mitcham Primary School strives for excellence. It is a place where all students learn in a stimulating, happy and positive environment. The staff is a professional,



supportive team noted for its dedication, caring attitudes, and the delivery of quality programs within a secure, orderly, and structured learning environment. We cater for the different learning styles and needs of every child. Our students are encouraged to live our school values of respect, kindness, resilience, and love of learning, through the school's Positive Behaviour Education approach. Students develop self-regulation and become responsible members of the school community and successful global citizens.

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 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:

- Demonstrating high-level expertise in teaching and learning practice
- Modelling exemplary classroom practice including through teachin

📌 Learning Specialist 3 (Melbourne)
🏢 Government schools
📍 Melbourne