Morwell Park Primary School is home to approximately 350 students and is located in the heart of the Latrobe Valley. Our school operates with seven flexible year-level learning teams, with all teachers working collaboratively to deliver high-quality education. We have an SFO (Student Family Occupation) density of 0.82, reflecting the diverse social and economic backgrounds of our community.

Our attractive school grounds have recently undergone significant upgrades. Alongside our BER (Building the Education Revolution) facility, we now enjoy a fully refurbished campus, including a purpose-built Early Learning Centre.

We are proud to be affiliated with Our Place, an organisation that works closely with our school to support our community. Our dedicated staff foster a strong culture of teamwork, inclusion, and respect. We are also fortunate to have highly engaged and supportive parent groups, including our School Council and Parent Association.

Our students come from a wide range of backgrounds, and we have numerous programs in place to provide targeted support for every learner.

Our school values underpin all that we do and guide our daily interactions and decisions:

- Be Kind ¿ We are respectful, empathetic, caring, and work together as a safe team.

- Be Gritty ¿ We are brave, resilient, passionate, and determined.

- Be Focused ¿ We are creative, collaborative, motivated, and curious learners.

Morwell Park Primary School is a stimulating, supportive, and rewarding place to learn and work, where diversity is embraced, and every student is encouraged to thrive.

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 team-oriented 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 teaching demonstration lessons
- Working with the school leadership team to develop a shared view of highly effective teacher practice
- Leading and modelling the implementation of whole-school improvement strategies related to curriculum planning and delivery
- 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
- Modelling effective learning practice and supporting teachers to seek, analyse and act on feedback and on their practice
- Providing evidence-based feedback to tea

📌 Learning Specialist Range 3 (East Gippsland Shire)
🏢 State Government Of Victoria, Australia
📍 East Gippsland Shire