Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach (POL 1) Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach (POL 1) St Clare's Catholic Primary School

Type

Ongoing

Role

Position of Leadership

Hours

Full-time

Closes

16-11-2026

About the role At St Clare’s, our mission is to inspire and educate our students to become compassionate and responsible members of society. We strive to empower them with knowledge, skills and a strong moral compass, enabling them to make a positive impact on the world around them. By embracing our school motto, “Your light in our hands,” we recognise the importance of guiding and supporting our students as they shine their brightest, both academically and spiritually.

St Clare's Catholic Primary School is excited to offer this opportunity to an experienced or aspiring leader, the position of Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach, starting the 2027 school year. The role attracts a 2 year contract with an ongoing teaching position attached. While full-time is preferred, F/T (0.8) is negotiable.

The Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach supports the development and consistent implementation of high-quality, evidence-informed instruction and assessment across St Clare’s Catholic Primary School. Working under the direction of the Deputy Principal – Learning & Teaching Coach, the role builds teacher capability through instructional coaching, collaborative planning, professional learning and the enhancement of teaching programs.

The Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach works alongside teachers across all year levels and curriculum areas to strengthen explicit direct instruction (EDI), opportunities to respond (OTRs), checking for understanding, feedback and responsive teaching practices.



The role supports teachers to translate evidence-informed research into effective classroom practice, ensuring that learning is purposeful, engaging, appropriately sequenced and accessible to all students.

Central to this position is the belief that high-quality Tier 1 instruction is the foundation of an effective Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework, with additional support provided according to student needs and monitored for effectiveness. The Learning & Teaching Instructional Coach supports the implementation of a school-wide MTSS, ensuring that evidence-informed instruction, assessment and targeted adjustments are used to respond to the diverse learning needs of all students. This includes implementing appropriate adjustments and monitoring the progress of students with identified learning needs, including those with Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs), within the universal classroom setting.

The Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach is a member of the Learning & Teaching and the Student Services Teams and has no teaching load attached to the position.

Key Responsibilities

Coaching – Instruction in Practice

The Instructional Coach works alongside teachers to strengthen the quality, consistency and impact of instruction across the school.

Key responsibilities include:

Provide instructional coaching to teachers across all year levels and curriculum areas,



aligned with the school's agreed instructional model, playbook and improvement priorities.

Support teachers to implement evidence-informed teaching practices, including explicit direct instruction, transparent modelling, guided practice, checking for understanding, opportunities to respond and effective feedback.

Model high-impact instructional practices in classrooms and support teachers to apply these practices within their own teaching.

Conduct collaborative classroom observations focused on agreed instructional goals, followed by constructive feedback, reflection and opportunities for refinement.

Support teachers to increase the frequency, quality and purpose of OTRs to actively engage students and gather evidence of their understanding.

Assist teachers to identify and respond to misconceptions, gaps in understanding and variations in student learning through responsive instruction.

Support the effective use of formative assessment to inform immediate instructional decisions and subsequent teaching.

Build teacher confidence and capability through ongoing professional dialogue, observation, modelling and coaching cycles.

Work collaboratively with the Deputy Principal – Learning & Teaching and other relevant leaders to identify instructional priorities and evaluate the impact of coaching on classroom practice.

Coach teachers to strengthen Tier 1 instruction and respond effectively to student understanding.

Model and provide direction for evidence-informed strategies and scaffolds that support diverse learners within universal instruction.

Support teachers to recognise when students may require additional

📌 Learning & Teaching Instruction Coach (POL 1) (Canberra)
🏢 Victorian Catholic Education Authority
📍 Canberra