2026 Learning Specialist

2026 Learning Specialist – Teaching & Learning Department of Education Victoria – Tarneit VIC 3d ago , from Department of Education & Training Victoria Wimba Primary School opened its doors in January 2024 in the thriving suburb of Tarneit, approximately 25km west of Melbourne's CBD. This year, the school welcomed over 420 students across Prep to Year 6 and has quickly established itself as a vibrant and valued part of the local community. Guided by the core values of Community, Excellence, Integrity, and Happiness , Wimba Primary School is committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment. We prioritise positive student experiences and the development of strong, healthy relationships. Every child is recognised for their individual strengths and supported to achieve their personal best. Our mission is to cultivate excellence in every student through high-quality, evidence-based teaching and learning practices. In 2025, approximately 76% of our enrolments were students with English as an Additional Language (EAL). The Student Family Occupation and Education (SFOE) index for 2025 is 0.3283. Facilities and Programs A central administration building with library, staff areas, and amenities Flexible, contemporary classrooms that promote collaborative and innovative learning Specialist spaces for Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Science, and Technology Expansive outdoor areas including hardcourts, sports fields, and play zones A community hub featuring a gymnasium, canteen, and multipurpose spaces for music and drama Our Foundation to Year 6 curriculum aligns with the Victorian Curriculum and includes targeted support in literacy, numeracy, and wellbeing. In 2025, we offered specialist programs in Physical Education, Music, STEM, and Visual Arts , with a strong emphasis on inclusion and personalised learning. We place a strong emphasis on community engagement. Parents and carers are welcomed as partners in learning, with many opportunities for involvement. Our school offers a rich variety of student leadership roles, enrichment programs, wellbeing initiatives, sporting events, and cultural celebrations. Wimba Primary School also provides an accredited Out of School Hours Care (OSHC) service, offering both before and after school care to support working families. Join Our Team As a growing school, Wimba Primary is dedicated to ensuring every student is known, valued, and cared for. We are seeking passionate, collaborative educators who are committed to supporting students to reach their academic and social‑emotional potential. Contact Paul Schwartz (Principal) via email *************@education.vic.gov.au or phone *** to discuss any questions or for further information. Please submit Cover Letter, CV and SC as one document. 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. SC6: Demonstrated ability to implement evidence based best practice in English and Mathematics teaching through modelling and coaching across F-6. 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 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 teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development. Providing expert advice about the context, processes and strategies that will shape individual and school professional learning. Supervising and training one or more student teachers and mentoring and/or coaching teachers. Modelling exemplary use of student data to inform teaching approaches. Developing and promoting school‑wide professional learning structures, processes and protocols through Professional Learning Communities. Modelling exemplary professional learning practice included through seeking feedback from other teachers and leaders on their own classroom practice as part of critical reflection and inquiry to improve practice. 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. 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 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 The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching. 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'. 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). #J-18808-Ljbffr