Location: Western Region | Ballarat
Job type: Full time / From 23/08/2024 - 22/08/2029
Organisation: Schools (Government)
**Salary**: Salary not specified
Occupation: Education and Training
Reference: 1432026
**Location Profile**:
Lucas Primary School is a primary school situated in the suburb of Lucas, west of Ballarat¿s central business district. The school opened in 2020 with an enrolment of 71 and has maintained significant growth ever since as the Western suburbs of Ballarat continue to grow. The enrolment is currently 492, which includes 22 classes. There are 39.8 equivalent full time staff including: 2 Principal Class, 2 Learning Specialists, 1 Mental Health & Wellbeing Leader, 26 teachers, 2 Learning Tutors and 13 Education Support Staff. The school features state of the art facilities including two learning community buildings, a Performing Arts and Physical Education facility, a Specialist Pavilion for Visual Arts and STEM and an administration building.
Our vision is to empower all students to achieve their best, promoting high quality learning and teaching and excellence in all areas. We provide an engaging and challenging curriculum that caters for the needs of all learners within a positive, inclusive and supportive learning community. Our aim is for all students to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes to achieve success in learning and life. We value and promote strong home-school partnerships and connections with the wider community. All practices reflect the school¿s values of Respect, Responsibility, Excellence and Growth.
A comprehensive curriculum is offered throughout the school based on the Victorian Curriculum with a strong focus on the core areas of literacy and numeracy. The school¿s Instructional Model provides the framework for high quality, consistent practice in all classrooms, incorporating evidence based high impact teaching strategies. Clear learning intentions and success criteria are developed for all lessons, with explicit teaching provided at students¿ point of need. Data is collected and used to provide a differentiated program ensuring challenge and support for all learners. Students in all year levels have reading, writing and numeracy goals they are continually working towards to maximise their learning growth. Feedback and reflection are important elements of all lessons. Our specialist program includes Visual Arts, Physical Education, Performing Arts and Japanese. In 2024 our Lucas LEAP (Outside of School Hours Care) program opened offering an important service to our school community.
**PREPARATION OF APPLICATION**:
- 1. Applicants should upload **one document** including the following information:
a. CV containing your address, contact numbers, current position, VIT number or WWCC and
b. Address each of the key selection criteria areas as listed in the Job Description.
- 2. Applicants must provide the names and contact numbers of three professional referees who can confirm your responses to the key selection criteria (NOTE: the panel may contact referees outside the list and would normally contact current and past principals).
**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 wel