Overview Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time Salary: Salary not specified Grade: Learning Specialist - Range 3 Occupation: Learning specialist Location: Hume - Mansfield Reference: 1525504 Location Profile Mansfield Secondary College, is a small, rural Victorian school, close to Mt Buller and the snow fields, which offers a wide range of education and training programs to support our students as they transition into adulthood.
Mansfield community is characterised by people with a constructive and supportive attitude. Tourism and our pristine environment drive our economy, leading to a vibrant community with a strong arts, environment and cultural focus. Mansfield is one of the fastest growing shires in the country.
COLLEGE VISION: A dynamic learning environment where the whole community takes responsibility in preparing for the future.
COLLEGE VALUES: The College is committed to a Positive Behaviours program, which aims to encourage student performance and lift engagement by explicitly teaching desired behaviours and using all opportunities to reward student efforts and performance. The program underpins an evolution of a school culture which is based on mutual respect.
CURRICULUM: The College is responsive to the Victorian Curriculum 7-10. Year 7 and 8 students study a common curriculum, both supporting key skill development and enabling exploration of a range of discipline areas. To aid transition, experienced staff work with students to develop student¿s knowledge and skills and to help build social capabilities in a new environment. Year 7 and 8 is about consolidation.
Year 9 and 10 students access core units across Science, English, Mathematics and Humanities. A breadth of subject electives, beyond the core units, enables students to engage with a range of different learning and leadership opportunities, working to extend and develop in their areas of passion. Middle school is about exploration.
Senior students from Years 10 to 12 can elect alternative pathways by selecting from a broad range of Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) units, or undertake the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL). The College is recognised for successfully linking these studies to Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Australian School Based Apprenticeship programs. Senior school is about narrowing and focusing effort, with excellence and progression a constant focus.
COLLEGE TEACHERS AND STAFF: The relatively small size of the College enables staff to extend additional support to individual students and to create an enriched learning environment. Counselling and support is provided for students from a range of professionals including Year Level Co-ordinators, social workers, psychologists and a school nurse.
STRATEGIC PLAN: The College Strategic Plan aims to improve student learning and engagement, teacher education and facilities. The Strategic Plan is available at the College website.
FACILITIES: In February 2022 the College opened a new STEAM building and a community sports precinct providing high quality sporting facilities for our students as well as a service to the Mansfield Community. Other recently built facilities include Language, Hospitality and Music Centres. The indigenous Bagungga Garden was created by our 2019 School for Student Leadership¿s students and provides an outdoor classroom setting. Students with a disability are supported with a purpose-built low-sensory space to enable students to re-charge and re-engage. Selection Criteria Applicants are asked to address the following criteria: SC 1: Teaching & Learning Provide evidence of an ability to plan and deliver an appropriate program to students with disabilities. SC2: Teaching Practice Demonstrate an ability to actively engage students who have diverse learning needs in meaningful learning. Evidence of successfully managing students with challenging and difficult behaviours using a Positive Behaviour Support framework. SC3: Assessment and reporting of student learning. Ability to assess and report student progress. To provide reports to parents which keep them regularly informed of their children¿s progress. SC4: Interaction with the school community Demonstrate high level communication and interpersonal skills when relating to students, parents and staff. SC5: Teamwork Demonstrate an ability to work as a team member within a dynamic educational environment. SC6: Curriculum Development Demonstrate an ability to design and implement effective learning programs to support diverse learning needs. Role The Inclusive Education Learning Specialist will work collaboratively with all members of the College Leadership Team to create an inclusive and equitable school culture which ensures that the students with disability and additional needs are engaged in education and supported to fully participate, learn, succeed and meet their goals. The Inclusive Education Learning Specialist will be an advocate and champion for students with disability and additional needs and will work directly with these students in a small group context. They will provide specialist support to develop the knowledge and skills of staff to better respond to these students¿ needs. They will work with school staff to enhance pedagogical practice and curriculum development for supporting the education of these students.
* Work closely with the Inclusive Practices Leading Teacher and Team
* lead processes in the College to support the provision of reasonable adjustments to ensure that students with disability can access and participate in education on the same basis as students without disability
* support the implementation of all elements of Disability Inclusion at the school including the establishment of Student Support Groups (SSGs), administrative duties relating to student referrals and funding, communicating with staff and supporting staff to implement strategies to support students
* promote a culture of high expectations and aspirations for the learning of students with disability or additional needs
* provide coaching and advice for staff to develop and deliver differentiated curriculum and teaching strategies appropriate for individual students with disability and with additional needs
* support school staff and the SSG to prepare and gather supporting information for Disability Inclusion profile meetings
* provide support to school staff involved in preparing the student and parent(s)/carer(s) to contribute to Disability Inclusion profile meetings
* work in collaboration with members of the College Leadership Team to ensure student needs are met via referrals
* play a key role in supporting students with disability and additional needs to make smooth school transitions (e.g. primary to secondary, junior to senior or alternative settings, ensuring there are effective arrangements in place for efficient transfer of information between services and schools
* deliver professional learning sessions related to Disability and Inclusion policy, Differentiated Teaching, and Assessment and Reporting
* perform other duties as negotiated with the Principal
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 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 who do not have an approved special education qualification but do have current provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching may apply. Preference will be given to applicants who have an approved special education qualification. 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 (see Workplace adjustment guidelines).
Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via Applicants seeking part-time employment are encouraged to apply for any teaching service position and, if they are the successful candidate, request a reduced time fraction. Such requests will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis and will be subject to the operational requirements of the school. 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: https:///pal/child-safe-standards/policy 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: https:///pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview Other Information Start date is negotiable. Applicants are free to structure applications in any manner they choose, but must ensure that the following are included:
* A specific response to all of the selection criteria and position details.
* the names and contact details of up to three referees who can provide information regarding the applicant in relation to the selection criteria
Conditions of Employment
* 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 http:///hrweb/Pages/default.aspx
Qualification Requirements To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:
* The person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and
* 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'; and
* 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).
Details of qualification requirements as updated from time to time can be found at Recruitment in Schools. Applications close Tuesday 12 May Posted 29 April 2026