{"id":2314766,"url":"https://alion.io/job/education-learning-specialist-data-reporting-digital-platforms","title":"Learning Specialist - Data, Reporting & Digital Platforms","company":{"id":1771508,"name":"Education","domain":"education.vic.gov.au","url":"https://alion.io/company/education-vic-gov-au","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":null,"truth_index":null},"role":"Education","role_family":"Education","seniority":null,"employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Melbourne, Australia"],"countries":["AU"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":56000,"max_usd":103000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":54},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-12T03:10:00Z","employer_posted_date":null,"last_verified_at":"2026-10-12T03:10:00Z","board_verified":false,"closed_at":null,"days_open":0,"trust":{"level":"not_scored","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":0},"description":"Role\nLearning 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.\nThe Learning Specialist role is aimed at building excellence in teaching and learning within the Teaching Service.\n\nResponsibilities\nThe role of Learning Specialist - Data, Reporting and Digital Platforms is to ensure that accurate, timely and meaningful data is collected, managed and made visible to appropriate leaders and staff to inform school improvement decision-making for student learning outcomes. Alongside this, the role leads the college's digital platforms strategy, driving the integration and effective use of technology systems to increase staff capability, and increase engagement for students, families and the broader community.\nThis leader will demonstrate exceptional organisational skills and a proactive, solutions-focused approach to both data management and digital innovation. They will be a key driver of the college's transition to an integrated suite of platforms - including Toddle (LMS), Compass (SiS), and school AI tools - ensuring these systems work coherently together in support of the college's strategic priorities.\n\nRole-Specific Responsibilities\nData Collection & Reporting\nCoordinate the organisation and management of whole-school improvement data including NAPLAN, PAT, VCE, AtoSS and attendance data.\nDevelop and maintain whole-school data dashboards and performance reports through Panorama, ensuring systems support monitoring of progress towards AIP and SSP targets.\nMake data visible and accessible to appropriate stakeholders (including Principal Class, SALs and Domain Leaders) in a timely and usable format to support data-informed decision making.\nIn conjunction with the Principal Team, collect and compile accurate data from the Attitudes to School Survey (AtoSS) and Staff Opinion Survey (SSS), and distribute this to relevant leaders.\nManage the college assessment and reporting calendar, coordinating and overseeing the administration of progress reports, semester reports and assessment timelines across the college in liaison with the Leader of Learning and Teaching, ensuring consistency and quality in reporting practices.\nLiaise with the Leader of Learning and Teaching and Domain Leaders to ensure data is provided in a format that supports curriculum planning and improvement decisions\nBuild staff capacity to interpret and act on data, providing targeted support and professional learning to embed data-informed practice across teams.\nProvide updates to college council on data and reporting matters when appropriate.\n\nDigital Platforms Strategy\nLead the development and implementation of a whole-college digital platforms strategy that integrates systems to reduce work duplication and improve curriculum quality\nLead the development and implementation of Toddle as the college's Learning Management System (LMS), including onboarding staff, building internal capability, and managing the ongoing rollout\nWork with the ICT Manager to manage and maintain Compass as the college's Student Information System, ensuring accurate and consistent use across the college community\nLead the strategic development of the college's approach to Artificial Intelligence, including building staff capability, developing college AI policies and usage guidelines, and identifying opportunities for AI to increase staff capability\nIdentify and lead the integration of digital platforms across the college suite to ensure systems communicate effectively and data is not duplicated across platforms\nDrive the use of digital platforms to increase student and community engagement, including parent-facing communication and student-facing learning tools\nBuild staff capacity to effectively and confidently use college digital platforms through professional learning, induction and ongoing support\nMaintain awareness of emerging educational technology and make recommendations to the Principal Class on platform development and investment\nWork collaboratively with the ICT Manager to ensure platform strategy and technical implementation are aligned\nDevelop and manage an annual budget in accordance with college financial processes\n\nGeneral Leadership Responsibilities\nUse College policies, systems and processes to respond to minor and major behaviours, and wellbeing behaviours of concern\nPerform other duties as may be required by the Principal or Assistant Principals\nLink to the SPP and AIP\nEmbed a culture of high expectations across the whole college community\nStrengthen the instructional model to ensure precision in teacher practice\nDevelop and implement a guaranteed and viable skills-based curriculum\nBuild teacher capacity to effectively use data, a range of assessment and feedback strategies\nStrengthen the implementation of the tiered approach to inclusive education\nEmbed the SWPBS Framework\n\nKey Performance Indicators\nData & Reporting\nAll whole-school data sets (NAPLAN, PAT, VCE, AtoSS, SSS, attendance) are collected, organised and distributed to relevant stakeholders within agreed timelines each year\nCollege data dashboards are developed and maintained, enabling Principal Class and Leading Teachers to monitor SSP targets in real time\n\nDigital Platforms\nToddle (LMS) is successfully launched and embedded across the college, with measurable staff adoption and student engagement, in line with agreed implementation timelines\nA documented digital platforms integration strategy is developed and endorsed by the Principal Class\nCollege AI tools and usage policy is developed and endorsed by the Principal Class\n\nSSP Targets (shared)\nBy 2027, increase the percentage of positive responses on AtoSS Years 7¿12 for: Stimulated learning from 43% (2022) to 48%; Effective teaching time from 53% (2022) to 58%; High expectations for success from 62% (2022) to 67%\nBy 2027, increase the percentage of positive responses in SSS for: Monitor effectiveness using data from 52% (2022) to 57%; Understand formative assessment from 52% (2022) to 58%\nBy 2027, decrease the percentage of students with 30 or more days absence from 32% (2022) to 25%\n\nKey skills and attributes of the leader\nStrong understanding of educational data systems and school improvement data cycles\nExperience with or strong aptitude for digital platform management, integration and strategy\nAbility to present and communicate data clearly to a range of audiences\nCoaching approach to building staff capability with digital tools\nAbility to build high-performing mindsets and team culture\nAbility to build positive and effective relationships with the college community\nAbility to effectively communicate and build connection with the College vision, values and strategic plan\nHighly developed listening skills that reflect a growth mindset\nOpen to receiving challenging feedback and implementing this feedback to improve performance\nEngage in the use of the Agile School Improvement framework \nUse a solution focussed coaching approach \nBuild effective relationships \nBe improvement focussed \nEngage in a personal professional learning and growth as a leader action plan \nBe open to adjustments in roles as discussed with the Principal and DET priorities as they arise \n\nWho May Apply\nTeachers 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.\n\nDiversity and Inclusion\nThe 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).\n\nAdditional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via [email protected]\nApplicants 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.\n\nChild Safe Standards\nVictorian 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:\n https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/child-safe-standards/policy\n\nDE Values\nThe 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:\n https://www2.education.vic.gov.au/pal/values-department-vps-school-employees/overview\n\nConditions of Employment\n All staff employed by the Department and schools have access to a broad range of employment conditions and working arrangements.\n Appointment of successful applicants will be made subject to a satisfactory pre-employment conditions check.\n A probationary period may apply during the first year of employment and induction and support programs provided.\n Detailed information on all terms and conditions of employment is available on the Department's Human Resources website at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx\n\nQualification Requirements\nTo be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class:\nThe person must have provisional or full registration approved by the Victorian Institute of Teaching; and\nif 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'; 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