<div><b>INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST  K-6  439 Students</b></div><div><br /></div><ul><li>Are you a self-motivated and innovative Educator?</li><li>Can you provide instructional strategies to influence change in teaching practices?</li><li>Are you energised by creating experiences that challenge schools, students, teachers and parents to achieve and grow in ways they never thought possible?</li></ul><p>The Instructional Specialist role is a 0.5 FTE classroom teacher performing at the level of an exemplary classroom practitioner and a 0.5 FTE role within the school, modelling classroom practitioner excellence, improving learning outcomes and bringing about change in the instruction of leaders K-6. The Instructional Specialist is a member of the school&#39;s Leadership Team. <b>The successful applicant will meet the requirements of the role as outlined below, drawing upon sound knowledge and experience of early years pedagogical practices. </b></p><p><u>Commencement Date: January 2021</u><br /></p><p><b><i>The Instructional Specialist is required to perform tasks which include but are not limited to:</i></b><br /></p><p>Strong teaching capability proven through meeting all aspects of the proficient teacher in the Australian Professional Standards and operating at the level of a highly accomplished/lead teacher in accordance with the NESA teaching standards (although they may not formally hold this accreditation).</p><p>Demonstrating exemplary classroom teaching practice in their own classroom teaching.</p><p>Setting standards, build teacher capacity (with extra focus on early career teachers) and support school wide improvement.</p><p>Support and demonstrate high impact teaching strategies (HITS) used by teachers to craft lessons that provide the right amount of support and challenge for every student.</p><p>Understand and implement high quality, evidence-based instruction that meets students&#39; needs within their zone of proximal learning development and has clear SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Time-based) goals.</p><p>Coach, mentor and model excellent teaching practice to peer teachers within the school in the instruction.</p><p>Analysing data and trends within the school to identify areas for growth.</p><p>Strong capabilities to lead adult learning (including emotional intelligence).</p><p>Developing future Instructional Specialists.</p><p><br /></p>