1. Demonstrated high level experience in inclusive education practice (teaching and learning) and developing processes for observation and feedback of teacher practice and peer collaboration.
2. Demonstrated experience planning, implementing and evaluating evidence-based intervention strategies for students with complex needs and providing feedback to teaching staff to inform their effectiveness and development. 

3.  Demonstrated exemplary interpersonal and leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to lead collaborative relationships with students, colleagues, parents and the broader school community focused on wellbeing and engagement.

4. Ability to provide leadership, professional learning and coaching that informs and influences the work of others involved in the engagement and wellbeing of children and young people.

5.  Demonstrated ability to input into the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and strategies relating to mental health and wellbeing.

6.  Demonstrated ability to model behaviours and attitudes consistent with Department values and support colleagues to adopt these behaviours and attitudes. Demonstrated ability to reflect upon their own, others and whole-school practice and contribute to the provision of whole-school professional learning.

The Wellbeing Specialist will work collaboratively with school executive team to monitor all students across the school in wellbeing. 

This position requires the successful applicant to:

• Provide coordination and leadership for the Student support program.
• To be a member of the school leadership & executive team.
• Support the implementation, development and review of the school Strategic plan and School Annual Implementation plan.
• Implement an EMU intervention program and monitor the progress of the students.
• To look at proactive programs we can use to promote a positive school environment.
• To co-ordinate the Social skills budget.
• To co-ordinate the Respectful Relationships program at Delacombe PS and with partner schools.

Work in cooperation with other leading teacher coordinators

• Attend Leadership and Co-ordinators meeting.
• Develop, promote and implement good attendance at school.
• Develop attendance plans where required
• Follow up on any Child safe practices
• Work with the School Chaplain and any other services.
• Attend weekly Wellbeing meetings 
• Provide follow ups to PLCs and teachers on particular students
• Circulate new professional readings and resources.
• To examine any data from a Wellbeing perspective such as Student attitides, Bullying data, reflections data and attendance data.
• Co-ordinate and manage the attendance data
• Develop with teachers behaviour management plans for students at need. 
• Responsible for Wellbeing resources.
• Coordinate the review, development and implementation of school programs.
• Be involved in the development of the AIP.
• To collaborate with teachers to plan and deliver curriculum and to provide feedback on the quality of curriculum delivery.
• To promote and implement existing DET policy and resources.
• Manage the organization of Professional Learning in Wellbeing and Respectful relationships.
• Manage SSGs for out of home care students.
• Provide professional learning communication to all key stakeholders at the school. 

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.

The Department of Education and Training is committed to the principles of equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion for all. We value diversity and inclusion in all forms – gender, religion, ethnicity, LGBTIQ+, 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 family friendly, supportive, safe and harassment free workplaces is essential to high performance and promotes flexible work, diversity and safety across all schools and Department workplaces.

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 http://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/programs/health/protect/Pages/childsafestandards.aspx

The Department’s employees commit to upholding DET’s Values: Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership and Human Rights. DET’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 DET values is available at http://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/workm/Pages/Public-Sector-Values.aspx

• 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://www.education.vic.gov.au/hrweb/Pages/default.aspx

To be eligible for employment, transfer or promotion in the principal or teacher class a person must have provisional or full registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching. In addition, from 3 August 2020, to be eligible for employment in the principal class or teacher class, a person who graduated from a Victorian Initial Teacher Education program after 1 July 2016, must 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 Initial Teacher Education program completed by the person.