Teaching and Learning Specialist - Sydney, Australia - Employment Hero

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4 weeks ago

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Teaching and Learning Specialist (Engaged Classrooms)

Full time $78,280$110,210 plus 10.5% Superannuation
Term contract to December 202
Work from home (Australiawide)

Are you
- an education professional looking to join a new team, passionate about improving education outcomes for Australian children and young people?
- an independent thinker who can collaborate with internal and external partners, and contribute to a range of activities to inform project directions, as well as recommendations on a range of complex educational issues?
- committed to producing practical guidance and resources that are rigorous and high quality as well as useful and relevant to teachers, school leaders and policymakers?

If you answered yes to the above questions, then we want to hear from you.

Be part of Australia's new education research organisation
The Australian Education Research Organisation (AERO) is Australia's national education evidence body.

AERO is working towards excellent and equitable outcomes for all children and young people by generating and making high-quality evidence accessible, and enhancing the use of evidence in Australian education.

AERO is bringing together people who are passionate about evidence-informed policy and practice for schools and early childhood services. Our team is collegial, creative and committed to fulfilling AERO's potential to make an impact.

We value agile thinkers who can help shape AERO as a new, dynamic organisation, and team players who enjoy working across projects and in diverse, interdisciplinary teams.

Many of our people have ongoing connections to research, policy and practice organisations, helping us to bridge the gap between evidence generation and translation.

Support the development of evidence-based content

AERO is looking for a Teaching and Learning Specialist to support the translation of high-quality education research and policy analysis in schooling into high-impact products for teachers, school leaders and policymakers.

The role will involve providing support to develop and disseminate evidence-based guidance and resources for effectively managing classrooms and creating safe and supportive environments focused on learning.

This will include supporting the project team's work with experts and stakeholders to develop the guidance and resources so they can be easily accessed, understood and implemented, and to encourage their uptake and use.

Essential requirements

Qualifications in education.
Experience as a teacher in schools or strong knowledge of this context.
Experience in delivering highquality products for teachers and school leaders, including evidencebased guidance and resources, under tight timelines and competing priorities.
Excellent oral and written communication skills, with an ability to translate technical and complex information concisely for diverse audiences, including practical guidance and tools for practitioners.
Knowledge of the Australian education sector, including key stakeholders, policies and frameworks.

Desirable

Qualifications in public policy, social sciences or another relevant discipline.
Experience teaching students with additional needs and/or disability, in mainstream and/or special education settings.

How to apply?

If you are in Australia and are an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have unrestricted work rights in Australia, and believe you meet the requirements of the roles, we'd love to hear from you.

Please press 'apply' and respond with the following by
9am Monday 23 January 2023 .

A resume
A cover letter describing your interest in and suitability for the role
A yes/no response to Q1 and 2 below
A brief (maximum 150 word) response to the Q3 below.
Do you have working rights (full or restricted) in Australia?
Do you have experience as primary or secondary school teacher?
Can you tell us about a time when you worked as part of a team within an education system, sector or organisation to deliver a complex project, including highquality advice and products for teachers and school leaders, under tight timelines and competing priorities.

More information

Accountabilities:

Contribute to the scoping, planning and designing of teaching and learning guidance and resource development projects aligned to AERO's annual research agenda, with an emphasis on effectively managed and engaged classrooms.
Collaborate with AERO colleagues, to inform project activities and deliverables.
Develop evidencebased guidance and resources that support teachers, school leaders and policymakers to use more evidencebased practices, with an emphasis on effectively managed and engaged classrooms.
Plan for and support implementation of dissemination activities that maximise the impact of AERO research products on the Australian education community.
Support collaborations with colleagues from across AERO and external stakeholders to ensur