Subject Specialist | IT at Valenture Institute

DESCRIPTION

• The Subject Specialist role is primarily responsible for ensuring high-quality teaching and learning for their allocated subject and phase. The Subject Specialist will also be responsible for ensuring the delivery of quality tuition and the student experience.  The incumbent should be extremely detail-oriented, well organised, and familiar with online learning management systems, ed-tech tools and data management. The ideal candidate should have a positive personality and growth mindset, excellent interpersonal skills, and an unbridled passion for – and commitment to  – changing the world (yes, the world) through high-quality education.

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

Learner experience:

• Develop and deliver a variety of teaching and instructional methodologies that make up best practices for their subject.
• Regular contact through Ask-Me-Anything and Mastery Bootcamp sessions with learners to encourage, motivate and empower them to achieve their best.
• Employ a variety of dynamic teaching and instructional methodologies, with the aid of edtech tools
• Conduct lesson planning to develop appropriate teaching solutions and strategies that target the specific learner needs that arise as they progress through the course.
• Develop and be closely involved in the moderation of Cycle tests, examinations and SBAs.
• Take ownership of learners enrolled in your subject, and monitor their academic performance using data and metrics aligned with key performance indicators (KPIs). 
• Consult on the course evaluations process to ensure that feedback is channelled into the Learning Design team according to the ADDIE model. 
• Work with our Support Coaches, Student Experience Leads and Student Well-Being to oversee the progress of learners enrolled in their allocated subject.
• Review holistic performance of learners on a regular basis.
• Manage the posting of announcements to the online campus, and respond to discussion forum posts made by learners. 
• Facilitate and participate in extracurricular activities such as social activities, clubs, assembly and learner organisations where required 

Academic Quality Assurance:

• Moderate submissions that contribute to learner progress.
• Work closely with the Product team to improve content, using data analysis and best practice in your subject.
• Using subject specifications to ensure that the quality of grading meets the required examination standards.
• Using subject specifications to ensure that content meets the required examination standards, peer-review cycle tests and exam papers, and determine the efficacy and suitability of content.

Community of practise:

• Engage in lesson observations to maintain quality assurance of instruction in line with Valenture’s Teaching and Learning approach and to enable personal and peer improvement through feedback, coaching and mentorship.
• Regular professional development sessions to develop a deep knowledge of the most recent advances of research in the subject you teach, as well as the research on how something can be taught and learned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years teaching experience at secondary school level, with either BEd, PGCE, or relevant qualification.
• Experience teaching the relevant curriculum will be an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively working with young people to promote their individual academic potential.
• Adept in a technological environment.
• Operationally savvy. 
• A good feel for working with assessment data and operational data. 
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. 
• Excellent administrative and reporting skills.
• Must be comfortable working remotely and independently. 
• Police clearance required.
• SACE registration or eligible to apply for SACE

Tech requirements:

• A second screen.
• A stable internet connection (minimum of a 20mbps line).