LMS Learning Designer

Role

This is a 48/52 position.

As a Learning Designer, you will build online learning materials for students from Foundation to Year 12. You will be responsible for transforming course documents into engaging, interactive online learning content within the school's LMS, by collaborating with Course Writers, Editors and other stakeholders. You will have access to ongoing professional development and flexible work arrangements with the ability to work both on and off site. With generous leave entitlements you will not be working overtime, on weekends or during school holidays.

About You

You are a well organised and energetic person who flourishes both working within a team setting and when working alone. With a very high standard of written and verbal skills, you will be able to quickly and easily transform educational content into an appealing and user-friendly product for a wide variety of students. You will be at a further advantage if you possess the additional skills to be able to maintain good relationships with varying types of internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits of working with us

In addition to having the opportunity to grow and be challenged, our people enjoy a range of rewards:

• Great work/life balance
• Contribute in a meaningful way to the education of young people
• Family-friendly
• Flexible working arrangements and generous leave, including school holidays

A supportive and collaborative team environment

Responsibilities

• Design engaging learning materials within the Moodle LMS.
• Collaborate with Course Writers, Editors and other stakeholders.
• Build interactive content using various tools, such as H5P and Articulate.
• Create or modify assets using various tools, such as Adobe Creative Suite
• Work with various stakeholders to improve processes and refine styles.
• Advise and support teaching staff developing learning program material for use within the LMS.
• Test new functions/tools inside the LMS before introducing them to teachers and students.
• Develop HTML and CSS based templates for teaching staff and students to use.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Ideally, you will further have:

• Qualifications and/or comparable experience developing digital learning design in a similar or related field
• The ability to build and maintain meaningful and successful relationships with a wide array of internal and external contacts
• Experience, preferably in an educational setting, in digital service design using a content management system and/or other integrated learning tools and online programs

Experience with User Interface and User Experience design

Who May Apply

Individuals with the aptitude, experience and/or qualifications to fulfill the specific requirements of the position.

EEO AND OHS Commitment

Applicants 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.

The Department of Education 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. It is our policy to provide reasonable adjustments for persons with a disability (see ).

Additional support and advice on the recruitment process is available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders from the Koorie Outcomes Division (KOD) via

Child Safe Standards

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:

DE Values

The 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:

Other Information

VSV employs a hybrid rostering system of remote and onsite work. The successful applicant will be required to work onsite at Virtual School Victoria, 315 Clarendon Street, Thornbury a minimum of two days per week.

Applications should be prepared in a standard font, preferably Arial or Calibri, at size 11 or 12. Pages should be single sided and have well delineated sections using clear headings.

Applicants are advised to include:

• A cover sheet providing the name of the applicant, record number (where applicable), home and email address, telephone number and a telephone number where the applicant can be contacted during business hours.
• A specific response to each of the five selection criteria of no more than one page per criterion.
• A separate curriculum vitae that is a summary of experience and qualifications.

4.The names of three referees including contact details, current or past position and relationship to the applicant, and a short explanation as to which selection criteria each referee can best comment on.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Please note, due to the impacts of COVID-19, we are currently prioritising applications with current valid working rights in Australia and candidates who are not affected by travel restrictions.

Conditions of Employment

• 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

Location Profile

Virtual School Victoria: School Context

Virtual School Victoria (VSV) is one of the largest State Government schools in Victoria. Previously known as Distance Education Centre Victoria, our history dates back to 1909. Our teaching model is based on the most extensive evidence-based research conducted into virtual learning in Australia. VSV is a warm, welcoming community that enables staff to thrive through a supportive environment, collaboration and professional learning opportunities.

About the VSV Online Team

We are a creative and talented team that is passionate about the delivery of accessible and engaging online education. We ensure the relationship between learning outcomes, resources and activities is explicit and aligned with the application of current web design, design thinking and UX principles.