Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Secondary Years – Languages and Culturally
Responsive Learning
Job title Teaching and Learning Coach - Aboriginal Designation Senior Teacher 2
Languages and Culturally Responsive Learning
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $151,040 Location Alice Springs, Darwin
Position number 19304 RTF 353576 Closing 23/08/2026
Contact officer Kate Eadie A/Assistant Director Languages and Culturally Responsive Learning on 08 8944 9323 or
[email protected]
About the agency www.education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353576
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
As a member of Teaching and Learning Services, you will lead, coordinate and implement systemic policy and strategy to improve student
outcomes. This position uses knowledge, skills and understanding of leading curriculum, teaching, learning and assessment to provide
advice, professional learning, capability building and development of high-quality resources.
Context statement
Teaching and Learning Services (TLS) provides evidence-based differentiated services and support to schools to maximise outcomes for
Territory children and young people. Our services encompass quality teaching and learning, national and systemic assessment, transition
to boarding school support and policy coordination. TLS also plays a strategic role in implementing government priorities, offering expert
advice to the Minister for Education and Training and the department’s senior executives. We enhance our work by actively engaging
with a broad range of stakeholders to ensure best outcomes for all our clients.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide support to schools in teaching, learning and assessment to improve learning outcomes and post-school pathways for students
in Northern Territory (NT) schools, with a primary focus on strengthening the teaching and learning of Aboriginal languages and
culturally responsive learning within the Northern Territory Learning and Teaching Model (NTLTM).
2. Build capacity of school staff through coaching and mentoring to deliver differentiated and explicit curriculum that is flexible and
responsive to school contexts. This includes implementation of the Australian Curriculum (AC), the Northern Territory Indigenous
Languages and Cultures curriculum, the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) and the use of the NTLTM.
3. Use data literacy practices to inform and implement professional learning to achieve organisation outcomes.
4. Develop and maintain comprehensive and effective professional networks and collaborative partnerships to achieve outcomes.
5. As a member of TLS provide accurate and authoritative information to senior executives and contribute to service delivery through an
integrated team approach, optimising organisational performance for Years T-12 in line with departmental policies.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. A sound knowledge and understanding of national and NT strategic policy and practice associated with the AC, the NTCET and
languages pedagogy, including application of culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices to meet diverse student needs.
2. Recent and relevant leadership of curriculum delivery for learners in remote, regional and/or urban contexts using the AC, NTCET or
other secondary curriculum, demonstrating success in improving outcomes through evidence-based approaches.
3. Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring to implement evidence-based, differentiated approaches in school contexts with
a focus on sustainability and continuous improvement.
4. Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively within and across teams and networks in a variety of educational contexts
to achieve agreed outcomes.
5. Demonstrated high level interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills including cross-cultural skills, with the ability to build and
maintain effective networks with a range of stakeholders, including those in corporate, urban and remote contexts, to maximise
organisational performance.
6. Experience in leading and evaluating professional learning for evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning including
curriculum, pedagogy and quality assessment processes.
7. Demonstrated commitment to own professional development.
Desirable
1. Postgraduate qualifications in applied linguistics or a related field.
Further information
The selected applicant must hold full Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory; current NT Working
with Children Notice (Ochre Card) and driver’s licence or the ability to obtain prior to commencement. This position is offered under
office-based conditions and will involve extensive travel to remote communities across the Northern Territory.
