Senior Teacher Early Years

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Alawa Primary School

Job title Senior Teacher Early Years Designation Senior Teacher 1

Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 27/01/2026 for 12 months

Salary $139,296 Location Darwin

Position number 39609 RTF Closing 22/09/2025

Contact officer Sandy Cartwright, Principal on or

About the agency

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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.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures

plans, go to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

As a member of the school Leadership Team, lead the Early Years Team in the planning, development and implementation

of high quality programs to achieve optimal educational outcomes for students as an instructional coach.

Context statement

Alawa Primary School is a small, innovative school located in the Northern Suburbs of Darwin. The school has an enrolment

of approximately 300 students from Preschool to Year 6 with 20% identifying as Indigenous, and a further 20% as English

as a Second Language/Dialect. Key initiatives at Alawa include a strong literacy and numeracy focus with teaching informed

by data analysis and review. Alawa is committed to the achievement of potential in a caring, collaborative environment for

all members of the Alawa School Community.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Undertake an appropriate teaching load and contribute to the School Leadership Team, lead staff professional learning

including program development and delivery, performance management, and to provide professional learning through

instructional leadership and coaching.

1. In collaboration with the Principal, provide leadership in the development and implementation of curriculum and

behavioural management programs.

1. In collaboration with the Principal and Assistant Principal, assist in the preparation and implementation of strategic plans;

manage online assessment and data systems, supporting data informed teaching and learning processes.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated ability to successfully lead teams in highly effective pedagogical practice including programming,

assessment, monitoring, confirming and reporting processes with a focus on improving student outcomes through

instructional leadership, coaching and mentoring.

1. Proven ability to successfully lead, plan and apply effective behaviour management strategies that contribute to

establishing and maintaining positive relationships and a supportive learning environment.

1. Knowledge of and proven ability to successfully implement, evaluate and lead whole school approaches to achieve

educational outcomes for students as 21st Century learners with a specific focus on play based learning in the early years.

1. Proven ability as an instructional leader in the focus areas of Visible Learning, data analysis and differentiated teaching

and learning, this will include coaching, mentoring and the development and delivery of targeted professional learning

across the school.

Desirable

1. Evidence of further study in coaching and leadership.

Further information

All applicants must have the ability to be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory and obtain

a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT.