Senior Teacher – Preschool

3 days ago

Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia NT Government - Department of Education and Training Full time $80,000 - $120,000 per year

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Bradshaw Primary School

Job title Senior Teacher – Preschool Designation Senior Teacher 1

Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 27/01/2026 to 26/01/2028

Salary $139,296 Location Alice Springs

Position number 19584 RTF Closing 20/10/2025

Contact officer Tim O'Sullivan, 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

The Senior Teacher Early Learning is responsible for maximising student outcomes through leadership and a strong understanding of the

needs of students from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. The Senior Teacher will use their skills to create a calm, predictable and

safe learning environment to support the achievement of optimal educational outcomes for all Preschool students.

Context statement

Bradshaw Primary School is located in Alice Springs and serves a student body of approximately 430 students from preschool to year 6.

Bradshaw Primary School caters for students from diverse backgrounds with a large number of Aboriginal and second language families.

Scarborough's Reading Rope guides Bradshaw's literacy framework. The successful applicant will be familiar with assessments (e.g.,

DIBELS) and interventions that are in alignment with Scarborough's Reading Rope. They will also be familiar with RTI and MTSS models

of interventions and assessment and Read Write Inc.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Manage Preschool teaching and support staff in accordance with Departmental and school policies.

2. Utilise data to target the implementation of curriculum, behaviour and wellbeing programs within a team to ensure impact on student

outcomes.

3. Address the educational, well-being and social needs of Preschool students, in alignment with the Early Years Learning Framework,

National Quality Standards, and the school's key focus areas of Literacy Development and School Wide Positive Behaviour.

4. Be an effective member of the school leadership team to provide effective leadership and management in accordance with the school's

strategic direction and as a member of that team oversee staff, programs and partnerships operating within the Preschool, while

undertaking appropriate teaching load.

  1. Work closely with Special Education Teacher to identify students with special needs and program to provide necessary adjustments.
  2. Co-ordinate effective communications between students, parents/carers, teachers, and other support staff, school management and

other relevant bodies.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Registration with the NT Teacher Registration Board, ACECQA approved early childhood qualification, and a current Ochre Card or

the ability to obtain.

2. Proven ability to work within a cross-cultural school environment, interact effectively with people from diverse cultures and

successfully develop effective partnerships with parents and the community.

3. Strong knowledge of the Australian Curriculum, NQS, EYLF, SWPBS, and high-quality teaching and learning practices and the

demonstrated ability to apply this to improve student wellbeing and academic outcomes.

4. Proven team leadership, interpersonal, communication skills and the ability to apply negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

  1. Demonstrated ability to promote positive relationships with staff, students, parents and the community to improve student academic

outcomes through effective wellbeing strategies and the creation of a calm, predictable and safe learning environment.

6. Willingness to build and understanding of and implement the school's literacy and language framework.

7. Demonstrated skills in human resource management and fiscal management as it relates to the management of a cohort of students.

Further information

The successful applicant must hold full Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory (TRB) and current NT

Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card).

Further information

This is a non-smoking workplace.

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