Aboriginal Workforce Professional Development Leader

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Top End

Job title Aboriginal Workforce Professional Development Leader Designation Senior Teacher 2

Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 27/01/2026 to 24/01/2027

Salary $144,813 Location Palmerston

Position number 47121 RTF Closing 11/11/2025

Contact officer Brooke Sweeney at

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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

This position has a focus on the professional development and learning opportunities for Aboriginal educators in remote schools through

sustainable, approaches that align with career aspirations and the schools strategic direction. This position specifically focuses on training

and professional development opportunities for remote Aboriginal Educators in Maningrida and includes travel to and staying in

community on a rotating basis during the Term of 2 weeks in Maningrida and 1 week working from a Palmerston based site.

Context statement

Maningrida College is located in Arnhem Land approximately 530km from Darwin with approximately 660 students enrolled from

preschool through to Year 12. The school caters for students from birth to senior secondary, inclusive of multiple outstation homeland

schools. Our students are Indigenous EAL/D learners. The school has a strategic focus on improving student wellbeing and engagement,

implementing a Science of reading influenced Literacy Block and building Aboriginal Educator capacity and growing our Indigenous

workforce.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Responsible for developing a training agenda for Aboriginal educators that considers current workforce capability and develops skills

relevant to workforce and schooling needs.

1. Work collaboratively with the Registered Training Offices and Department of Education, to deliver a quality workplace readiness and

core skills program responsive to the needs of the school's strategic direction.

1. Data collection, understand Assistant Teacher standards, workload trends and program development to achieve an integrated best

practice approach to service delivery.

1. Oversee delivery of tailored, evidence-based non-accredited professional learning for Aboriginal Educators.
2. Work with other Senior Teachers, Assistant Principals, and College Principal to drive the development of education and school

priorities as outlined in the ASIP at the College.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Extensive experience working with cross cultural and/or remote indigenous education settings alongside Indigenous team members

2. Demonstrated success in analysing data, developing engaging planning, training, coaching or mentoring programs based on individual

aspirations, goals and workplace capacity building

3. Highly developed cross-cultural communication, support and empowerment of Indigenous team members who may or may not have

engaged in accredited or non-accredited training before

4. Highly developed engagement and relationship building skills including the ability to innovate, manage change and influence outcomes

across organisational boundaries with a diverse range of stakeholders.

5. A comprehensive understanding of the NT Indigenous and Languages curriculum, EAL/D remote NT educational needs and the ability

to organise and facilitate engagement in accredited training for Indigenous staff members

6. Demonstrated ability to manage, in partnership with the College Leadership Team, innovation and school improvement relating to the

ASIP, School-wide Positive Behaviour and Explicit Instructional Model

Further information

Applicants are required to have a current working with children clearance notice (Ochre Card), a current driver's licence, and be willing to

travel remotely by 4WD and in light aircraft. This position requires staying overnight in remote communities for 2 weeks at a time.