Teaching and Learning Coach

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Secondary Years – Languages and Culturally

Responsive Learning

Job title Teaching and Learning Coach Designation Senior Teacher 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 01/01/2026

Salary $144,813 Location Alice Springs, Darwin

Position number 19196 RTF Closing 18/11/2025

Contact officer Luke Carter, Assistant Director on or

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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 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 preschools and 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 Education Minister 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 of 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 particular focus on English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) and culturally

responsive learning that sit within the Northern Territory Learning and Teaching Model (NTLTM).

1. 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) and the Northern Territory Certificate

of Education and Training (NTCET) and the use of the NTLTM.

1. Use data literacy practices to inform and implement professional learning to achieve organisation outcomes.

2. Develop and maintain comprehensive and effective professional networks and collaborative partnerships to achieve outcomes.

3. 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 EAL/D

pedagogy, including application of culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices to meet diverse student needs.

1. 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 for EAL/D learners.

3. Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring to implement evidence-based, differentiated approaches in school contexts with

a focus on sustainability and continuous improvement.

1. 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.

1. Experience in leading and evaluating professional learning for evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning including

curriculum, pedagogy and quality assessment processes.

1. Demonstrated commitment to own professional development.

Desirable

1. Postgraduate qualifications in TESOL 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.