Senior Teacher – Enrichment

Job description

Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Katherine High School

Job title Senior Teacher – Enrichment Designation Senior Teacher 1

Job type Full time Duration Fixed from 27/01/2026 for 6 months

Salary $139,296 Location Katherine

Position number 14144 RTF Closing 23/11/2025

Contact officer Nick Lovering at

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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 is the educational leader and manager of the Enrichment Faculty. They plan, develop and oversee the

implementation of an innovative and engaging educational program that caters for a diverse range of students within the Faculty

and will take an active role in student management and staff support for the Enrichment Faculty.

Context statement

Katherine High School is the only government secondary school in Katherine. It provides an educational service to students from

Year 7 to Year 12. In the Senior Years students are provided with multiple achievement pathways to ensure they receive the

education most appropriate to their needs. The school caters to a diverse population from a range of different social, educational,

and cultural backgrounds. Katherine High School has an offsite program, Katherine Flexible Learning and Engagement Centre and

provides an alternate program for disengaged and at-risk teenagers in the Katherine area. The school takes great pride in its

inclusive practices and works hard to live up to our core values: Inclusion, Respect, Effort and Resilience.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Undertake teaching responsibilities in accordance with school and other relevant policies.

2. Ensure delivery of appropriate curriculum and adherence to assessment, including regular clarifying and confirming sessions, to

ensure that student progress is prioritised, recording and reporting procedures in accordance with school and other relevant

policies.

1. Ensure effective student management procedures in accordance with school and other relevant policies.
2. Allocate students, staff and resources to optimise student learning outcomes.
3. Coordinate effective information flow between staff, school management and other relevant bodies.
4. Manage budgeting and the maintenance and security of resources in accordance with school policy and procedures.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory and Current Working with Children Clearance

Notice.

2. Demonstrated effective teaching, clarifying and confirming and reporting experience in a in a secondary school Mathematics

and Science Faculty.

3. Demonstrated ability to provide a differentiated curriculum and assessment processes across Years 7-12.

4. Proven ability to lead and manage effective teams through high-level interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.

5. Proven ability to work effectively with teachers, school administration and relevant bodies to lead, implement and achieve

school goals as outlined in the School's Operational and Strategic Plans.

1. An ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures.

Desirable

1. SACE Experience in the Arts