Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Student Attendance and Engagement

Job title Education Program Coordinator Designation Administrative Officer 7

Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 02/04/2027

Salary $117,356 - $126,251 Location Darwin

Position number 26035 RTF 353374 Closing 23/08/2026

Contact officer Kellie Boja, Director Student Attendance and Engagement on 0455 658 512 or

[email protected]

About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=353374

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity 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.

Primary objective In a multidisciplinary team, lead complex case management and shared case planning in relation to priority students and students at risk of disengaging from education. Including providing proactive input and quality advice in the development, implementation and evaluation of student engagement approaches focusing on supporting schools to develop plans to engage students, families and their communities with education.

Context statement





Student Attendance and Engagement have six regionally based teams who coordinate services to parents and school-aged students who have been identified as being disengaged from schooling, with the aim of re-engagement into education, training, or an eligible option.

Key duties and responsibilities

- Work with stakeholders, students, families and schools to develop and maintain the relationship between all parties for effective partnerships and sustained engagement of young people in education.
- Lead the development, coordination and leadership of departmental supports and responses to inter-agency youth justice programs, such as Back on Track and other programs throughout the Northern Territory.
- Engage with department staff and stakeholders to ensure quality professional advice and best-practice support in the implementation of student engagement strategies.
- Develop and maintain collaborative inter and intra departmental stakeholder relations to enable and maintain effective strategic partnerships relationships at across the Northern Territory including facilitating complex operational practices appropriate to local school needs.
- Initiate, prepare and coordinate correspondence/briefings, submissions, reports and communication materials as well as contribute to high level internal and external reporting on a range of strategic priorities.
- Undertake best practice,



analytical research and initiate consultation with a wide range of stakeholders to inform the implementation of engagement strategies within a whole of system approach to student engagement.

Selection criteria

Essential

- Sound knowledge of the issues associated with and affecting school enrolment, engagement and attendance in the Northern

Territory context and understanding of how these issues might impact in a diverse cultural context.

- Demonstrated high-level adaptability and flexibility including demonstrated ability to calmly manage pressure and change in a rapidly evolving workplace, and to modify approaches to suit stakeholders in urban and remote school contexts.
- Highly developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills with a strong strategic focus including the ability to liaise with senior managers and school communities across regions, build and maintain effective networks and to interact effectively with people from diverse cultures.
- Recent relevant experience in the field of student, family and community engagement, including planning, development and delivery of implementation frameworks, with a particular focus on priority students.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary and interagency team to develop systemic processes that lead to high quality outcomes for priority students, youth and their families.

Desirable

- Relevant tertiary qualification in education.

Further information The occupant must have a Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card) and driver’s licence and be able to travel remotely.

📌 Education Program Coordinator (Darwin)
🏢 Department of Education and Training
📍 Darwin