Agency Department of Education Work unit Maningrida College

Job title Assistant Teacher - Professional Learning Leader Designation Senior Teacher 2

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 25/01/2027

Salary $151,040 Location Palmerston

Position number 47121 RTF 357666 Closing 27/10/2026

Contact Officer Brooke Sweeney at [email protected]

About the agency http://www.education.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=357666

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

This position has a focus on the career 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

- Responsible for developing a training agenda for Aboriginal educators that considers current workforce capability and develops skills relevant to workforce and schooling needs.
- 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.
- Data collection, understand Assistant Teacher standards, workload trends and program development to achieve an integrated best practice approach to service delivery.
- Oversee delivery of tailored, evidence-based non-accredited professional learning for Aboriginal Educators.
- 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

- Extensive experience working with cross cultural and/or remote indigenous education settings alongside Indigenous team members
- Demonstrated success in analysing data, developing engaging planning, training, coaching or mentoring programs based on individual aspirations, goals and workplace capacity building
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.

Approved Oct 2025 Brooke Sweeney, Principal Maningrida College

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📌 Assistant Teacher - Professional Learning Leader (Palmerston City)
🏢 Department of Education and Training
📍 Palmerston City