Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Secondary Years, Languages and Culturally

Responsive Learning
Job title Teaching and Learning Coach English Designation Senior Teacher 2

as an Additional Language or Dialect
and Culturally Responsive Learning

Job type Full Time Duration Fixed to 01/10/2027
Salary $151,040 Location Darwin
Position number 34309 RTF 358969 Closing 03/11/2026
Contact Officer Luke Carter, Assistant Director Languages and Culturally Responsive Learning on 08 8944 9323 or

[email protected]
About the agency www.education.nt.gov.au www.industry.nt.gov.au
Apply online h https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=358969
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
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 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 Minister for Education and Training 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 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).

2. 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.

3. Use data literacy practices to inform and implement qualified learning to achieve organisation outcomes.
4. Develop and maintain comprehensive and effective professional networks and collaborative partnerships to achieve outcomes.
5.



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. Demonstrated knowledge of the Australian Curriculum, the NTCET and relevant national and NT policy and the ability to apply EAL/D

pedagogy and culturally and linguistically responsive teaching practices to meet diverse student needs.
2. Demonstrated leadership of curriculum implementation in school settings, including the use of evidence-based approaches to improve

learning outcomes for EAL/D learners.
3. Demonstrated experience in coaching and mentoring school staff to implement evidence-based and differentiated teaching

approaches, build capability and support sustained improvement.
4. Demonstrated high-level communication, collaboration and negotiation skills, including the ability to build culturally responsive and

effective partnerships with school, community, corporate and other stakeholders.
5. Demonstrated experience in designing, leading and evaluating professional learning that strengthens evidence-based curriculum,

pedagogy and quality assessment practices.
Desirable
1. Demonstrated knowledge and experience in EAL/D pedagogy and curriculum implementation in Primary and Early Years settings.
2. 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.

📌 Teaching and Learning Coach English as an Additional Language or Dialect and Culturally Responsive Learning (Darwin)
🏢 Department of Education and Training
📍 Darwin