Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Larapinta Primary School
Job title Assistant Principal, Special Education Designation Senior Teacher 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $153,913 Location Alice Springs
Position number 42033 RTF 319055 Closing 06/04/2025
Contact officer Brenda Jolley on 08 8958 5155 or b.jolley@education.nt.gov.au
About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=319055

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 part of the school leadership team, provide educational leadership and management of school wide programs and priorities, student
success and pathways, implement departmental and school-based policies and programs to achieve optimal educational outcomes for
students.
Context statement
Larapinta Primary School is located on the Western edge of Alice Springs with an enrolment of approximately 350 students in preschool
and the primary years from a range of cultural backgrounds, including approximately 48% who are Aboriginal. A Child and Family Centre
is also located on site. Larapinta works closely with community agencies, families and allied health professionals to support students and
their families to engage in all aspects of the learning program.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Plan, develop and oversee the implementation of effective school-wide programs and practices to ensure success for all learners.
2. In consultation with the leadership team and school representative body, develop and implement school policy, procedures, and
strategic planning; monitor, report and provide advice on operational, performance and resource issues; working with relevant
stakeholders.
3. Liaise with appropriate agencies to ensure effective development and implementation of programs to meet current and projected
student needs.
4. Develop relationships with families and community groups to support inclusive student engagement.
5. Consult with school staff, including principal and Special Education teachers in the implementation of training and projects to ensure
the development of enhanced Education Adjustment Plans (EAP), Individual Learning Plans (ILP), and evidence of adjustments with
the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD).
6. Manage the human resources to ensure quality education services.
7. Undertake appropriate teaching load.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated leadership in planning, implementing, and evaluating data-driven school-wide wellbeing and behaviour, curriculum,
assessment, reporting, and instructional practices.
2. Demonstrated leadership in developing, leading and monitoring actions to achieve the goals of the Annual School Improvement Plan
through implementation plans and professional learning.
3. Proven current effective leadership in the development and implementation of school processes and policies including the design and
delivery of programs, provision of targeted professional learning, and Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD) record keeping.
4. Effectively lead and collaborate with colleagues, students and parents from various cultural and socio-economic groupings, and other
agencies, partners, and the broader community, to achieve high educational outcomes for all students.
Desirable
1. Experience and training in trauma informed practice and SWPBS.
2. Experience and training in systematic synthetic phonics program/s.
3. Relevant qualification in Special Education.
Further information
Registration with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory and a Working with Children Clearance Notice (Ochre Card),
or the ability to obtain, is required in this position. The successful applicant will be required to adhere to and model the NTPS Code of
Conduct (refer advertising attachments), the Education Act, Financial Management Act, Public Sector Employment Management Act, and other
relevant legislation with the utmost integrity. The successful applicant will also hold specific delegations under the abovementioned Acts
and will therefore be required to understand and follow these to maintain accountability

Please refer the Job description for details