Senior Teacher – Teaching and Learning

Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Bakewell Primary School
Job title Senior Teacher – Teaching and Learning Designation Senior Teacher 1
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 27/01/2027
Salary $145,286 Location Palmerston
Position number 30593 RTF 354483 Closing 03/09/2026
Contact Officer Warwick Peter-Budge, Principal on 08 8997 7400 or warwick.peter-budge@education.nt.gov.au
About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/homepage
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=354483
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 the leadership team, provide appropriate leadership for planning, development and implementation of high-
quality Preschool programs to achieve optimal educational outcomes for Preschool students.

Context statement
Bakewell Primary School is a large Independent Public School located in Palmerston, committed to delivering excellence in
education with a focus on positive relationships and high expectations.
The school has a current enrolment of approximately 600 students from Preschool to Year 6, with about 18% identifying as
Aboriginal, 30% who have a language background other than English, and 15% who have English as an additional language
/ dialect and thus require support to develop English language proficiency.
Key initiatives at Bakewell Primary School include Explicit Instruction pedagogical practices, explicit and structured
frameworks for both Literacy and Maths, and School Wide Positive Behaviour. Collaborative planning in teaching teams is
strongly embedded, and students have high access to digital technology devices to enhance their learning.

Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide direction to and leadership of the Preschool team.
2. Undertake an appropriate teaching load.
3. Lead the formulation and review of policies, procedures and quality improvement planning for Preschool.
4. Contribute to the development, implementation, and review of school policies, procedures, and improvement plans.
5. Be an effective and collaborative member of the school’s leadership team.

Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience as an effective Preschool Teacher in Charge.
2. Strong knowledge of the National Quality Framework, the Early Years Learning Framework, and the NT Early Years

Curriculum Guide: Preschool.
3. Ability to impact beyond the preschool through contributing to initiatives in other areas of a school.
4. Ability to work collaboratively with teams to implement a high-quality Preschool program.
5. Ability to work effectively with colleagues, parents, students and wider community and to interact effectively with

people from diverse cultures.

Further information
All applicants must have, or be able to obtain in a timely manner, a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from
SAFENT.