Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Tennant Creek Primary School
Job title Classroom Support Designation Administrative Officer 3 96%
Job type Full Time Duration Ongoing
Salary $64,102 - $68,876 Location Tennant Creek
Position number 50990 RTF Closing 18/09/2025
Contact officer Katrina Georgiou, Principal, Tennant Creek on or
About the agency
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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
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
Deliver professional administrative services, including providing financial and administrative support to the Business Manager, the Principal
and teaching staff in a busy and demanding school environment.
Context Statement
Tennant Creek Primary School is a remote school based in Tennant Creek, which is approximately 500kms north of Alice Springs. The
school has approximately 500 enrolments which is inclusive of FaFT (Families as First Teachers), Pre-school, Primary, Special Education
Learning Centre and Mungkarta Homelands schooling contexts. The Primary School cohort includes 75% of students who are Indigenous,
with 70% coming from EAL/D backgrounds.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Under the direction of the Assistant Principal and Special Education Teacher, actively support the planning, preparation,
implementation and assessment of individualised educational programs, and adjustment plans, for students with additional needs in
a mainstream school.
1. Maintain records, undertake general administrative duties, assist with personal care needs of students, administer first aid and attend
to sick students as necessary.
1. Develop and effectively maintain appropriate working relationships with students with disability, families and work colleagues whilst
maintaining confidentiality.
1. Assist teachers with planning, preparation and the delivery of activities for students including the modification of materials.
2. Assist with the supervision of students at recess and lunch as required and provide one on one high level support in interventions
programs.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Successful experience with and caring for students who have significantly below average intellectual functioning, multiple needs,
challenging behaviours, and who have deficits in adaptive functioning in areas such as communication; self-care; social/interpersonal
skills and functional academic skills.
1. Proven ability to communicate effectively using various communication strategies and appropriate interpersonal skills with children
who have a diverse range of disabilities,
1. Demonstrated experience in working collaboratively and communicating effectively to support productive partnerships.
2. Demonstrated experience in undertaking a range of administrative tasks including personalised learning plans, Microsoft office,
spreadsheets, and database packages, student tracking databases, or ability to learn on the job quickly.
Desirable
1. Certificate 3 or equivalent level with recognition of prior learning.
Further information
The successful applicant must have no significant criminal record confirmed by a Police Criminal History check and have, or be in the
process of obtaining, a current Working with Children Card and current First Aid Certificate.