Job description
Agency Department of Education Work unit Casuarina Senior College
Job title Faculty Coordinator – Supported Designation Senior Teacher 1
Learning
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 25/01/2026
Salary $139,296 Location Darwin
Position number 40592 RTF Closing 28/09/2025
Contact officer Vincent Thorbjornsen, Assistant Principal on or
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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
As part of the College Leadership Group, the Faculty Coordinator-Supported Learning provides College wide support to staff
implementing the Northern Territory Department of Education's policies and procedures as they pertain to the education of
students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Context Statement
Casuarina Senior College (CSC), is an independent public school, located in the Darwin northern suburbs. CSC has a student
enrolment of approximately 800 students, with 30 per cent identifying as Aboriginal. CSC caters for students in Years 10 to
12 by offering a wide range of Stage 1 and 2 NTCET subjects. The college is a centre for excellence in the medical and health
sciences and STEM areas.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Coordinate and oversee the provision of education outcomes as they relate to students with disabilities.
2. Lead staff in providing pedagogical and curriculum expertise that maximises student engagement, retention, and
achievement to students with disabilities.
3. Coordinate resources and manage staff attached to the supported learning team, to optimise learning outcomes for
students with a disability in compliance with Northern Territory DoE policies and procedures.
4. Provide leadership for teacher professional practice, in relation to working with students with disabilities and managing
student special provisions for the NTCET for these students.
5. Provide school-wide leadership through active involvement in whole school decision making, planning and revision of
procedures. This is demonstrated through active involvement within the college leadership group.
6. Undertake a teaching load.
Selection Criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated working knowledge of National and DoE policies and procedures relating to students with a disability in
education.
2. Proven ability to work with a range of stakeholders both internal and external to the school to develop appropriate plans
to ensure the needs of students with disabilities are met.
3. Demonstrated ability to provide pedagogical and curriculum solutions to maximise student welfare, engagement,
retention, and achievement for those students identified as supported learning students.
1. Proven ability to manage staff, recruitment, and professional development, and provide coaching or mentoring in the
areas of curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and the use of student data.
5. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of curriculum and teaching in a special education setting.
Further information
The successful applicant must be registered with the teacher registration board of the Northern Territory and hold a current
working with children notice (Ochre card) from SAFE NT, prior to appointment.