Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Schools and Regions
Job title Assistant Director Regional School Improvement Designation Senior Teacher 4
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 6 months
Salary $165,076 Location Palmerston
Position number 40372 RTF Closing 11/01/2026
Contact officer Tim Morgan, A/Senior Director Top End on
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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
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Primary objective
The Assistant Director Regional School Improvement works collaboratively with regional school principals to tailor differentiated
support and co-design school improvement initiatives to lift the quality of educational outcomes for students.
Context statement
The Assistant Director Regional School Improvement is responsible for the educational outcomes of a group of networked schools.
This position works closely with the regional Senior Director to ensure effective and efficient delivery of innovative and flexible
improvement services to assigned schools.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide high level advice to the Senior Director on the delivery of quality education and coordination of service delivery to
achieve improved school and student outcomes.
2. Contribute to strategic system leadership and management by coaching and supporting principals to co-design and implement
a continuous school improvement cycle, including tailoring, amending, and monitoring the school strategic plan, annual school
improvement plan, and principal and teacher performance and development plans, and ensuring coherence with the
department's focus areas and key priorities.
1. Build a culture of evidence-based decision making to inform improved educational outcomes for all students, including
identification of priorities, risks and mitigation strategies, to support the quality and effectiveness of service delivery and tailor
improvement responses to individual schools.
1. Lead the implementation of curriculum, teaching and learning priorities preschool to year 12 to support the delivery of quality
educational programs, ensuring all students have access to cohesive learning experiences and quality school programs.
1. Assist the Senior Director and central areas of the department to determine what support is needed and drive coordinated action
to support schools to deliver improved student outcomes.
1. Develop and nurture relationships with schools, facilitate the development of professional learning networks to build the
collective capacity of principals and schools, and promote good practice among colleagues.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. High-level understanding of current educational theory and practice from preschool to year 12, commitment to quality
educational improvement, and a demonstrated ability to develop, implement and maintain consistent, system wide educational
policy and processes.
1. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in education and training sectors, including an understanding of systems,
institutions, and stakeholder perspectives.
1. Highly developed knowledge and skills as an educator and proven record in building instructional capacity in others.
2. Demonstrated skills in change management, strategic thinking, and data analysis to set direction and inform improvement within
individual schools, network of schools and across the system.
5. Evidence of outstanding oral and written communication, interpersonal and negotiating skills and the ability to lead and motivate
internal staff and external stakeholders and manage complex issues.
6. Demonstrated ability to work as part of a senior leadership team to drive improvement and contribute to agreed organisational
outcomes.
7. Demonstrated ability as a contemporary educator, who can coach, mentor, and develop people, with a demonstrated
commitment to high performance.
Desirable
1. Relevant tertiary and post graduate qualifications.
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 or the ability to obtain prior to appointment.