Literacy Leader - System wide

Catholic Education Northern Territory; Darwin; On-site; AUD 132,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary + super

Relocation assistance

Five weeks annual leave

Salary packaging

Retail discounts

Discounted school fees

Learning opportunities

On-site parking

Job summary

Catholic Education NT is seeking a System-Wide Literacy Leader to strengthen literacy across 18 schools in the Northern Territory. You will support school leaders, teachers, and staff with data-informed instruction, evidence-based curriculum, and targeted interventions, including remote communities.

The role sits in the Teaching and Learning team, reporting to the Leader of Teaching and Learning. In this system-wide position you will drive literacy improvement, provide professional learning, and

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s qualification in Education.
• Eligibility for teacher registration in the Northern Territory.
• An Ochre Card, a current police check, and a current NT Driver's Licence, or the ability to obtain them.
• Willingness to travel to Aboriginal Catholic Community Schools, including remote travel by small plane and on dirt roads.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the CENT Literacy Frameworks, Pedagogical Framework, and Instructional Model.
• Work with school leadership teams, teachers, and support staff across Aboriginal Catholic Community Schools and regional and urban primary and secondary schools to use data to set targets and improve literacy outcomes.
• Help schools choose effective intervention strategies and track student progress.
• Deliver professional learning to build teacher and assistant capacity in literacy across discipline areas.
• Provide whole-class instructional support through collaborative planning, team teaching, asynchronous learning, and formal and informal professional learning.
• Support educators to embed culturally responsive, trauma-informed strategies that meet individual student needs.

Skills

Literacy leadership

Curriculum planning

Professional learning

Data-informed practice

Collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Education

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

About Us

Catholic Education NT operates 18 Catholic schools across the Northern Territory, from Early Learning to Secondary, including five colleges, seven primary schools, one flexible learning centre, and five remote schools.

Our schools are places of learning, connection, and growth, guided by the values of Wisdom, Justice, Courage, Compassion, and Love.

The Position

As a System-Wide Literacy Leader (formally titled Education Officer: Literacy), you'll provide system-level support to schools across Catholic Education NT, strengthening whole-school literacy through evidence-based instruction, data-informed practice, and high-quality curriculum support for educators in remote, regional, and urban school communities. You'll join the Teaching and Learning team, reporting to the Leader of Teaching and Learning.

Why work for Catholic Education NT?

Move your expertise beyond a single school. In this role, you'll shape how literacy is taught across 18 schools, including remote communities, with your work felt in classrooms, schools, and communities.

• Annual salary of $146,938 plus super


• Relocation assistance available


• Working hours: 35 hours per week


• Five weeks of annual leave, plus additional leave entitlements


• Salary packaging & novated leasing options (up to $15,900)


• Employee rewards program offering discounts at over 450 retailers


• Discounted school fees for children attending Catholic schools


• Access to learning, development, and leadership opportunities


• Additional benefits when working with or visiting remote schools


• Free on-site parking - Berrimah office

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the CENT Literacy Frameworks, Pedagogical Framework, and Instructional Model.


• Work with school leadership teams, teachers, and support staff across Aboriginal Catholic Community Schools and regional and urban primary and secondary schools to use data to set targets and improve literacy outcomes.


• Help schools choose effective intervention strategies and track student progress.


• Deliver professional learning to build teacher and assistant capacity in literacy across discipline areas.


• Provide whole-class instructional support through collaborative planning, team teaching, asynchronous learning, and formal and informal professional learning.


• Support educators to embed culturally responsive, trauma-informed strategies that meet individual student needs.

About You

You’ll need:

• A Bachelors or Masters qualification in Education.


• Eligibility for teacher registration in the Northern Territory.


• An Ochre Card, a current police check, and a current NT Driver's Licence, or the ability to obtain them.


• Willingness to travel to Aboriginal Catholic Community Schools, including remote travel by small plane and on dirt roads.

You Bring

• School-wide or system-wide excellence and leadership in literacy instruction. You've led literacy improvement and can show the results.


• A history of leadership in curriculum planning, programming, and pedagogy, with evidence of improved learner outcomes.


• Experience using literacy across learning areas in the Australian Curriculum, in a range of phases of schooling.


• Experience using data to set targets, actions, and measures to improve literacy outcomes at instructional tiers 1, 2, and 3.


• The skills to design and deliver high-quality professional learning for teachers.


• High-level organisational, analytical, and conceptual skills.


• The ability to lead, support others, and be an active team member.


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.


• Willingness to support the culture and Catholic ethos of Catholic Education NT.

Desirable

• Experience supporting literacy for students with English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D).


• A postgraduate qualification in education.


• Understanding of the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Your next career step could shape how literacy is taught across Catholic schools in the Northern Territory!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Applications close: 31 October 2026

The Catholic Education Office reserves the right to close this advertisement early or extend it beyond the closing date.