System-Wide Literacy Leader: Elevate Reading in 18 Schools

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

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