Primary objective

As a teacher and member of the school community, develop, deliver and evaluate learning programs and monitor student achievement to address individual learning needs and contribute to the achievement of the school’s goals. Liaise and coordinate activities for your teaching area within the school and wider community.

Context statement

Katherine High School is the only government secondary school in Katherine. It provides an educational service to students from Year 7 to Year 12. In the Senior Years students are provided with multiple achievement pathways to ensure they receive the education most appropriate to their needs.

The school caters to a diverse population from a range of different social, educational and cultural backgrounds. Katherine High School has an offsite program, Katherine Flexible Learning and Engagement Centre and provides an alternate program for disengaged and at risk teenagers in the Katherine area. The school takes great pride in its inclusive practices and works hard to live up to our core values: Inclusion, Respect, Effort and Resilience.

Key duties and responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and explicitly deliver quality and effective teaching and learning programs which are consistent with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and relevant curriculum policies, work programs and educational trends.
• Support students through interaction in a variety of settings and through the active development of supportive learning environments and effective behaviour management practices.
• Provide for the physical, social, cultural and emotional well-being and safety of students whilst at school. 
• Regularly assess students (diagnostic, formative and summative) for developmental, feedback and reporting purposes.
• Maintain student records and samples of work and report on student performance to students, parents, the department and other stakeholders asrequired.
• Establish and maintain appropriate interpersonal relationships between the school, parents and community.

Selection criteria

Essential

• Ability to collaboratively plan, prepare and deliver teaching and learning programs to meet the diverse characteristics, needs and learning styles of students; which are consistent with relevant curriculum policies, work programs and education trends.

• Knowledge of and the ability to implement effective and inclusive teaching and learning processes, including the use of learning technology and assessment, to establish a differentiated learning environment in which students are encouraged to work towards attainment of their potential.

• Ability to communicate and relate effectively with students through appropriate interpersonal skills. 

• Ability to plan and apply appropriate behaviour management strategies that contribute to establishing and maintaining a supportive learning environment.

• Ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with school staff, parents and members of the local school community in order toestablish and develop productive partnerships, in an intercultural environment to achieve optimal educational outcomes.

• Commitment to maintain current and relevant professional learning and meet the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

Further information

• All applicants must be registered with the Teacher Registration Board of the Northern Territory and have a current Working with Children Notice (Ochre Card) from SAFE NT.

• All applicants completing initial teacher education (ITE) courses after 1 July 2016 are also required to provide proof of successful completion of the national Literacy and Numeracy Test for ITE students.