Primary Teacher - 2025
Contract Type: Permanent/Ongoing Position Full Time
Applications Close: 4 January 2025
Palmerston Christian College is seeking a Primary Teacher to join our team for 2025! There has never been a better time to apply your knowledge and experience of education to a Kingdom cause. Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future generation in the Territory with Northern Territory Christian Schools.
<p>There has never been a better time to apply your knowledge and experience of education to a Kingdom cause. Don’t miss this opportunity to help shape the future generation in the Territory with Northern Territory Christian Schools. We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Primary Teacher to join our team at the start of term three or as negotiated. </p><p>On behalf of the Principal and School Council, we invite you to apply now to join the NT Christian Schools’ network of schools at Palmerston Christian College.</p><p><strong>About this role</strong></p><p>Teachers are to assist the principal to build and maintain a healthy strength-based learning community within the college. The teacher is responsible, in the context of the school, to enter into a partnership with parents to offer students the nurture and opportunities that will allow them to discover and reach their full potential within an intentionally designed ‘learning space’.</p><p>NT Christian Schools exists to advance the Christian religion through the provision of education and religious instruction. For the purposes of upholding the Christian ethos of our schools, it is a genuine occupational qualification of this role that applicants be able to teach religious education, lead, and otherwise assist in, religious practices and observances and personally adhere to, uphold, and authentically model the religious beliefs of NT Christian Schools.</p><p>All employees for NT Christian Schools are to be committed to ensuring child safety, health and wellbeing practices are followed and upheld. These practices are embedded in NT Christian Schools policy and culture as guided under current legislation.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What we offer</strong></p><p><i>“At Palmerston Christian College, we encourage and support our staff to continue in their professional development and grow in all areas of their careers. We partner with parents to provide Christ Centred, Intentional Pastoral Care, Focused Academic Growth, we develop Future Leaders and Build Strong Community Culture. We would love for you to join our college and enjoy all it has to offer".</i><br /><i><strong>- Luke Willsmore, Principal, Palmerston Christian College</strong></i></p><p> </p><p>Pro-Rata for Appointment:</p><ul><li>Six (6) weeks annual leave + stand-down.</li><li>11.5% Super Contribution on top of salary. </li><li>Long Service Leave pro-rata after five (5) years of continuous service (as opposed to ten). </li><li>Fifteen (15) days per year of personal sick or carers leave, two (2) days discretional leave per year. </li><li>Up to eight (8) weeks paid maternity leave for eligible employees in addition to government leave and 5 days paid “dad’ leave.</li><li>Continued professional development in-person conferences and online e learning.</li><li>Opportunity to study with the National Institute of Christian Education, paid by NT Christian schools.</li><li>Tuition Discounts for your children if they attend an NTCS schools.</li><li>Eligibility to be redeployed to another one of our regional or remote campuses.</li><li>Salary Sacrificing.</li><li>Access to counselling assistance with the employee wellbeing program.</li><li>BUPA Health Care subsidy. </li></ul>