<p><strong>Early Years Classroom Teacher</strong></p> <p><strong>Commencement:</strong> Immediate start&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Salary:</strong> $101,000 - $139,000 plus attractive salary packaging benefits.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Context statement</strong></p> <p>Yipirinya School is an independent, Indigenous community school in Alice Springs controlled by an Indigenous School Council and catering for Indigenous students from the nearby community and outstations. The school has excellent, purpose-built classrooms, and support facilities for all teachers. All classroom teachers currently have the support of Indigenous assistant teachers. The school offers a two-way learning approach (bi-lingual &amp; bi-cultural) to education and language/culture teachers provide additional specialist support when children engage with language classes each day. Relationships-based learning, and school wide positive behaviour support are significant improvement priorities at the school.</p> <p><strong>Key duties and responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and implement lesson plans based on state early learning standards and school curriculum.</li> <li>Foster a safe, inclusive, and engaging classroom environment that encourages curiosity and learning through play.</li> <li>Monitor and support the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of preschool-aged children.</li> <li>Use observation and assessment tools to track student progress and adjust instruction accordingly.</li> <li>Communicate regularly with parents and guardians through conferences, newsletters, and daily reports.</li> <li>Collaborate with Early Years teachers, educators and support staff to manage classroom behavior and maintain a positive learning environment.</li> <li>Ensure the classroom meets health, safety, and licensing standards at all times.</li> <li>Participate in professional development opportunities and staff meetings.</li> <li>Maintain accurate and up-to-date student records, including attendance, developmental milestones, and incident reports.</li> <li>Promote the values and mission of the school in all interactions with children, families, and colleagues.</li> </ul> <p>Establish and maintain appropriate interpersonal relationships between the school, parents, external providers and the community.</p> <p><strong>Selection criteria</strong></p> <p><strong>Essential</strong></p> <ul> <li>Teaching qualifications and registration with NT Teacher Registration Board (NT TRG)</li> <li>Bachelor of Education or higher in Early Childhood Education or Primary Teaching</li> <li>Current working with children check and police clearance or ability to obtain</li> <li>Successful school-based experience within the Early Years frame</li> <li>Demonstrated understanding of the professional standards and accreditation processes and capacity to coordinate accreditation processes with staff</li> <li>Experience providing feedback, coaching and supervision to teaching and support staff</li> <li>High level collaboration skills and ability to foster relationships between teams towards common goals</li> <li>Demonstrated outstanding written and oral communication and interpersonal skills and the capacity to apply these to a wide range of reports, submissions and strategic planning</li> <li>Demonstrated high level capacity to initiate, develop, evaluate and coordinate planning, monitoring and reporting practices to drive improvement</li> </ul> <p><strong>Further information</strong></p> <p>AN APPLICATION AND CURRICULUM VITAE IS NOT TO EXCEED A TOTAL OF 5 PAGES AND SHOULD ADDRESS THE SELECTION CRITERIA AND THE SCHOOL CONTEXT STATEMENT.</p> <p>Contact Gary Seaton Human Resources Manager, Yipirinya School phone 08 8952 5633.</p> <p>Email application to <a href="mailto:<a href='mailto:gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au?subject=Early%20Years%20Teacher%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29'>gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au</a>?subject=Early%20Years%20Teacher%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="mailto:gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au?subject=Early%20Years%20Teacher%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29">gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au</a> by COB on 27 February 2026.</p> <p><strong>From 13 November 2021 all NTPS employees subject to the Chief Health Officer Directions No.55 of 2021 are required to provide evidence of at least one dose of an approved COVID 19 vaccination and evidence of two doses completed by 24 December 2021 except in circumstances where there is a medical exemption.</strong></p>