<p><strong>Health and Physical Education Teacher</strong></p> <p><strong>Commencement:</strong> Immediate start&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Salary: </strong>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> <p>The successful applicant will teach Physical Education from Transition to Year 10, providing release from face to face teaching for class teachers. They will also be responsible for planning and delivering the personal development program, with special emphasis on student well-being. The teacher will be responsible for assessing Transition to Year 10 students in these areas and for reporting student progress twice each year. Additionally, the successful applicant will liaise directly with key stakeholders in the broader community to create sporting pathways and will act as a conduit between students, parents and staff regarding school sport.</p> <p><strong>Selection criteria</strong></p> <p><strong>Essential</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in a relevant allied health or teaching profession&nbsp;or a tertiary qualification in Exercise or Sport Science are desirable.</li> <li>Current working with children checks and police clearance or ability to obtain.</li> <li>Current TRB - hold&nbsp;full&nbsp;Registration&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;Teacher&nbsp;Registration&nbsp;Board&nbsp;of the&nbsp;Northern&nbsp;Territory&nbsp;(TRB).</li> <li>Ability to plan, prepare and deliver teaching and Health and Physical Education learning programs to meet the diverse characteristics and needs of students from Aboriginal backgrounds; which are consistent with relevant curriculum policies, work programs and educational trends.</li> <li>Ability to create sporting pathways and build relationships with external stakeholders.</li> <li>Have a clear understanding of, and respectfully maintain, Indigenous languages and culture as a priority.</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=Health%20and%20Physical%20Education%20Teacher%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29'>gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au</a>?subject=Health%20and%20Physical%20Education%20Teacher%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="mailto:gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au?subject=Health%20and%20Physical%20Education%20Teacher%20position%20%28via%20Teachers%20On%20Net%29">gary.seaton@yipirinya.nt.edu.au</a> by COB on 28 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>