Job description
Agency Department of Education and Training Work unit Student Attendance and Engagement
Job title Education Program Coordinator Designation Administrative Officer 7
Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 07/08/2026
Salary $113,938 - $122,574 Location Alice Springs
Position number 41769 RTF 328960 Closing 26/08/2025
Contact officer Jono Schwalger - Assistant Director, Student Attendance and Engagement on 0439 164 942 or
jono.schwalger@education.nt.gov.au
About the agency https://education.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=328960
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with
disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss
this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the
OCPE website.
Primary objective
In a multidisciplinary team, lead complex case management and shared case planning in relation to priority students and students at risk
of disengaging from education. Including providing proactive input and quality advice in the development, implementation and evaluation
of student engagement approaches focusing on supporting schools to develop plans to engage students, families, and their communities
with education.
Context statement
Student Attendance and Engagement have six regionally based teams who coordinate services to parents and school-aged students who
have been identified as being disengaged from schooling, with the aim of re-engagement into education, training, or an eligible option.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Work with stakeholders, students, families, and schools to develop and maintain the relationship between all parties for effective
partnerships and sustained engagement of young people in education.
2. Lead the development, coordination and leadership of departmental supports and responses to inter-agency youth justice programs,
such as Back on Track and other programs throughout the Northern Territory.
3. Engage with department staff and stakeholders to ensure quality professional advice and best-practice support in the
implementation of student engagement strategies.
4. Develop and maintain collaborative inter and intra departmental stakeholder relations to enable and maintain effective strategic
partnerships relationships at across the Northern Territory including facilitating complex operational practices appropriate to
local school needs.
5. Initiate, prepare and coordinate correspondence/briefings, submissions, reports, and communication materials as well as
contribute to high level internal and external reporting on a range of strategic priorities.
6. Undertake best practice, analytical research, and initiate consultation with a wide range of stakeholders to inform the
implementation of engagement strategies within a whole of system approach to student engagement.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Sound knowledge of the issues associated with and affecting school enrolment, engagement and attendance in the Northern
Territory context and understanding of how these issues might impact in a diverse cultural context.
2. Demonstrated high-level adaptability and flexibility including demonstrated ability to calmly manage pressure and change in a
rapidly evolving environment, and to modify approaches to suit stakeholders in urban and remote school contexts.
3. Highly developed interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills with a strong strategic focus including the ability to liaise
with senior managers and school communities across regions, build and maintain effective networks and to interact effectively
with people from diverse cultures.
4. Recent relevant experience in the field of student, family, and community engagement, including planning, development, and
delivery of implementation frameworks, with a particular focus on priority students.
5. Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary and interagency team to develop systemic
processes that lead to high quality outcomes for priority students, youth, and their families.
Desirable
1. Relevant tertiary qualification in education.
Further information
The occupant must have a Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card) and driver’s license and be able to travel remotely.