• Come and join the NT, where teachers are the highest paid + receive plenty of generous benefits!
• Use sports as a vehicle for students to engage, grow and achieve in our rewarding roles!
• Explore the beautiful Big Rivers Region with relocation assistance + rental concession

Discover the unique opportunities of teaching in the Big Rivers Region of the Northern Territory. With its diverse geography, from the Western Australia border to the Gulf of Carpentaria, you’ll experience a once-in-a-lifetime lifestyle change away from city life. Make a lasting impact on students and deepen your understanding of effective teaching while collaborating with local Aboriginal assistant teachers.

School of Sport Education NT: 

Sport Education contributes to every young Territorian's success at school and resilience in life. The School of Sport Education NT works to build the capacity of schools and teachers to deliver quality sport education to all students in the NT using a physical literacy approach.

Physical Literacy incorporates physical, cognitive, social and psychological domains and develops not only physical skill and health but also brain function, social and emotional intelligence, ethical behaviour and resilience.

Taking your career to the NT will open doors. Many teachers who work in the Territory develop unique skills that fast-track their careers and provide opportunities that wouldn’t have been possible in other parts of Australia.

Teach in the Territory:

As a teacher in a remote area, you will have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on our students. To support and reward your dedicated efforts, we offer competitive benefits packages that recognise your important role in shaping the future. 

Teachers in the NT are the highest paid in Australia and receive generous allowances and benefits including (but not limited to):

• Competitive salary circa CT1 $81,739 - CT9 $117,225 commensurate with experience + super
• Generous leave entitlements
• Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunities for teacher allowances
• Remote allowance incentive - $1,351 or $1,685 with dependents
• Annual retention allowance of $3,500
• Relocation Assistance to help call the NT your home
• Rental concession!
• A culture of learning and development with the opportunity to partake in the “Growing our own” aspiring leaders program

Teaching in very remote areas entitles you to various additional benefits. To calculate how much you may be entitled to when you teach in a remote school in the Northern Territory, based on your personal circumstances and location, you can use our incentives and benefits calculator.

Click here to see more about why you should join us!

Big Rivers Sport Education Coordinator:

We look forward to welcoming a Sport Education Coordinator to join our team and use sport as a vehicle for students to engage, grow and achieve.

As the Regional Sport Education Coordinator, you will plan, develop and implement programs and processes that support schools and teachers in the region to implement a Physical Literacy approach to Sport Education. 

You will also support the implementation of inter-school sport activities and work collaboratively with the Regional Sport Pathways Coordinator to support the Sport Pathways Program. 

Why you’ll be a good fit:

We are seeking qualified teachers who are passionate about creating positive change in the lives of young Territorians. To do this, you will have a growth mindset that helps you build strong relationships with students, parents, teachers and community members.

You will be an Australian resident or have permission to work in Australia and have relevant qualifications including a Bachelor of Education and a Working with Children Clearance, which make you eligible for registration with the Teacher Registration Board of the NT. Please click here to check your eligibility. 

You will be:

• Enthusiastic: bring a desire to make a difference.
• Flexible: be open to adjustment of teaching strategies and adaptation to changing circumstances.
• Resilient: challenge and intervene in your approach when necessary, maintaining focus and motivation in challenging situations.
• Socially adaptable: build and maintain relationships, communication, and create a positive learning environment.

More importantly, you will understand the importance of fairness and firmness in creating a positive and supportive learning environment for all children.

Ready to take on the Territory?

We are ready to hear from you! Apply now.