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Education Assistant - Special Needs
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Closing date
4 May 2026
Posted 20 Apr 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Meadow Springs Education Support Centre
89
Total students
76%
Boys
24%
Girls
16.0
Teaching FTE
37.0
Non-teaching FTE
985
ICSEA value
40th percentile · Average SES
20%
EAL/D Background
10%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
We are seeking to establish a pool of Education Assistant - Special Needs for permanent and fixed term, full-time and part-time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year and up to the end of Term 2, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
Meadow Springs Education Support Centre (ESC) caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 who have an Intellectual Disability and or Autism. Currently we have 102 students in our school from Kindergarten to Year 6. Based on current enrolments 90% of our students have a primary diagnosis of Autism and 60% of our students have complex communication needs. The Education Support Centre has 10 classrooms that are integrated throughout the Meadow Springs school site. At Meadow Springs our shared belief is that we are two schools but one School Community to which all staff, students and parents belong.
Find out more about our school by visiting www.meadowspringsesc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
The Role
As an Education Assistant – Special Needs you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of planned education programs and have the ability to work with individual students or groups of students with direction from the teacher. Suitable applicants will ideally be friendly, approachable, flexible, and have a genuine interest in supporting students with high educational needs. Our school is seeking Education Assistants who take personal responsibility for their impact and model calm, regulated, and compassionate behaviour, especially in moments of challenge. These educators en…