Teacher - Primary

This is a 6 month fixed term, full-time position commencing Term 3, 2026 with possible extension (6 to 12 months)

Mount Margaret Aboriginal Community is situated 32 kilometres south west of Laverton on a recently sealed road and 330 kms north east of WA's largest provincial city, Kalgoorlie. The school and community have an excellent relationship with local mining companies who support the school in various ways, including our healthy lunch program and provide opportunities for employment.

Mount Margaret School exists as an integral part of the Mount Margaret Community. It is committed to providing a flexible, caring learning environment that recognises Aboriginal culture to ensure learning opportunities for all students to achieve success through a quality education.

Find out more about our school by visiting Schools Online.

The Role

This role has been created for Semester 2 of 2026 in order to collaboratively support an 8-year-old student with complex needs and to provide relief time for staff professional learning and Duties Other than Teaching (DOTT). The intention is to build school capacity to most effectively support neurodiverse students and students with specific learning needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), intellectual disability, and complex communication challenges.

The teaching role is envisioned to comprise approximately 0.6 FTE to collaboratively support students with complex needs, including planning and supporting students to access the classroom teachers and the curriculum at an appropriate level and gradually. The remaining time (approximately 0.4…