Education Assistant - Special Needs

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

31 July 2026

32 days remaining

Posted 28 Jun 2026

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About Cable Beach Primary School

Enrolment

299

Total students

54%

Boys

46%

Girls

Staffing

28.8

Teaching FTE

27.2

Non-teaching FTE

ICSEA

836

ICSEA value

4th percentile · Lower SES

Diversity

56%

EAL/D Background

70%

Indigenous students

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description


We are seeking to establish a pool of Special Needs Education Assistants 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 3, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Cable Beach Primary School (PS) presents as an exciting and dynamic environment for students to learn. Our four values; Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Resilient and Strong and Be Your Best, are embedded into our curriculum at every level. Using these values, the school implements a Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) program to enhance school culture. The aim is to teach and guide positive behaviours within a fun, safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment.

The school is renowned for its work valuing Aboriginal Education and teaching the Yawuru traditional language and culture - an ongoing school focus. Whole school plans that improve education for our Indigenous students are guided by reflection against the Aboriginal Culture Standards Framework. Recently being reviewed (2019 Public School Review) as an effective school and consistent education award nominations reinforces the belief that Cable Beach PS is an outstanding school.

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The Role

Cable Beach PS has an Endorsed Education Support Program that caters for students with diagnosed disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder, (ASD), Global Developmental Delay and Intellectual Disability. Our Education Support program provides small class sizes staffed with high ratios of…

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