Education Assistant - Special Needs

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

5 August 2026

25 days remaining

Posted 10 Jul 2026

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About John Butler Primary College

Enrolment

453

Total students

58%

Boys

42%

Girls

Staffing

33.0

Teaching FTE

41.6

Non-teaching FTE

ICSEA

986

ICSEA value

40th percentile · Average SES

Diversity

24%

EAL/D Background

9%

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 2, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

John Butler Primary College (PC), catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 6, is in the northern suburb of Butler. Opening in 2014, the college is of a modern and contemporary design, including purpose-built specialist facilities for students with disability, to create a positive and supportive learning environment in which all students can thrive. The innovative college model, which integrates a regular Primary Education Program and a dedicated Education Support Program for students with disability within one school, provides an inclusive and tailored learning experience to support students of all abilities to achieve their personal best.

Within the John Butler PC one-school model, suitable applicants may be asked to work flexibly across the college to support the learning of students in the regular primary and the education support programs.

Find out more about our school by visiting johnbutlerpc.wa.edu.au or Schools Online

The Role

Suitable applicants should provide literacy, numeracy and behavioural support and high-level personal care and activities of daily living for students with mild to severe disability and/or additional needs. Suitable applicants will ideally be highly knowledgeable and experienced in working with students with disability, including those with ph…

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