Education Assistant - Special Needs

This is a permanent full-time position commencing as soon as possible

Hedland Senior High School (SHS), located in the Pilbara, is an Independent Public-School catering for students from Year 7 to Year 12. Our school prides itself on the staff's commitment to a system of positive behaviour supports which focus on care, courtesy, respect and responsibility. These values underpin our philosophy at Hedland SHS. All staff strive to maintain a school culture which encourages a high standard of behaviour & performance. We take an approach that is inclusive, explicit and supports all students and staff to achieve success.

The school has worked hard to build a positive reputation for the excellent educational opportunities it offers students, the exceptional support for staff development and professional growth, and for its high standards of achievement. We aim to empower young people from diverse backgrounds so all students can be successful.

Find out more about our school by visiting hedlandshs.wa.edu.au.

The Role

As a Special Needs Education Assistant in the Success Program, you would work with students to assist teachers in delivering planned education programs focused on literacy, numeracy, social emotional learning and work readiness skills, while supporting provision of a supportive and inclusive learning environment. You will ideally perform tasks that require judgement in achieving clearly defined outcomes determined by the teacher and Head of Learning Area. Through previous experience, you will ideally display the delivery of planned education programs and contribute to the e…