Education Assistant (Special Needs)
Employment
Part time, Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Catholic
Teaching level
Primary
Closing date
7 September 2026
Posted 25 Aug 2026
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School type
Co-educational
Year range
PP-6
School staff (FTE)
20.3
12.2 teaching · 8.1 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
159
Indigenous students
4%
Language other than English
34%
Girls vs boys
88 girls · 71 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
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Role description
EDUCATION ASSISTANT – SPECIAL NEEDS
Position Details
We are currently seeking a part-time Education Assistant – Special Needs to commence at the start of Term 4, 2026.
This is an fixed term position commencing on 12 October 2026.
Founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1918, St Matthew’s School Narrogin is a single stream, co-educational Catholic school with an enrolment of approximately 170 students from Kindergarten to Year Six. Narrogin is a comfortable two-hour drive from both Perth and Bunbury, and offers a host of sporting, cultural, artistic and community opportunities in a thriving rural locality. The school offers modern and well-maintained facilities in a well-resourced and progressive learning environment. The vibrant and dedicated staff are committed to implementing whole-school approaches to both Literacy and Numeracy, whilst embedding Information and Communication Technology across the curriculum. The pursuit of academic excellence and the education of the whole person in a safe and happy school setting are of high priority.
St Matthew’s has a strong sense of community that embraces the importance of a true operating partnership between home and school. At St Matthew’s School we aspire to live our school motto: Concern – Concern for Self; Concern for Others; Concern for Environment and Concern for our relationship with God.
Selection Criteria
We are seeking a suitably qualified and enthusiastic Education Assistant who has the necessary knowledge, skills, ability and professional desire to demonstrate:
• Be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in t…