Education Assistant - Special Needs
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Closing date
2 November 2026
Posted 11 Oct 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Hampton Senior High School
School type
Co-educational
Year range
7-12
School staff (FTE)
129.5
82.5 teaching · 47 non-teaching
Students per teacher
13.2:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
1,092
Indigenous students
5%
Language other than English
41%
Girls vs boys
539 girls · 553 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
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 2027 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
The Hampton Senior High School (SHS) vision is to develop culturally responsive, high impact educators who foster student aspiration, innovation and achievement.
Hampton SHS is continuing our improvement focus with our strong culture of collaboration and consistently high expectation of standards for staff and students. Our journey of school excellence embraces the Department's Quality Teaching Strategy. This strategy supports the development of teaching excellence through evidence-based practice in quality teaching and improvements in teaching practice.
Find out more about our school by visiting hampton.wa.edu.au or Schools Online.
The Role
Suitable applicants will ideally have considerable interest in learning evidence-based approaches to working with students with a range of special needs, in particular ASD, combined with excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with teachers, Student Support Officers and other Education Assistants.
Our Learning Support faculty is led by a highly experienced Program Coordinator and is supported by a team of learning support teachers, Student Support Officers and Education Assistants. In collaboration with the team, suitable applicants will provide and initiate support in the classroom to implement programs and pedagogy to meet the…