Education Assistant - Special Needs

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Primary

Closing date

26 October 2026

11 days remaining

Posted 14 Oct 2026

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About Maidens Park Primary School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-6

School staff (FTE)

26.2

12 teaching · 14.2 non-teaching

Students per teacher

14.8:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

178

Indigenous students

38%

Language other than English

37%

Girls vs boys

88 girls · 90 boys

49%
51%

Socio-educational background

Well below the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

Source: ACARA My School data

Role description


Suitable applicants from recently advertised process IPS/SS1049498 need not apply.

We are seeking to establish a pool of Education Assistants - Special Needs 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 4, 2027. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Located in the southern Bunbury suburb of Withers, within 1 km of the Indian Ocean, Maidens Park Primary School (PS) is nestled in lush native gardens and shade trees.

The team at Maidens Park PS delivers high quality pastoral care, where stakeholders are united to provide a culturally safe and supportive environment where students are valued and encouraged to achieve. There is a strong sense of community connectedness, where diversity is celebrated and community members are welcomed into the school. The school promotes positive behaviour through its rules of being Safe, Tolerant, Achieve and Responsible.

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

The Role

As a Special Needs Education Assistant, you will, under teacher direction, assist in education programs and in promoting a supportive and inclusive learning environment. Education Assistants assist teachers in the delivery of planned education programs to assist students to reach their full potential through the development of their academic, social, emotional, and physical skills including the operation of computers and digital technologies.

Suitable applicants will ideally have a high level of interpers…

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