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
Posted 14 Oct 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout 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
Socio-educational background
Well below the Australian average
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…