Education Assistant - Special Needs
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Closing date
5 November 2026
Posted 20 Oct 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout South Bunbury Education Support Centre
School type
Co-educational
Year range
K-6
School staff (FTE)
42.8
13 teaching · 29.8 non-teaching
Students per teacher
6.1:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
79
Indigenous students
22%
Language other than English
22%
Girls vs boys
16 girls · 63 boys
Socio-educational background
Around the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
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 2027 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.
South Bunbury Education Support Centre (ESC) is a specialist setting which caters to the needs of students with diagnosis of high need Autism Spectrum Disorder or Intellectual Disability. With a steady student population of approximately 70 students, the school offers individual support and attention in all areas of student development.
Our school motto, “Learn, Grow, Belong” is an important foundation of everything we do at South Bunbury ESC. Our aim is to support each student to learn and grow to their full potential in their academic, physical, and social development, in order to have active, positive participation in their community in the future.
South Bunbury ESC is a proud School Wide Positive Behaviour Support (SWPBS) school, with strong philosophy around teaching and reinforcing expected behaviours, and supporting students to be their best. Our Education Assistants are a vital part of the team, delivering programs and interventions in the areas of academics, social emotional learning, and functioning living skills. Within small group settings, each student has an Individualised Education Program, which caters specifically to the needs of the individual child. The program is clearly linked with Western Australian Curriculum and ABLEWA. South Bunbury ESC keeps abreast of evidence-based strategies and pr…