Education Assistant - Special Needs

Ravensthorpe District High School · Ravensthorpe, WA

Employment

Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary

Subject

General Teaching

Sector

Government

Teaching level

Secondary

Closing date

5 November 2026

13 days remaining

Posted 22 Oct 2026

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About Ravensthorpe District High School

School type

Co-educational

Year range

K-12

School staff (FTE)

18.3

12 teaching · 6.3 non-teaching

Students per teacher

8.6:1

teaching FTE basis

Total enrolments

103

Indigenous students

7%

Language other than English

17%

Girls vs boys

54 girls · 49 boys

52%
48%

Socio-educational background

Around the Australian average

More disadvantage Average More advantage

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.

We have several positions which we intend to fill from this process, including:

  • 1 x permanent part-time (0.6 FTE) position commencing Term 1, 2027
  • multiple fixed-term full-time and fixed-term part-time positions, commencing Term 1, 2027

Ravensthorpe District High School (DHS) was established in 1901 and has strong partnerships with the local community. Our vision is to empower and inspire our students to become life-long learners through inclusivity and high-quality teaching and learning. We nurture our student well-being, build resilience and achieve success through real life experiences and community collaboration.

At Ravensthorpe DHS, we value our three core positive behaviour expectations of care, ambition and respect and communicate high expectations of our teaching, support, students and community. Our school is at the heart of our local community, and we have strong representation and relationships with our community partners that are integral to the success of both our students and community, and we want these to continue to foster and grow.

Ravensthorpe enjoys a temperate Mediterranean climate with beautiful sunny winter days and cool summer nights. Ancient mountain ranges, rocky hills, rugged river valleys, vast sand plains, estuaries and large inlets provide the area with a wealth of natural beauty …

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