Education Assistant - Special Needs
Employment
Full time/Part time, Permanent or Temporary
Subject
General Teaching
Sector
Government
Teaching level
Secondary
Closing date
5 November 2026
Posted 22 Oct 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout 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
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.
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 …