Education Assistant - Mainstream

ArtSupport; City Of Swan; Hybrid; AUD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarakool Primary School is seeking a Mainstream Education Assistant to deliver targeted literacy intervention for early reading, including foundational skills like phonemic awareness and decoding. You will monitor progress, support teachers, and contribute to a collaborative team focused on improving student outcomes.

Ideal applicants will have experience with MiniLit or Maqlit programs, be able to work independently under direction, and promote inclusive learning for diverse student needs.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering MiniLit, Maqlit or other evidence-based interventions.
• Ability to implement individual or small group programs.
• Strong written and oral communication for classroom support.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Deliver planned literacy intervention sessions with consistency.
• Monitor and record student progress and adjust intervention as needed.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and Learning Support Coordinator to tailor support.
• Support general health and well-being of students and assist with teaching programs.

Skills

Literacy intervention

Reading support

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

This is a permanent full-time position commencing Term 1, 2027

Are you passionate about helping children become confident, successful learners? Do you believe that when a student is not making the progress we expect, we respond with purposeful, targeted support?

Maarakool Primary School (PS) is seeking a motivated and skilled Mainstream Education Assistant to join our team as in intervention specialist for students across the school.

Maarakool PS is situated on Noongar Whadjuk Boodjhar and opened in 2025. We cater for 350 students from Kindergarten to Year 6. Our school community includes families of different backgrounds and cultures, many from overseas where English is not the first language or dialect spoken at home.

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

The Role

With a vision of inclusion for all students our belief is grounded in relationships, evidence informed practice and high expectations. We believe every student can make progress and we take collective responsibility for ensuring students receive the teaching, extension and intervention they need to succeed.

Our staff work collaboratively to use evidence, assessment and responsive teaching to identify students requiring additional support and provide targeted intervention and plan next steps.

We are a school that is ambitious for our students, our staff and our community. Suitable applicants should have the ability to work independently with minimal instruction, as well as working collaboratively and effectively within a team environment. As an Education Assistant - Mainstream you should be able to utilise strong written and oral communication skills to enable the implementation of individual or small group programs and possess the ability to support the general health and well-being of students. Ideally someone who has Intervention experience.

Working under the direction of our Learning Support Coordinator, you would work with small groups of students requiring additional support in early reading. You should deliver planned intervention sessions consistently, support the monitoring of student progress and work collaboratively with classroom teachers and the Learning Support Coordinator to ensure intervention is responsive to student need.

Suitable applicants will ideally:

• deliver MiniLit, Macqlit and other planned intervention with consistency and fidelity
• support the development of foundational reading skills including phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding and reading fluency
• establish positive relationships with students while maintaining high expectations for learning and engagement
• support the collection and recording of information about student learning and progress
• communicate effectively with teachers, Education Assistants and school leaders
• be organised, reliable and able to work with a high degree of initiative under teacher direction
• contribute positively to a collaborative team focused on improving student outcomes.

Experience delivering MiniLit, Maqlit and/or another evidence based intervention program would be highly regarded. Applicants who have strong early literacy knowledge and are willing to learn are also encouraged to apply.

While literacy intervention will be the primary focus of this position, suitable applicants may also provide broader support to students and teaching programs as required.

Want to know more?

Full details of the role, selection criteria and training requirements are listed in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Victoria Rowland, Deputy Principal on [phone] or emailing [e-mail].

Equity and Diversity

We are committed to an inclusive and culturally responsive workforce reflecting the diversity in our schools and the Western Australian community. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, young people, people of diverse sexualities and genders, people with disability, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Explore our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Plan 2021-2025 for more details.

Eligibility

To work with us, you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with relevant work rights for the term of the appointment.
• obtain a valid Working With Children Check before you start; and
• consent to a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and obtain a current Screening Clearance Number issued by the Department of Education’s Screening Unit before you start.

Additional eligibility and training requirements are outlined in the attached Job Description Form (JDF).

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS1067349

Suitable applicants may be considered for similar vacancies arising within the next 12 months following this selection process. This may include circumstances where the successful applicant declines or vacates the position.

The Department applies a four (4) day breach period to this selection process.

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Monday, 16 November 2026