Education Assistant - Special Needs

Department of Education; City Of Mandurah; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Meadow Springs ESC in Western Australia seeks Education Assistants who can support planned education programs for students with autism and/or intellectual disability, from Kindergarten to Year 6. You will work with individuals or small groups under teacher direction in a caring, collaborative team setting.

Applicants should be friendly, flexible, and genuinely interested in supporting students with high educational needs.

Qualifications

• Be Australian or New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or have a valid visa with 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).

Responsibilities

• Assist in the delivery of planned education programs with individual students or groups under teacher direction.
• Support students with high educational needs in a caring, proactive, and collaborative team environment.
• Engage in feedback and coaching and model calm, regulated behaviour.
• Contribute to equity, diversity and inclusion goals.

Job description

Suitable applicants from pool process IPS/SS1038872 need not re-apply. We are seeking to establish a pool of Education Assistant – 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.

Meadow Springs Education Support Centre (ESC) caters for students from Kindergarten to Year 6 who have an Intellectual Disability and or Autism. Currently we have 102 students in our school from Kindergarten to Year 6. Based on current enrolments 90% of our students have a primary diagnosis of Autism and 60% of our students have complex communication needs. The Education Support Centre has 10 classrooms that are integrated throughout the Meadow Springs school site. At Meadow Springs our shared belief is that we are two schools but one School Community to which all staff, students and parents belong.

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

The Role

As an Education Assistant – Special Needs you will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of planned education programs and have the ability to work with individual students or groups of students with direction from the teacher. Suitable applicants will ideally be friendly, approachable, flexible, and have a genuine interest in supporting students with high educational needs. Our school is seeking Education Assistants who take personal responsibility for their impact and model calm, regulated, and compassionate behaviour, especially in moments of challenge. These educators engage regularly in feedback and coaching, viewing growth as a shared and ongoing endeavour. All staff are expected to have a growth mindset and be willing to learn and apply new skills. In addition there is an expectation that you are caring, proactive, and responsive, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. Each class has a teacher and a team of education assistants that work together to support the learning needs of the students. Education Assistants are ideally expected to be reflective on their own practice and be open to honest and constructive feedback. Education Assistants are expected to build positive relationships with students, staff, parents, and community members.

Meadow Springs ESC is a Positive Behaviour School and staff are expected to model our 3 behaviour expectations - being safe, respectful, and trying their best both in the classroom and the playground.

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 Stacey Hansord, Deputy Principal, on 9584 7450 or emailing [e-mail]. During the school holidays, please contact Stacey Hansord on 0419 848 821.

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

• 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/SS1065029.

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

Applications close: 4.30pm (AWST) on Friday, 16 October 2026.