Education Assistant

Division: Independent Public School - Midwest Education Region

Salary: Level 2/3, $34.87 - $39.37 per hour (EA (Gov) GA 2025)

Work Type: Fixed Term – Full Time, Fixed Term – Part Time, Permanent – Full Time, Permanent – Part Time

Chapman Valley Primary School (PS) seeks to establish a pool of Special Needs Education Assistants for permanent and fixed‑term, full‑time and part‑time vacancies which may arise during the 2026 school year. Appointments may be offered at any time for vacancies that commence during this period.

Chapman Valley PS is located in the hills of Nabawa, 453 km north‑east of Perth or 40 km north‑east of Geraldton, belonging to the Mid‑West Education region. Students attending Chapman Valley PS come from the farming and broader community of the surrounding district with a diverse range of socio‑economic backgrounds. A school bus provides transport for out‑of‑town students. Our school is part of the CHUNABI network (Chapman Valley, Yuna and Binnu Primary School), which provides strong professional support, shared resources, and collaborative learning opportunities across schools.

The Role

Suitable applicants should ideally have a high level of interpersonal skills to enable them to work collaboratively with staff members to meet the needs of students. You will ideally possess the knowledge and experience of working with students with a range of disabilities and learning difficulties and the ability to support student growth, both academically and socially, within the classroom setting.

Suitable applicants will ideally have the knowledge of effective strategies to support students, combined with the ability to be highly organised and use initiative. You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of planned education programmes, including managing small groups of students under the direction of the teacher to assist students to reach their full potential through the development of their academic, physical and social skills.

Want to know more?

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

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.

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.

- 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).

Application Instructions

Apply online in two easy steps:

Step 1: Select Apply for Job

Complete the online application form, including details of two (2) work‑related referees, preferably one (1) being your current line manager.

Step 2: Attach your documents

Your application should include:

- A CV of up to three (3) pages outlining your employment history and professional learning summary relevant to this position.

- A three (3) page statement addressing the following selection criteria as outlined in the attached JDF.

- Demonstrated good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interact with students with special needs, parents and teaching professionals on the provision of educational programmes, and to assist teachers in understanding students where necessary.

- Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team in the evaluation of educational programmes, including special education and therapy programmes where these have been implemented.

- Demonstrated good organisational skills that will assist in the delivery and development of effective educational programmes to students and subsequent feedback to teaching professionals or psychologists.

- Demonstrated ability to assist teachers or therapists in implementing educational programmes, including special education and, should this be a requirement of the position, occupational and/or physiotherapy programmes.

- Demonstrated knowledge of health and physical disabilities in students and adolescents.

- Demonstrated ability to assist with general health and well‑being of students.

It is recommended you have your attachments ready before selecting Apply for Job.

Your application must be received before the closing date and time. Late applications will not be accepted.

For technical support submitting your application, you can call the Department of Education’s Recruitment team on (08) 9264 4127 for assistance.

Advertised Vacancy Number: IPS/SS1008159

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

Applications close: 4:30pm (AWST) on Monday, 17 November 2025

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