Education Assistant - Special Needs

We are currently seeking a part-time Education Assistant – Special Needs to commence in Term 4,

This is a fixed-term position commencing on 26 October 2026.

Our Special Needs Education Assistants support students with a range of additional needs, including students with Down Syndrome, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, language difficulties and learning disabilities. Preference will be given to candidates who have gained experience supporting students with additional learning needs. The successful candidate will also deliver targeted intervention programs, provide in-class support and implement documented plans for students with additional needs, ensuring curriculum access and tracking teaching adjustments.

Founded by the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions in 1918, St Matthew’s School Narrogin is a single

stream, co-educational Catholic school with an enrolment of approximately 170 students from

Kindergarten to Year Six. Narrogin is a comfortable two-hour drive from both Perth and Bunbury, and

offers a host of sporting, cultural, artistic and community opportunities in a thriving rural locality. The

school offers modern and well-maintained facilities in a well-resourced and progressive learning

environment.

St Matthew’s has a strong sense of community that embraces the importance of a true operating

partnership between home and school. At St Matthew’s School we aspire to live our school motto:

Concern – Concern for Self; Concern for Others; Concern for Environment and Concern for our relationship with God.

Selection Criteria:

We are seeking a suitably qualified and enthusiastic Education Assistant who has the necessary

knowledge, skills, ability and professional desire to demonstrate:

* Be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

* A high degree of professionalism and confidentiality

* Enthusiasm and the ability to work as part of a team

* Willingness to work under the direction of the classroom teacher and Leadership Team

* Ability to demonstrate creativity and initiative

* Ability to develop a positive, meaningful and respectful relationships with all students, staff and

families.

* An understanding of the developmental needs of children

* Well-developed interpersonal and organisational skills

Qualifications Required: (if applicable)

· Certificate IV Teacher Assistant Qualification (or working towards)

· Hold Accreditation to Work in a Catholic School (or commitment to commence).

Applicants must submit application addressed to the Principal in PDF form via

email [email protected]. Please include:

· cover letter

· curriculum vitae

· the names and contact numbers of three referees, one of whom must be the current employer

· current Working With Children.