Aboriginal Education Support Worker - Aboriginal students and families
Ebenezer is seeking an Aboriginal Education Support Worker for 22.8 hrs/week to work in our Kaarditjin Baldja (Learning Together) Program. The role provides significant support to young people and their families to encourage retention in the education system, specifically to assist navigating the education pathway from primary to secondary school. The role works with Balga Senior High-school and the 6 feeder primary schools in the area.
About us:
Ebenezer Aboriginal Corporation is a passionate not-for-profit organisation that has supported local people for over 50 years. Our current services cover support to youth, families and adults. Ebenezer culture is anchored in a Christian ethos which is embedded in our work practice and embraces corporate values of servant leadership, compassion, hope, integrity and safety.
Ebenezer has been successful in expanding several programs and is currently undergoing an additional recruitment process to support our education support to Aboriginal students and their families. We are committed to quality delivery incorporating strong cultural safety which aims to improve education and reduce rates of incarceration.
About the role:
The role requires good working knowledge of the WA Education system, ability to easily form positive relationships with students and their families, excellent verbal and written communication skills, thorough working knowledge of Aboriginal culture, impact of trauma issues and ability to be flexible and creative in providing service.
The role will develop established relationships and support the broader objectives of the Ebenezer Justice Reinvestment philosophy. Retention in school is seen as a strategy to raise education standards and a strategy to reduce incarceration rates.
About you:
This role will ideally suit an Aboriginal person who has recent working experience as an Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer or similar.
To be best prepared for the role you will have at least 3 years relevant work experience in mentoring Aboriginal people, ideally in an education context. Formal qualifications will be highly regarded.
You will be able to work with a degree of autonomy, be a part of a team and keen to achieve outcomes.
You will have a strong understanding of local Aboriginal culture. We see Aboriginal identity as a genuine employment requirement for the role.
You will have excellent networking skills, be confident motivating students and families, have resilience when it comes to managing a caseload with complex needs and have sound admin and document handling skills.
Essential Criteria:
1. Have experinece working as a mentor/working in an educational context.
2. Aboriginal person: Ebenezer Aboriginal Corporation considers that being Aboriginal or a Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement for this position under s 50 of the Equal Chance Act 1984 (WA).
3. “C” class automatic driver's licence. Holding or willing to obtain a Working with Children’s Card, National Police Clearance and a Senior First Aid Certificate.
4. Be self-motivated, have good communication and administration skills.
Desirable Criteria:
1. Have at least 3 years working as a mentor/working in the education context.
2. Have Certificate level or higher relevant qualifications, or extensive work experience.
3. Identify as Christian and/or demonstrated ability to uphold the values of the organisation.
4. Past personal experience, especially in a role of supporting students to remain at school.
If this position interests you, please make application by providing a resume and cover letter which addresses the above selection criteria and email to ••••@ebenezer.org.au [link removed].
Applications close Monday 2 November 2026 if not filled before.