Position Details

St Patrick's Primary School is a co-educational, single stream primary school located in the heart of Fremantle. The site has been the home of Catholic education for over a century, firstly as St Joseph's school and then as St Patrick's since the 1960s. St Patrick's has a strong community, supportive staff and caring students. We are looking for special needs education assistants to join our staff in part time and full time roles.

We are looking for a positive, caring and professional full time special needs assistant to help support our Year One class. The successful applicant will be collaborating with teachers to provide one-on-one and small group support. The one-on-one support is helping students to set up structures and routines that will assist their focus, organisation and regulation. The hours for the role are 8:15am-3:15pm. There is flexibility with the finish time.

Selection Criteria

- Support the objectives and Ethos of Catholic Education.




- Experience in providing daily in-class and out-of-class support for students with Individual Education Plans
- Experience supporting student with complex learning, behavioural and communication needs through differentiated approaches. Establish and maintain an attractive and nurturing environment.
- A calm and empathetic approach to supporting student wellbeing and engagement.
- Be able to work collaboratively in partnership with class teachers and the school to maintain a consistent support network.
- Demonstrated professionalism, discretion and confidentiality when working in a school setting

Qaulifications Required Cert IV Teacher Assistant qualification (Special Needs training) Have a Working with Children Check

Be willing to work towards Accreditation to work in a Catholic School

Applicants are required to send a one page cover letter and CV with three referees including their current employer. Applications can be sent to [email protected] by 5pm on the closing date.

📌 Education Assistant (Special Needs) (Fremantle)
🏢 Catholic Education Western Australia
📍 Fremantle