St Patrick's Primary School - FREMANTLE

School Principal : Mrs Sarah Potts
School Address : PO Box 8153 Fremantle WA 6160
Phone Number : 08 9239 1100
Fax Number : 9430 6550
Email Address : admin@stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au.
Web Site : www.stpatsfremantle.wa.edu.au.

Type : Part-Time
Term : Temporary


Position Details

Education Assistant (Special needs) – Part-time (0.42 FTE), Temporary

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic part-time/temporary Special Needs Education Assistant for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30am to 1pm for the 2025 school year.

St Patrick's Primary School, Fremantle, is a vibrant, co-educational, single-stream primary school, catering for students from Pre-Kindergarten to Year Six.The model of schooling offered by St Patrick’s is underpinned by the Gospel values and encourages students to strive to do their best in all facets of school life. Our Early Childhood Centre caters for Three-Year-Old Pre-Kindergarten, Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and Pre-Primary students. The successful applicant will be expected to be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties, demonstrate excellence in teaching and be passionate about students' learning and development.


Selection Criteria

1. Be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.
2. Have experience in assisting and engaging students with various needs including Autism and ADHD in both one-to-one and group situations.
3. Is flexible, professional and contributes positively to staff culture.
4. Displays excellent communication, interpersonal and organisation skills.
5. Shows initiative and is working to work independently.
6. Is able to work closely with the classroom teacher to support the learning, social and emotional needs of the students.
7. Demonstrates a commitment to child safety and an understanding of the CEWA Child Safe Framework.


Qualifications Required

1. Certificate IV Education Support or equivalent.
2. A valid Working with Children Check Card in Western Australia.
3. Accreditation to Work in Catholic Schools (or willingness to attain this).


Application Details

It is expected that applicants will provide a one-page cover letter, a simple Curriculum Vitae and specifically address each Selection Criteria. Applicants need to provide at least three professional referees, one of whom should be the current employer.

The Selection Criteria should be no more than three pages in total.

All applications should be addressed to The Principal and emailed to sarah.potts@cewa.edu.au.


Catholic Education Western Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, people of all ages and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. To be eligible to apply for this role you must be legally permitted to work in Australia.

Applicants must be prepared to support the Catholic ethos in the performance of their duties.

In applying for this position you will be providing personal information to the School. This information will be used in order to assess your application for employment.

A current National Police History Check as issued by the Department of Education Western Australia must also be included. The appropriate Criminal History Record Check form is available from the Department of Education website.

On appointment successful applicants will require a Working with Children Check. Application forms are available at certain Australia Post Outlets throughout the State. A list of participating Australia Post outlets can be found on the Australia Post website. An application for a WWC must be made in person.

Listed : 9th October , 2024
Applications Close : 21st October , 2024
Vacancy Number : 31024