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Education assistant jobs in Perth, WA

Education assistant jobs in Perth use Western Australia's own title and industrial instruments: the Department of Education lists education assistants, including Aboriginal and Islander education officers, under the Teachers' Aides' Award 1979 and the Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 2025. Many job ads also say teacher assistant. Register your CV with CrossNation and a recruiter reviews it as employers brief us.

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By CrossNation Editorial Team. Sources checked 6 October 2026.

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What to know

What to know before you apply in Perth

Why does Western Australia say education assistant?

Western Australia's Department of Education calls teachers aides education assistants, and groups them separately from school support officers, who are the managers corporate services, school officers, laboratory technicians and library officers. That split matters when you search: an advertisement for a school officer or school support officer is a different occupational group from an education assistant, with its own award. Private school and job-board advertisements may say teacher assistant or teachers aide for similar classroom work, so searches such as teacher assistant jobs Western Australia and education assistant jobs Perth find overlapping roles. Read the duties and the employer before you decide which applies.

Which instruments cover WA government education assistants?

The Department of Education's awards and agreements table lists three instruments for education assistants, including Aboriginal and Islander education officers: the Teachers' Aides' Award 1979, the Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992 and the Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 2025. The Department says awards set minimum conditions as a safety net and agreements add conditions for specific employees, and that both should be read for the full entitlements. All of them are published by the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission. We do not print a Western Australian government pay figure because we did not read the rates table on the day. Non-government schools may instead be covered by the national schools general staff award.

What does a WWC Check cost in Perth, and who needs one?

The Working with Children Check is compulsory in Western Australia for child-related work as defined in the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004. The Government of Western Australia lists the fee as $87.00 for paid employees and self-employed people and $11.00 for volunteers, unpaid people, students on unpaid placement and for a replacement card, so check which fee applies to you. Because the Check is compulsory for child-related work, ask the school when it needs your number. The national entry qualification is CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support, which has no entry requirements.

What does the local picture look like?

Greater Perth had 2,116,647 residents at the 2021 Census, including 136,414 children aged 5 to 9 (6.4%) and 135,222 aged 10 to 14 (6.4%). Primary Education was one of the five largest industries of employment at 2.5% of employed residents, and 12.0% worked as community and personal service workers, against 11.8% across Western Australia. Greater Perth covers a wide area, so check the commute for each school. These figures describe the area and are not CrossNation vacancies.

What you could apply for in Perth

Role types

Education assistant in a WA public primary or secondary school
Aboriginal and Islander education officer in the education assistant group
Education assistant supporting students with additional needs
Teacher assistant in a Catholic or independent school
Education assistant in an outer-suburban or regional school, after checking the commute

Areas covered: Joondalup, Rockingham, Mandurah, Armadale, Midland, Fremantle, Canning Vale, Wanneroo, Baldivis, Ellenbrook.

Official data

Key facts from official sources

WA: instruments for education assistants

The Department of Education lists the Teachers' Aides' Award 1979, the Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992 and the Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 2025 for education assistants, including Aboriginal and Islander education officers.

Source: WA Department of Education: Awards and agreements (retrieved 6 October 2026)

WA: school support officers are a separate group

School support officers, such as managers corporate services, school officers, laboratory technicians and library officers, are covered by the Department of Education (School Support Officers) Award and a separate CSA Agreement 2024.

Source: WA Department of Education: Awards and agreements (retrieved 6 October 2026)

WA: Working with Children Check is compulsory

The WWC Check is compulsory for people doing child-related work in Western Australia, as defined in the Working with Children (Screening) Act 2004.

Source: Government of Western Australia: Working with Children Check (retrieved 6 October 2026)

WA: WWC Check fees (read 6 October 2026)

$87.00 for paid employees and self-employed people, and $11.00 for volunteers, unpaid people, students on unpaid placement and for a replacement card.

Source: Government of Western Australia: Working with Children Check application and renewal process (retrieved 6 October 2026)

National entry qualification

CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support has no entry requirements and needs at least 100 hours of work in a classroom catering to primary or secondary school students.

Source: training.gov.au: CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support (release 2) (retrieved 6 October 2026)

Greater Perth: Census 2021

Primary Education is among the five largest industries of employment at 2.5% of employed residents. 136,414 children aged 5-9 (6.4%) and 135,222 aged 10-14 (6.4%) in Greater Perth, the school-age groups a teachers aide works with. 12.0% of employed residents were community and personal service workers, against 11.8% across Western Australia.

Source: ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: Greater Perth (retrieved 6 October 2026)

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is an education assistant the same as a teachers aide in Western Australia?

The Department of Education uses education assistant for the role that other states call a teacher aide. Private schools and job boards also say teacher assistant or teachers aide, so search for all of them.

What is the difference between an education assistant and a school support officer?

The Department lists them as separate occupational groups with different awards. School support officers include school officers, laboratory technicians and library officers. Education assistants work with students in classrooms.

Which award and agreement cover education assistants in WA government schools?

The Department's table lists the Teachers' Aides' Award 1979, the Miscellaneous Government Conditions and Allowances Award 1992 and the Education Assistants' (Government) General Agreement 2025. Read both the award and the agreement for the full entitlements.

How much is the Working with Children Check in WA?

The Government of Western Australia lists $87.00 for paid employees and self-employed people and $11.00 for volunteers and unpaid people. Fees change, so check the page before you apply.

Do I need a certificate III to work as an education assistant in Perth?

Employers decide. CHC30221 Certificate III in School Based Education Support is the national entry qualification and has no entry requirements, and it is a common way to show training. Read each position description.

Are there education assistant jobs in Perth listed with CrossNation today?

Any open role that matches appears in the live roles section above. If there is none, register and upload your CV with your WWC Check details and any education support training, and a recruiter can look at your profile when an employer briefs us. A listing is not a job offer.