How to Write Selection Criteria for Education Assistant Jobs Guide

Our comprehensive guide will help you write your WA Education Assistant application with confidence. Developed by WA selection criteria writing experts – in consultation with WA education leaders – our guide is available for INSTANT DOWNLOAD.

Our 2025 WA Education Assistant Selection Criteria Guide Will Teach You:

✅ What sort of examples to include in EACH criterion answer
✅ How much detail is needed for every part of your application
✅ An easy 3-step method to quickly write your Statement Addressing the Work-Related Requirements (Cover Letter/ Selection Criteria)

…so you can CONFIDENTLY submit your application!

Our 2025 WA Education Assistant Selection Criteria Guide Includes:

✅ Comprehensive written examples for EACH of the common Education Assistant Work-Related Requirements (Selection Criteria)
✅ 17+ examples for Education Assistant-Special Needs & Education Assistant-Mainstream in STAR format
✅ Length and formatting guidelines for your ENTIRE Education Assistant application including CV and Statement Addressing the Work-Related Requirements
✅ A simple-to-use 3-step process for how to write selection criteria for Education Assistant roles
✅ Checklists to use before submitting your application

Includes Complete Example Responses in the STAR Format for EACH of the Common Education Assistant Selection Criteria for BOTH Special Needs and Mainstream Roles Including:

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Education Assistant – Mainstream Cover Letter Criteria:

• Demonstrated sound oral and written communication skills, including the ability to interact with students, parents and teaching professionals.
• Demonstrated sound interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.
• Demonstrated organisational skills that will assist in the delivery of effective educational programs to students.
• Demonstrated ability to assist with the general health and well-being of students.

Education Assistant – Special Needs Cover Letter Criteria:

• Demonstrated good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to interact with students with special needs, parents and teaching professionals on the provision of educational programs, and to assist teachers in understanding students where necessary.
• Demonstrated good interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team in the evaluation of educational programs, including special education and therapy programs where these have been implemented.
• Demonstrated good organisational skills that will assist in the delivery and development of effective education programs to students and subsequent feedback to teaching professionals or psychologists.
• Demonstrated ability to assist teachers or therapists in implementing educational programs, including special education and, should this be a requirement of the position, occupational and/or physiotherapy programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of health and physical disabilities in students and adolescents.
• Demonstrated ability to assist with general health and well-being of students.

Our key selection criteria examples for Education Assistants will help you understand exactly what to include in your own application.

Here’s a sample of just one (of MANY!) included examples (use these examples as prompts for your own):

Ability to assist with general health and well-being of students.

Situation: As an Education Assistant at Example Primary School, Task: I volunteered to help out with the Breakfast Club a few mornings per week. Action: I helped to set up and pack down before and after the students arrived, to ensure students were able to access the meals at the Club. Result: As a result, students who had previously been coming to school hungry were now well-fed and focused and ready to learn. This was extremely successful, with noticeable improvements in student behaviour, engagement and academic performance. I was thanked for my involvement at an assembly.

Note: there are FULL responses for EVERY criterion within the guide.

Download our guide now and write your application correctly and with ease.

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