Education Support - Classroom Assistant
Employment
Part time, Fixed term
Subject
Special Education
Sector
Government
Closing date
29 October 2026
Posted 18 Oct 2026
Details look wrong? Report an errorAbout Port Phillip Specialist School
School type
Co-educational
Year range
U
School staff (FTE)
50.2
22.2 teaching · 28 non-teaching
Students per teacher
4.5:1
teaching FTE basis
Total enrolments
99
Language other than English
31%
Girls vs boys
27 girls · 72 boys
Socio-educational background
Above the Australian average
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
Location Profile
School Profile
Port Phillip Specialist School is a dual-mode specialist school located in Port Melbourne, catering for a diverse range of students from 2.8 to 18 years of age with a diagnosed intellectual disability.
The school is committed to the values of professional collaboration, trust, compassion, and respect, while embracing and celebrating diversity. We provide a creative, inclusive, flexible, and positive learning environment where every student is supported to achieve their full potential.
At Port Phillip Specialist School, we are dedicated to building strong and mutually beneficial partnerships within our school community and beyond. These relationships foster an inclusive environment that supports student engagement, wellbeing, learning, and successful participation in community life.
Students access a rich and engaging curriculum that incorporates the Visual and Performing Arts as a vehicle for learning across the Victorian Curriculum. Teaching and learning focus on developing student outcomes in English, Mathematics, Personal and Social Capability, Health and Physical Education, and Science. Student learning is further strengthened through the implementation of a Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum in English and Mathematics, alongside a School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support Framework.
Our Integrated Services Model places student wellbeing at the centre of all decision-making. Through a collaborative partnership between teachers, therapists, education support staff, and families, we take collective responsibility for optimising learning, engagement, i…