Special Education Needs teacher, Melbourne

Special Education Needs teacher, Melbourne

Special Education Teaching opportunity
P–12 Specialist School

  • Melbourne’s Western Suburbs 
  • Commencement: 2025 (by negotiation)
  • Full-Time | Ongoing & Fixed-Term Positions Available
  • Victorian Government School Salary (commensurate with experience)
  • Working Holiday Visa (WHV) Candidates Welcome to Apply

Prospero Teaching are working with a Victorian Government specialist P–12 school provides highly individualised education for students aged 5–18 years with diagnosed intellectual disabilities.

The school delivers evidence-based, differentiated programs that focus on:

  • Functional literacy and numeracy

  • Communication development

  • Social and emotional learning

  • Independence and daily living skills

  • Community access and vocational readiness

With multiple campuses catering to different year levels, the school offers structured, supportive environments where students are empowered to build confidence, capability and real-world skills.

Student Eligibility Criteria

Students enrolled at the school meet the Victorian Government criteria for specialist intellectual disability settings, including:

  • Formal diagnosis: Documented intellectual disability

  • IQ Score: 70 or below

  • Adaptive behaviour: Standard score of 70 or below, demonstrating significant deficits in daily living skills

  • Comprehensive assessment:

    • Cognitive assessment

    • Vineland (or equivalent adaptive behaviour assessment)

    • Supporting documentation from qualified professionals (e.g. paediatrician, psychologist, speech pathologist)

This ensures teachers are working within a specialised environment designed specifically to support students with significant cognitive and adaptive learning needs.

Teaching Opportunities

We are seeking passionate Special Education teachers across primary and secondary year levels.

Programs are highly individualised and may include:

  • Modified Victorian Curriculum delivery

  • Personalised Learning Plans (PLPs)

  • Life skills and functional academics

  • Communication-focused teaching strategies

  • Positive Behaviour Support frameworks

  • Senior pathways including Victorian Pathways Certificate, ASDAN, workplace skills and community-based learning

Teachers work collaboratively with allied health professionals, education support staff and leadership teams to provide holistic student support.
The ideal candidate

  • Experience in special education or strong interest in transitioning into specialist settings

  • Skilled in differentiation and explicit instruction

  • Confident implementing Individual Education Plans (IEPs/PLPs)

  • Understanding of intellectual disability and adaptive learning needs

  • Strong behaviour support and classroom management strategies

  • Highly collaborative and student-centred approach

  • Current VIT registration (or eligibility)

Why Join This School?

  • Purpose-driven teaching with measurable impact

  • Supportive leadership and multidisciplinary teams

  • Strong professional development in special education practice

  • Clear senior and vocational pathway programs

  • Structured, well-resourced specialist learning environments

  • Career progression opportunities within a growing specialist setting

If you are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of students with intellectual disabilities and want to work in a truly specialised and supportive environment, we encourage you to apply.

To apply, please contact Laura OSullivan on 0403 303 259 to have a confidential conversation or email laura@prosperogrp.com 


 

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Special Education Needs teacher, Melbourne

  • February 23, 2026
  • Special Needs Education
  • Victoria
  • Permanent
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