Occupational Therapist

Location Profile

Glenroy Special School provides a stimulating, caring and safe learning environment for students with physical disabilities/health impairments. We provide for students who are aged from 5 to 18 years and currently have an enrolment of 167.

 Many students have multiple disabilities with visual impairment, hearing impairment and epilepsy in addition to their physical disability. We also have students with high-support health care needs.  Three nurses manage the general wellbeing and health support. Glenroy Special School staff work together to provide students with a comprehensive program within an integrated curriculum. 

The school environment is designed with an extensive hoist system, internal & external play areas, hydrotherapy & nursing facilities, and a transport hub for the fleet of buses that transport the students to and from school. A refurbished performing arts precinct was opened in February 2024, allowing the students to participate in music, visual and performing arts in a world class facility.

The school operates in a Team Around the Learner model where all stakeholders working with the student work in a collaborative manner to ensure the student succeeds at school. The school has a team of Therapists (Speech, Occupational, Physiotherapist & Music Therapists) to support the students to access their learning.

  
The school is divided into three sub-schools each with a sub-school leader. Sub-schools are age based with individual classes formed to cater for student academic and social abilities. School specialist teaching rooms include art, library, mus…