Therapy Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Brooks; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Brooks, Alberta seeks a Therapy Assistant to support a transdisciplinary OT/PT team in the Brooks Health Centre acute care setting. You will be part of a broader continuum of rehabilitation, delivering direct and indirect client care while maintaining patient-centered care.

You'll collaborate with internal and external partners, document in Connect Care/EPIC, and participate in quality improvement, program planning and supervision of students.

Qualifications

• Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
• Valid Heart & Stroke, Basic Life Support certification. Valid First Aid certification.
• Experience with Connect Care/EPIC documentation in both the acute and community streams. Understanding of AADL program would also be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide support in a transdisciplinary model (OT and PT) within the acute care setting.
• Work with an interprofessional team under supervision of therapists, contributing to rehabilitation services.
• Deliver direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum and communicate with care teams.
• Participate in quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Interprofessional collaboration

Organizational skills

Patient-centered care

Rehabilitation equipment knowledge

Education

Therapy Assistant diploma

Tools

Connect Care/EPIC

Job description

Brooks has an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant to provide support in a transdisciplinary model (OT and PT) within the acute care setting at Brooks Health Centre. This position also supports OT at Sunrise Gardens supportive living facility.The successful candidate will have superior organizational skills, knowledge of rehab equipment, AADL processes and patient centered care principles. Therapist Assistants are integral to the Allied Health Team and are required to have superior communication (written and verbal) skills so that they can properly relay information between therapists, nursing staff, patients/families and other stakeholders in care.You will be a partner in delivering quality programs aimed at enhancing optimal client function. You will collaborate, cooperate and develop effective partnerships with other providers with a focus on prevention, protection, treatment and promotion across the continuum of services.Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada, surrounded by the County of Newell. It is one of fastest growing communities in Alberta with a multi-cultural flavor unique to other municipalities. Residents enjoy a wide range of indoor and outdoor recreational activities including camping, boating, fishing, sailing, kayaking, water skiing (water sports) ice fishing and skating in winter, just to name a few.

Description:

As a Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team under the assignment, monitoring and evaluation of an audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum (healthy living, getting better, living with illness and disability, end of life care) for all ages as well as non-client service provision. This role will require you to work effectively with internal and external partners, and display professionalism and strong ethics in both client centered care and participation in care teams. You will demonstrate evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning that enhances individual and team competency. You will have opportunities to use your interpersonal and clinical skills in contributing to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: SE Corridor, Occupational Therapy
• Primary Location: Brooks Health Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 13-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $27.44
• Maximum Salary: $34.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: SE Corridor, Occupational Therapy
• Primary Location: Brooks Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 13-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $27.44
• Maximum Salary: $34.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Valid Heart & Stroke, Basic Life Support certification. Valid First Aid certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Connect Care/EPIC documentation in both the acute and community streams. Understanding of AADL program would also be considered an asset.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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