Therapy Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Didsbury; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Therapy Assistant to deliver high-quality rehabilitation services across various client care aspects. This role demands strong interpersonal and clinical skills as you work alongside an interprofessional team, ensuring professionalism and commitment to ethical practices in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Completion of a rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program is required.
• Strong ethics and professionalism in client-centered care.
• Evidence of reflective thinking and lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an interprofessional team under the supervision of healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to effective rehabilitation services and client care.
• Engage in quality improvement and program planning activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Clinical skills

Team collaboration

Professionalism

Ethics

Education

Diploma from an accredited rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program

Job description

Your Opportunity:

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.

Acute Care Alberta: N Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: Therapy Assistant Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Integrated Supportive Facility Living Primary Location: Didsbury Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 13-JUN-2025 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 23-JUN-2025 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $25.11 Maximum Salary: $31.48 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.