Therapy Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Didsbury; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Assisted Living Alberta is seeking a Therapy Assistant to support rehabilitation services within the Calgary Zone Integrated Home Care program. You will work under the supervision of a Therapist and collaborate with an interprofessional team to deliver direct and indirect client care in home and community settings.

This casual/relief role is based in Didsbury with 7.75‑hour shifts and flexible cycle lengths.

Qualifications

• Diploma from an accredited Therapy Assistant program or equivalent rehabilitation training.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect client care under supervision of a therapist.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to optimize rehabilitation services.
• Demonstrate professionalism and ethics in client-centered care and team participation.

Education

Therapy Assistant diploma

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Reporting to the manager and under the clinical direction and supervision of a Recreation Therapist, the Therapist Assistant will contribute to effective and efficient recreation programs in groups or in the client’s home environment. The Therapy Assistant works collaboratively with the members of the Home Care team within the Calgary Zone Integrated Home Care program. The Therapist Assistant fulfills four key roles: Service provider: supports the client and assists the Therapist with direct and indirect client care and non-client care service provision, including functional and goal orientated services to clients. Collaborator: works effectively with internal and external partners to optimize services. Lifelong Learner: enhances competency and service through reflective practice and continuous learning. Paraprofessional: Applies professionalism and ethics to the provision of person-centered care and participation in care teams.

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.

Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Adult Day Program - Didsbury / Airdrie
• Primary Location: Didsbury
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 16-SEP-2026
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 28-SEP-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $27.44
• Maximum Salary: $34.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications

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

Additional Required Qualifications

Diploma from an approved post-secondary Therapist Assistant or Therapeutic Recreation program or applicable equivalent training (e.g. linguistics degree, kinesiology degree, hearing aid practitioner diploma or internationally educated rehabilitation therapist). Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) from Heart and Stroke Foundation, current within the last 12 months and current First Aide Course within the last 2 years.

Preferred Qualifications

As required.