Therapy Assistant

Recovery Alberta; Ponoka; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta is seeking a Therapy Assistant for the Centennial Centre for Mental health and Brain Injury in Alberta. The role involves supporting rehabilitation services within the Concurrent Disorders Adult Inpatient Program, collaborating with audiologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, recreation therapists and speech-language pathologists to provide client-centred care.

You will contribute to functional services across the health care continuum for all ages, participate in

Qualifications

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

Education

Diploma in Therapy Assistant program

Job description

This Therapy Assistant position reports to a Unit Manager of the concurrent program within the Adult Inpatient Program at the Centennial Centre for Mental health and Brain Injury. The program offers specialized inpatient assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and support to those within the facility. In your role as a Therapy Assistant, you will report directly to the Unit Manager and work closely and collaboratively with the Recreation Therapists. You will work as a member of an interdisciplinary team using a client-centered approach, providing functional services, and educating patients.

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 Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Concurrent Disorders Adult Inpatient Program
• Primary Location: Centennial Ctr MH & Brain Inj
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 02-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 30-JUN-2028
• Length of Shift in weeks: 5
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $27.44
• Maximum Salary: $34.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Prof/Tech
• Unit and Program: Concurrent Disorders Adult Inpatient Program
• Primary Location: Centennial Ctr MH & Brain Inj
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Fecha (Date) Available: 02-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 30-JUN-2028
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 5
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $27.44
• Maximum Salary: $34.39
• 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.

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