Therapy Assistant

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

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Radway Cont Care Centre is seeking a Therapy Assistant to work within an interprofessional team under supervision of SLP/OT/PT and to support rehabilitation services across all ages. The role includes direct and indirect client care in a health care continuum and collaboration with internal and external partners.

You will contribute to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision, while maintaining professionalism and ethical practice.

Qualifications

• Completion of diploma from an accredited Therapy Assistant program or equivalent.
• As required.
• SLP-Assistant experience is preferred for this role.

Responsibilities

• Support the work of the Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) and the rehabilitation team.
• Contribute to direct and indirect client care across the care continuum.

Skills

SLP support

Education

Diploma in Therapy Assistant

Job 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: Speech Language Pathology
• Primary Location: Radway Cont Care Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 05-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $27.44
• Maximum Salary: $34.39
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Speech Language Pathology
• Primary Location: Radway Cont Care Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 05-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per Cycle: 8
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• 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:

The primary workload of this position will be to support the work of SLP. SLP-A experience is preferred with this posting.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

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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