Therapy Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Town of St. Paul; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services (St. Paul Health Centre) is seeking a Therapy Assistant to support a comprehensive rehabilitation program.

You will contribute to direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum and participate in interprofessional collaboration with audiology, OT, PT, recreation therapy and SLP teams. The role emphasizes professional ethics, ongoing learning, and involvement in quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect client care across the rehabilitation continuum.
• Contribute to quality improvement, program planning and student supervision.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to support client-centred care.

Education

Therapy Assistant diploma

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.

• Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
• Classification: Therapy Assistant
• Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
• Unit and Program: Recreation Therapy
• Primary Location: St. Paul Health Centre
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 30-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 10-DEC-2026
• 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:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

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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