Therapy Assistant

Alberta Health Services; Town of Vegreville; On-site; CAD 38,000 - 47,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Vegreville is seeking a Therapy Assistant to join the Allied Health team at Vegreville Care Centre. The role involves working with an interprofessional team to deliver occupational and physical therapy services across the care continuum for residents of the continuing care home.

You will contribute to quality improvement, professional practice, and student supervision while providing direct and indirect client care under supervision.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team including audiologist, occupational therapist, physiotherapist, recreation therapist or speech-language pathologist.
• Support program planning, quality improvement, and student supervision.
• Demonstrate professionalism and ethical practice in client-centred care and team participation.

Education

Diploma in Therapy Assistant

Job description

Your Opportunity:

This position works within the allied health team to provide occupational & physical therapy services to residents within the Vegreville Care Centre (Type A Continuing Care Home). This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca.

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: Allied Health Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy

Primary Location: Vegreville Care Centre

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: Not Applicable

FTE: 0.60

Posting End Date: 14-SEP-2026

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 24-SEP-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 6

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: As Per Rotation

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:

• Preferred completion of an OT/PT Therapy Assistant Diploma from an accredited post-secondary program.
• Preferred current/up to date BLS certification.