Therapy Assistant

Job summary

Provide occupational therapy and physiotherapy support to residents, delivering direct and indirect rehabilitation services under the assignment and supervision of qualified allied health professionals. Collaborate with care teams and partners, contribute to quality improvement and program planning, and support student supervision.

Job details

Your Opportunity: This position works within the allied health team to provide occupational therapy and physiotherapy services to residents within the Lloydminster Continuing Care & Dr. Cooke Extended Care Centre (Type A Continuing Care Homes). 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 and Physical Therapy Primary Location: Dr. Cooke Extended Care Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 06-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 16-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: Other 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: Preferred completion of an OT/PT Therapy Assistant Diploma from an accredited post-secondary program. Preferred current/up to date BLS certification.

What you’ll do

Provide occupational therapy and physiotherapy support to residents, delivering direct and indirect rehabilitation services under the assignment and supervision of qualified allied health professionals. Collaborate with care teams and partners, contribute to quality improvement and program planning, and support student supervision.

Requirements

Completion of a diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program is required, although equivalent training may be considered. An OT/PT Therapy Assistant diploma and current BLS certification are preferred.

Listed skills

• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Occupational Therapy Support
• Physiotherapy Support
• Rehabilitation Services
• Direct Client Care
• Indirect Client Care
• Interprofessional Teamwork
• Client-Centered Care
• Professionalism
• Ethics
• Reflective Thinking
• Lifelong Learning
• Quality Improvement
• Program Planning
• Student Supervision
• Interpersonal Skills
• Clinical Skills

Job areas

• Healthcare

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