Therapy Assistant

Job summary

Support the Allied Health Team by providing direct and indirect rehabilitation services under the assignment and supervision of qualified health professionals. Work with clients, families, and internal and external partners, and contribute to care teams, quality improvement, program planning, and student supervision.

Job details

Your Opportunity: The job opportunity available is for a certified Therapy Assistant within the Tofield Health Centre, Recreation department. The department is looking for a qualified individual that is able to provide Therapy Assistant hours casually. The successful incumbent will be expected to support the Allied Health Team. They must be confident, and able to work both as part of a team and individual. Skills that are required for this position are: Interpersonal skills. Communication skills. Time management skills. Problem solving skills. Ability to work with limited supervision. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with the interdisciplinary team, patients and families in a dynamic health care setting. Excellent organizational and time management skills to efficiently organize and prioritize workload to keep pace in a busy multi-disciplinary patient care environment. Basic Computer skills required. Demonstrates behaviors consistent with the values of AHS – Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Safety. 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 - Recreation Primary Location: Tofield Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 25-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 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: 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: BLS and First Aid Training. Preferred Qualifications: Preferred completion of a Recreation Therapy Diploma or an Interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant Program with a Recreation Therapy component from an accredited post-secondary program.

What you’ll do

Support the Allied Health Team by providing direct and indirect rehabilitation services under the assignment and supervision of qualified health professionals. Work with clients, families, and internal and external partners, and contribute to care teams, quality improvement, program planning, and student supervision.

Requirements

A diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training is required, along with BLS and First Aid training. A Recreation Therapy Diploma or an interdisciplinary Therapy Assistant program with a Recreation Therapy component is preferred; strong communication, organization, time management, and teamwork skills are also expected.

Listed skills

• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication Skills · Preferred
• Time management · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• basic computer skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Interpersonal Skills
• Communication Skills
• Time Management
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork
• Ability to Work Independently
• Organizational Skills
• Basic Computer Skills
• Client-Centered Care
• Reflective Thinking
• Lifelong Learning
• Rehabilitation Support
• Professionalism
• Ethics

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Sports & Recreation

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