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Community Rehab Therapist

GLA Rehababout 20 hours ago
North York, Ontario
Mid Level
full_time

About the role

Community Rehab Therapist – Job Description Our Rehab Therapists (RT) and/or Registered Kinesiologists implement therapeutic programs at the home, gym, school and other community settings, to meet client’s needs. RTs works under the supervision of a registered rehabilitation professional.

Responsibilities

  • Support clients in achieving goals as identified by the rehab team
  • Implement established protocols and intervention strategies for both cognitive and physical impairments
  • Assist with behavior management and provide emotional support for clients with psychological/psychiatric impairments
  • Liaise with families, friends, advocates, external agencies and rehab team about the client’s needs and care in the community
  • Provide services in a flexible environment and flexible working hours

Qualifications

  • Critical thinking and decision making
  • Effective time management and organizational skills
  • A background working with people with head injuries and other psychological/behavioral impairments is an asset.
  • Experience working in the MVA/Personal Injury Sector will be considered an asset
  • Fluency in an additional language in addition to English will be considered an asset
  • Valid driver’s license with access to a reliable vehicle as all work is community based

Please email your resume to Kris@gla-rehab.com

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About GLA Rehab

Wellness and Fitness Services
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GLA Rehab is a community based rehab company providing Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Kinesiologists, Pedorthists, Rehab Therapists, Psychologists, Massage Therapists, Case Managers, Social Workers, Life Care Planners, Capacity Assessors and Catastrophic Injury Assessors in Ontario. Most of our work is related to MVA including head injuries, spinal cord injuries, orthopedic injuries, neurological injuries, psychiatric problems, pediatrics, geriatrics and chronic pain.

We offer several different types of medical-legal assessments and reports.

Our staff is from a number of cultural backgrounds and can work in various languages.