Therapy Assistant
About the role
Your Opportunity:
Step into a rewarding role as a Therapy Assistant and work alongside an exceptional team of Speech and Language Pathology and Recreation Therapy professionals. Your day will be filled with meaningful client interactions, you will monitor progress, report observations, and contribute to therapy plans. Additionally, you'll maintain patient records, prepare equipment, and ensure a safe therapy environment. The impact you make will be tangible, enhancing patients' well-being and quality of life. This is a perfect role if you have a passion for lifelong learning, strong ethical standards, and a talent for teamwork. Bring your interpersonal and clinical skills to a dedicated team committed to client-centered care. Lac La Biche offers a perfect blend of natural beauty and community charm, making it a wonderful place to live and work. For more information about the community, please visit this link.
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.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Recreation
- Primary Location: Lac La Biche HC W.J.Cadzow Bld
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 08-JUL-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 18-JUL-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 7
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $25.11
- Maximum Salary: $31.48
- 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:
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Excellent communications skills. Previous experience working with seniors.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience with Connect Care is considered an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end 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.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.
Therapy Assistant
About the role
Your Opportunity:
Step into a rewarding role as a Therapy Assistant and work alongside an exceptional team of Speech and Language Pathology and Recreation Therapy professionals. Your day will be filled with meaningful client interactions, you will monitor progress, report observations, and contribute to therapy plans. Additionally, you'll maintain patient records, prepare equipment, and ensure a safe therapy environment. The impact you make will be tangible, enhancing patients' well-being and quality of life. This is a perfect role if you have a passion for lifelong learning, strong ethical standards, and a talent for teamwork. Bring your interpersonal and clinical skills to a dedicated team committed to client-centered care. Lac La Biche offers a perfect blend of natural beauty and community charm, making it a wonderful place to live and work. For more information about the community, please visit this link.
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.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Recreation
- Primary Location: Lac La Biche HC W.J.Cadzow Bld
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 08-JUL-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 18-JUL-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 7
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $25.11
- Maximum Salary: $31.48
- 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:
Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Excellent communications skills. Previous experience working with seniors.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience with Connect Care is considered an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end 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.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.