Therapy Assistant
About the role
Your Opportunity:
This position is based at the Camrose Healthy Living Centre, within the Camrose Recreation Centre. The TA will support Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Kinesiology Outpatient services. The Therapy Assistant position will also require the candidate to assist in the delivery of group education and exercise programming at this site and other sites within the City of Camrose.
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.
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Camrose Recreation Centre
- Primary Location: Edgeworth Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 17-JUL-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 15-SEP-2025
- Temporary End Date: 28-SEP-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 1
- Shifts per cycle: 5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- 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:
Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes PT or OT. Equivalent related training may be considered. Physically able to perform the duties required of the position. Superior communication skills, demonstrating ability to give and receive instructions, communicate observations and work within a team environment. Must demonstrate good organizational and time management skills. Basic computer skills required. Ability to manage multiple tasks. Excellent interpersonal skills and professional, courteous manner essential.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
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:
This position is based at the Camrose Healthy Living Centre, within the Camrose Recreation Centre. The TA will support Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, and Kinesiology Outpatient services. The Therapy Assistant position will also require the candidate to assist in the delivery of group education and exercise programming at this site and other sites within the City of Camrose.
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.
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Camrose Recreation Centre
- Primary Location: Edgeworth Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 17-JUL-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 15-SEP-2025
- Temporary End Date: 28-SEP-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 1
- Shifts per cycle: 5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- 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:
Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes PT or OT. Equivalent related training may be considered. Physically able to perform the duties required of the position. Superior communication skills, demonstrating ability to give and receive instructions, communicate observations and work within a team environment. Must demonstrate good organizational and time management skills. Basic computer skills required. Ability to manage multiple tasks. Excellent interpersonal skills and professional, courteous manner essential.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
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.