St. Leo Centre

6220 Lakeview Dr SW, Calgary

Overall Accountability

The Early Learning Physical Therapeutic Assistant provides a range of education supports and services to kindergarten and English Language Learning (ELL) preschool children in an inclusive kindergarten classroom or ELL preschool environment in schools, under the supervision of a Physical Therapist.

The Early Learning Physical Therapeutic Assistant interacts with children, teachers, Education Assistants, Physical Therapists and other Instructional Services personnel providing support for a range of needs that impact the classroom functioning and to extend the services of the Physical Therapist working with the children in kindergarten classrooms and ELL preschool programs as well as students in grades 1-6.

Specific Accountabilities

• Supports the Physical Therapist, teachers, and other members of the school learning team to provide strategies to use with children in the classroom setting as outlined by the Physical Therapist and the classroom team

• Assists with the development of materials related to varied programs and/or strategies as determined by the Physical Therapist

• Documents and maintains records of the programs and growth of the children in the program

• Models strategies and supports for the teacher and the classroom

• Works collaboratively with all members of the school learning team to implement and adapt strategies as required

Qualifications

• Therapy Assistant-Physical or Rehabilitation Therapy diploma

• Three (3) years of directly related pediatric experience

• Experience in working with children aged 3½ - 6 years

• Excellent communication, organization, interpersonal, time management and prioritization skills

• Proven collaboration, flexibility and team building skills

• Ability to work with a wide variety of clients and needs

• Ability to work independently as well as collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams in all elementary settings

• Ability and willing to travel to various school sites within the district

The Calgary Catholic School District is committed to fair and accessible employment practices and considers catholicity, equity, diversity, and inclusivity to be foundational to its institutional success.

The Calgary Catholic School District seeks to foster a workplace that reflects the full breadth of the communities it serves.

If selected as the successful candidate for this position, please be aware that you will be required, as a condition of employment, to submit to the District a police information check (PIC) prior to your start date . The check must be issued at the time of the job offer or within the past six months. Please note, the cost of the police information check will be the responsibility of the candidate. NOTE: Applicants who live in Calgary can apply for Police Information Check (PIC) electronically by visiting the following CPS website: https://www.calgary.ca/cps/public-services/police-information-checks.html