Therapy Assistant
About the role
Your Opportunity:
Works under the direction of occupational therapists within specialized adult and/or older adult programs. Primary duties will be implementing individualized programs or providing group interventions. Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Prepares treatment media as directed. Maintains cleanliness, safety and orderliness of treatment and storage areas, and performs other support duties as required. Completes assessments and treatment of patients under supervision of occupational therapists. May provide periodic supervision of patients for special activities. Reports to the managers of the Occupational Therapy Service.
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: Occupational Therapy
- Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 19-AUG-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 29-AUG-2025
- Temporary End Date: 27-MAR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- 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:
Effective interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to prioritize and organize work assignments with minimal direction are required. Must be able to perform physically demanding activities applying appropriate body mechanics.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience working in a rehabilitation or long-term care setting would be a definite 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:
Works under the direction of occupational therapists within specialized adult and/or older adult programs. Primary duties will be implementing individualized programs or providing group interventions. Works collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team. Prepares treatment media as directed. Maintains cleanliness, safety and orderliness of treatment and storage areas, and performs other support duties as required. Completes assessments and treatment of patients under supervision of occupational therapists. May provide periodic supervision of patients for special activities. Reports to the managers of the Occupational Therapy Service.
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: Occupational Therapy
- Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hsp
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 19-AUG-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 29-AUG-2025
- Temporary End Date: 27-MAR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- 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:
Effective interpersonal and communication skills and an ability to prioritize and organize work assignments with minimal direction are required. Must be able to perform physically demanding activities applying appropriate body mechanics.
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience working in a rehabilitation or long-term care setting would be a definite 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.