Job Description

Your Opportunity:This is a unique opportunity if you have a passion for working with seniors and want to be part of the long-term care team at Canmore General to support their day-to-day activities. If you have limited training or experience, we are open to train the right person. This is a casual position with a set schedule (Monday - Thursday from 4:30 pm - 8:30 pm) Tuesday and Wednesday off. A good fit would be a happy, positive and outgoing person, who can be self-directed and is able to flex in the moment to the changing demands of the unit, residents, and team. Helping with oral care, mealtime set up, assistance, feeding, being a 1-1 support for agitated residents, and being able to distract and redirect with activities and engagement.Description:As a Therapy Aide, you will be working both independently and as part of the interdisciplinary team where you will contribute to the effective and efficient delivery of rehabilitation services. Your role may include administrative duties such as ordering supplies, booking clients, tracking attendances, equipment inventory and preparing/cleaning the treatment area. Under the direction of a supervising recreation therapist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, audiologist, or speech language pathologist, you will prepare and/or apply routine interventions, promote patient (client, resident) healthy living, self-care independence and motivate clients to actively participate in assigned therapy protocols or programs. You may assist with client lifts and transfers, positioning, and basic activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) within the context of the therapy program.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Therapy Aide
• Union: AUPE GSS
• Unit and Program: Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Canmore General Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 10-JAN-2025
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 20-JAN-2025
• Hours per Shift: 4
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Evenings
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $21.11
• Maximum Salary: $23.57
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Completion of Grade 12. Additional Required Qualifications:As required. 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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We're passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it's about putting patients' and families' experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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