Job Description

Your Opportunity:
In this opportunity as a Therapy Assistant, you will work under the guidance of the Occupational Therapist to provide OT services in acute care and long-term care with potential to support in outpatients and the community. The successful candidate will be expected to foster effective relationships within the site and across our rehabilitation teams. As well, you will show proficiency with interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain collaborative working relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team. You must be self-directed, able to work and independently, demonstrate time management and prioritization skills and have effective communication skills with a patient and family centered focus.
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, Crowsnest Pass Health Centre

Primary Location:

Crowsnest Pass Health Centre

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.80

Posting End Date:

01-OCT-2025

Temporary Employee Class:

Temporary Part Time

Date Available:

20-OCT-2025

Temporary End Date:

22-JAN-2026

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

2

Shifts per cycle:

8

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:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in an acute care setting. Knowledge of mobility equipment such as walkers and wheelchairs. Familiar with funding programs such as AADL, NIHB, WCB.