Job Description

Your Opportunity:
The Recovery Supports Day Program offers structured, weekday rehabilitation programming that promotes social connection, skill building, leisure engagement, and access to community resources. It is staffed by an interdisciplinary team including Peer Support Workers, Recovery Support Workers, a Social Worker, Recreation Therapists, and Occupational Therapists. This team works collaboratively to support individuals in their recovery journey within a client-centered, community-oriented setting. Within this environment, the Therapy Assistant (TA) provides both direct and indirect care under the supervision of Occupational Therapists (OTs) and Recreation Therapists (RecTs). A key component of this role involves planning, scheduling, and facilitating therapeutic group programs, as well as leading individual interventions aligned with each client's care plan. TAs adapt their approach in response to evolving client needs, acuity, and risk. TAs are responsible for initiating episodes of care, completing chart reviews, facilitating client orientations, and engaging clients in services. They also contribute clinical observations to care planning discussions and assist in coordinating ongoing care in collaboration with the broader team. Additional duties include documenting clinical interventions, maintaining and ordering equipment and supplies, tracking program data, supporting weekly case reviews and discharge planning, and contributing to continuous quality improvement initiatives. The TA plays an active role in team communication, service planning, student mentorship, and promoting a safe, inclusive, and responsive therapeutic environment. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
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.

Transition Company:

Recovery Alberta

Classification:

Therapy Assistant

Union:

HSAA Facility PROF/TECH

Unit and Program:

Recovery Supports Day Program

Primary Location:

Edmonton Mental Health Clinic

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

1.00

Posting End Date:

03-JUL-2025

Temporary Employee Class:

Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available:

21-JUL-2025

Temporary End Date:

30-JAN-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:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

2 Years community mental health experience. Experience in a multidisciplinary setting within the past 2 years.