Job Description

Your Opportunity:
The city of Grande Prairie is located in northwest Alberta and has something for everyone! We are a growing city with about 70,000 residents. In addition to a state of the art recreation facility and new regional hospital, there are many outdoor and indoor activities available at our numerous parks and golf courses. Grande Prairie also has a vibrant arts and culture community, live theatre and a multitude of dining and shopping opportunities. This casual Recreation Therapy Assistant position assists with the promotion of a comprehensive service for clients, developing and implementing evidence based, client-centered practice based on therapeutic recreation standards of practice. You may be asked to work with community based clients providing service to their home, or Type A or B clients that reside in Mackenzie Place or are in the Transition Care Unit. You will provide services in close collaboration with other Therapy Assistants and the larger care team while being supervised by the Recreation Therapist. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
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:

Allied Health Recreation

Primary Location:

Grande Prairie Virene Building

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.00

Posting End Date:

12-NOV-2025

Employee Class:

Casual/Relief

Date Available:

24-NOV-2025

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

Varies

Shifts per cycle:

Varies

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

Other

Minimum Salary:

$25.11

Maximum Salary:

$31.48

Vehicle Requirement:

Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Therapeutic Recreation Assistant or equivalent Diploma/Certification from a recognized post-secondary institution or equivalent experience required. Valid BCLS-HCP certificate required. Proven organizational and time management skills. Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal skills. Able to accept verbal and written instructions. Able to work with minimal supervision. This position is anticipated to have high physical demands based on the client need. The successful candidate needs to be physically capable of pushing wheelchairs for an extended period of time, loading clients onto the bus for outings, supporting the clients in a range of physical hygiene tasks and performing client transfers over the course of a full shift. Experience with electronic documentation (Connect Care preferred), Microsoft Word, and Excel.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferably a minimum of one year experience with Type A, Type B and/or community based Home Care clients.