Therapy Assistant
Your Opportunity:
The Royal Alexandra Hospital offers Therapy Assistants a fast-paced, rewarding environment where collaboration and learning are part of everyday practice. As part of a large teaching hospital, you’ll work alongside Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Recreation Therapists, and Speech-Language Pathologists to deliver hands-on rehabilitation programs that truly make a difference. You’ll gain experience across diverse clinical areas including medicine, surgery, orthopedics, and arthroplasty, while contributing to patient care through both individual and group sessions. The hospital’s commitment to evidence-based practice, mentorship, and continuous improvement means you’ll be supported in growing your skills and advancing your career. Add to that wellness perks like secure bike storage, an on-site LRT station, and a fitness centre, and you’ve got a workplace that values both professional excellence and personal well-being. If you're looking for a role where you can build your experience and contribute to meaningful care, join our team at the Royal Alex. Apply today!
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: Rehabilitation Services
- Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 11-MAR-2026
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 23-MAR-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
- Days Off: Other
- Minimum Salary: $26.64
- Maximum Salary: $33.39
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:Two-year Diploma from an approved Physical Therapy Assistant/Occupational Therapy Assistant program; Recent experience working in 2 or more of the following: PT assistant, OT assistant, SLP assistant, or Rec. T Assistant; Minimum 1 year of experience working in an adult in-patient acute care setting in the past 3 years; Experience working successfully as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary team; Conflict resolution and strong communication skills; Heart and stroke CPR (BCLS-HCP) certification; An excellent attendance record, reliability and personal suitability, demonstrated through your employment references; Knowledge and ability to use computer applications such as Microsoft Office (Excel, Word and Outlook); Work tasks and charting is computer based so there are extensive repetitive motion tasks. Must be able to tolerate long periods of sitting or standing as well as repetitive movements; Must be able to participate in hands on care of patients (i.e. transfers, bariatric clients, bending, reaching, twisting, and walking distances); Must be able to lift and carry 10-15 kg regularly if needed; Must be able to tolerate wearing lead vest for videofluoroscopic swallowing studies.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience with Connect Care. Able to work a minimum of 4 shifts per month.
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.
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