Therapy Assistant
Your Opportunity:
This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000 based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca. Relevant Experience in a long-term care setting within the last 2 years required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact with the interdisciplinary team, patients and families in a dynamic health care setting. Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team required. Skilled in problem solving, critical thinking, conflict resolution, self-initiative and brings a creative, patient and sensitive approach to daily work. Excellent organizational and time management skills to efficiently organize and prioritize workload to keep pace in a busy multi-disciplinary patient care environment. Basic Computer skills required. Demonstrates behaviors consistent with the values of AHS – Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, and Safety.
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: Assisted Living Alberta
- Classification: Therapy Assistant
- Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
- Unit and Program: Allied Health - Recreation Long Term Care
- Primary Location: Ponoka Hospital and Care Centr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 22-JUL-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 01-AUG-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.44
- Maximum Salary: $34.39
- 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:Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered. Driver’s license and access to reliable vehicle as travel may be required. Physically able to perform the duties required of the position. Must be physically capable of lifting and transferring patients and equipment. Ability to manage multiple tasks. Excellent interpersonal skills and professional, courteous manner essential. Ability to prioritize and organize work assignments with minimal direction is required. Must be able to work independently with residents and perform physically demanding activities applying appropriate body mechanics. Additional Requirements for BLS and First Aid Training.
Preferred Qualifications:Preferred completion of Recreation Therapy Diploma from an accredited post-secondary program. 2-3 Years experience in LTC Recreation Department. Must demonstrate good organizational, time management skills and Communication skills. Comfort with Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Zoom/virtual therapy and Connect Care is an asset. Familiarity with Health Change Methodology is also beneficial.
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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