Resident Pedorthist

You chose Kinesiology because you’re passionate about what moves us all. You know that muscle and joint pain and disease can hold people back from living their best life, and you want to play a critical role in removing those barriers. If this sounds like you, we may have the perfect opportunity for you.

We’re BioPed Footcare, and we love to improve the life of our clients. With over 40 years experience and 65+ clinics across Canada, we are leaders in lower limb and foot care. As part of our network of independent clinics, you will be supported by 200+ peers nationally, sharing information and knowledge and helping you grow in your own career.

Our mission is to empower people to live their lives to the fullest by helping them alleviate their foot pain. To continue to help our clients do more in life, work, and play, we’re looking for a Kinesiology/Health Science Student for our clinic.

**About the Kinesiology/Health Science Student role**:
In this role, you’ll get a feel for the industry as you support our clinic operations and shadow a Certified Pedorthist. Based on your skills and interests, you’ll have the opportunity to do things like:

- Interact directly with patients
- Learn about and participate in orthotic fabrication
- Complete fittings for knee and ankle braces as well as compression socks
- Attain certifications for specific therapeutic areas of interest
- Become part of our BioPed peer network and engage with industry partners, vendors and other healthcare partners

You’ll get a valuable introduction to our business operations, marketing, healthcare/other industry partners and will gain a rich understanding of the industry. You’ll have a varied learning experience, as you’ll be exposed to the wide variety of people we get to help -from pediatrics to athletes to acute and chronic cases, and everything in between.

**You’ll excel in this role if you are**:

- **Eager to learn** - you’re open-minded and excited to absorb everything you learn like a sponge. You seek out opportunities to learn and explore because you believe the more you know, the more you can innovate and make positive changes.
- **Empathetic**- you’re calm, warm, understanding, and you’re excited to showcase your excellent bedside manner.
- **Passionate **- you’ve always known your career would have something to do with helping people, and your passion for what you do always shines through in your work.
- **A team player** - you have an all-hands-on-deck mentality and are always willing to jump in and support your team wherever needed.

**About this opportunity with BioPed Footcare**:
**Here’s some of what you’ll enjoy working with us**:

- A competitive rate with the option to work part-time or full-time and health benefits for full-time
- Access to our employee purchase plan
- Paid uniforms/work gear
- Discounted personal footcare products
- Paid certification courses/other continuing education, plus considerable opportunities for growth and advancement - you’ll be able to build your career with us and grow into a full-time role once you’ve completed your studies

We are passionate about giving back to our community through our Soles4Souls programand our Do More campaign. Together with our clients, we have collected over 500,000 gently used shoes to distribute to people in need here in Canada and in developing countries and have helped to empower people out of poverty.

Our collaborative, approachable, and eager to help team leads with integrity and takes a practical approach to client care. We have a genuine passion for helping people Do More and live pain free - whether that means getting through a day of work without limitations, chasing after their grandchildren, or running a marathon.

If this sounds like the kind of company you want to build a career with, we can’t wait to meet you.

**Qualifications**:

- Strong technical aptitude and ability to catch on to new programs/tools quickly
- Currently in the process of obtaining, or having recently obtained a university degree in kinesiology or health sciences
- Availability to work out of our clinic, including on Saturday’s
- Experience engaging with patients/clients in a similar setting would be an asset but is not required

**How to Apply**:
Pay: $38,000.00-$45,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off
- Store discount
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Evening shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus pay
- Overtime pay

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Work Location: In person