Therapy Assistant

2 months ago


Ponoka, Canada Alberta Health Services Full time

**Your Opportunity**:
As a Therapy Assistant in the Psychosocial Rehabilitation, you will be a valuable member of the interdisciplinary team. You will play an integral role in supporting clients and families that are living with the effects of mental illness by delivering through the delivery of both individual and group based programming. You will be directly involved in assisting clients with goal development and supporting them to achieve their desired recovery goals. You will practice from a strengths based perspective and demonstrate the leading values of AHS through your work.

**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: Psychosocial Rehabilitation
- Primary Location: Cent. Ctr for MH and Brain Inj
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 07-FEB-2024
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 19-FEB-2024
- Temporary End Date: 01-SEP-2024
- 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: $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**:
Current BCLS-HCP Certification. Observation, strong communication skills, a positive attitude and the ability to work effectively in a psychosocial rehabilitation setting are essential.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
Experience in delivering services to individuals living with mental health and addictions. Valid Class 4 driver’s license is an asset.


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