Therapy Assistant

Your Opportunity:
This position will provide vacation and vacancy coverage for the therapy assistants at the Tofield LTC recreation department. You will work with the team to provide recreation programming for the LTC residents.

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**:Long Term Care
- ** Primary Location**:Tofield Health Centre
- ** Location Details**:As Per Location
- ** Multi-Site**:Not Applicable
- ** FTE**:0.00
- ** Posting End Date**:16-JUL-2025
- ** Employee Class**:Casual/Relief
- ** Date Available**:11-AUG-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**: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**:
Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes recreation therapy. Equivalent related training may be considered. The incumbent must be able to work with mínimal supervision and have a good understanding of scope of practice. Excellent interpersonal skills and a professional, courteous manner are essential. Must be physically able to move patients in wheelchairs and perform transfers as directed on resident care plan. Basic computer skills are required.

**Preferred Qualifications**:
As required.