Pediatric Ota/pta

**Anderson Therapy Services** is growing and is currently seeking 1 additional Full-time **Pediatric** Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Assistant. We provide a collaborative work environment with job flexibility and opportunities for career development. If you are passionate about your career, innovative, and think “outside the box” then this is the position for you.

Company Info

At Anderson Therapy Services we believe in a collaborative approach to provide caring, innovative, and creative therapy services for people of all ages and places, including locally, across Canada, and internationally. We build upon our clients’ strengths to create an individualized treatment plan. Our proven approach is far from one-size-fits-all.

In addition to the high-quality service we provide in our clinic, we use advanced technology to conduct online therapy sessions, reaching clients in their most convenient location.

Key Responsibilities
- Facilitating interventions for pediatric populations with the following modalities and areas of need:

- Handwriting and Typing Supports (e.g. Handwriting without Tears)
- Low muscle tone
- Coordination and strength exercises
- Self-regulation and Sensory Processing Challenges (Zones of Regulation, ALERT program)
- Life Skills and Self-care skills
- Strong interest in working with First Nations children
- Ability to work with clients living in remote areas using virtual care technology.
- Available for possible onsite visits to First Nations Communities.
- Flexible to work from home (to discuss further)

**Qualifications**:

- Successful completion of OTA/PTA program or equivalent
- Skilled in delivering individual and group intervention plans
- Able to adapt sessions and activities to the needs of clients, including clients of different cultural backgrounds
- Able to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team including Speech-Language Pathologists, Communicative Disorders Assistants, Psychologists, Nurses, Rehabilitation Therapy Assistants.
- Possess the flexibility and time-management skills necessary to manage an ever-changing caseload needs
- Able to creatively problem-solve to provide service catered to individual clients and settings (e.g. online)
- Comfortable with technology, including telepractice/video conferencing technology
- Strong computer skills, especially in Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Microsoft Teams and digital documentation programs
- Able to travel to Northern First Nations Communities, if needed
- Successful Criminal Record Check

Other Details
- As soon as possible

Required education: Diploma in Occupational Therapy Assistant / Physiotherapy Assistant

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Dundas, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)