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Alberta Health Services

Therapy Assistant

Calgary, AB, Canada
Greater Calgary Metropolitan Area, Canada

Temporary

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Responsibilities

The Therapy Assistant provides direct and indirect rehabilitation services for children, focusing on feeding, communication, and activities of daily living. They implement treatment programs under the direction of SLPs, OTs, and PTs while supervising students and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must have a diploma from an accredited rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program and 1-2 years of experience working with children with disabilities. Required qualifications include knowledge of child development, BCLS-HCP certification, and the physical ability to perform heavy lifting and patient transfers.

Experience

2 to 5 years

Education

professional certificate

Working hours

39 hours per week

Job type

Temporary

Work arrangement

On-site

Skills

Speech-Language Pathology Support
Occupational Therapy Support
Physiotherapy Support
Patient Rehabilitation
Feeding and Communication Support
Child Development
Group Intervention Facilitation
Patient Handling
BCLS-HCP Certification
Interprofessional Collaboration
Family Centered Care
Clinical Supervision
Body Mechanics
Reflective Thinking
Educational Programming

Minimum pay

$27.44

Maximum pay

$34.39

Pay currency

CAD

Pay period

HOUR

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Keywords

Therapy Assistant
Rehabilitation
Speech-Language Pathology
Occupational Therapy
Physiotherapy
Pediatrics
BCLS-HCP
Child Development
Neurological Conditions
Patient Handling
Family Centered Approach
Allied Health
HSAA
Feeding and Swallowing
Hearing Loss
Clinical Practice
Interprofessional Team

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Your Opportunity:

The Alberta Children’s Hospital is a warm & vibrant workplace, serving children & their families in inpatient units & ambulatory clinics. Within ACH ambulatory services, this Therapy Assistant (TA) position works primarily under the direction of a Speech-Language Pathologist and Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy to meet patient’s rehabilitation & therapeutic goals. You will contribute to effective & efficient rehabilitation services including direct & indirect client care in this specialized/tertiary care context with primary support to feeding & communication. Representative duties may include implementation of educational programming, developmental play, early language development, articulation, feeding & activities of daily living programs. The TA carries out both individual & group treatment programs utilizing a holistic, family centered approach. As the successful candidate, you will exhibit excellent communication skills & effective interpersonal skills, demonstrate the ability to work independently & collaboratively on a multidisciplinary team & be highly organized. You will demonstrate initiative, adaptability & flexibility to meet varying clinical & operational needs in accordance with the Health Professions Act. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong interpersonal & verbal/written communication skills. Supervision of the clinical practice of students is required. You will receive guidance, mentoring & leadership appropriate to your level of experience. You may be required to work across other settings within the site wide model based on identified need & priority within the site, including inpatient units, & outpatient treatment areas. Candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or any other characteristics are encouraged to apply.

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 LC Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Allied Health/Rehabilitation Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 18-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 05-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 16-APR-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $27.44 Maximum Salary: $34.39 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:

Minimum one to two (1 to 2) years of experience working with children with disabilities in a therapeutic setting. Minimum one year of demonstrated knowledge of child development including speech & language development. Experience working with Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs). Ability to organize and facilitate group interventions. Minimum 6 months to one year of knowledge and experience in neurological conditions, rehabilitative service, and transition support Ability to do heavy lifting and demonstrate safe use of body mechanics and patient handling techniques on a daily basis to assist with ambulation, positioning, range of motion, exercises or transfer of equipment. Demonstrated ability to transfer/lift children of varying ages and sizes. Current BCLS-HCP certification or ability to re-certify within 2-4 weeks of commencing work. To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered please attach a resume and cover letter with your application.

Preferred Qualifications:

Knowledge of community resources. Knowledge and/or experience in eating, feeding, and swallowing care provision. Knowledge and/or clinical experience on the impact of hearing loss on language development.

Apply by Oct 11, 2026

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