Therapy Assistant
- Stettler, AB, Canada
Part-time
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Original job description
Your Opportunity:
This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca. Stettler is located in the Heart of Alberta, just 179km southeast of Edmonton and 101km east of Red Deer. It serves as a regional hub with a main trading area involving over 11, 000 people. The town has a wide assortment of community facilities including an elementary/junior high school, a composite high school, a library, twin arenas, an aquatic centre, a performing arts theatre, and much more. The area also has a few golf courses and is close to Buffalo Lake.
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.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Therapy Assistant Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Allied Health, Recreation Long Term Care Primary Location: Stettler Hosp and Care Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 16-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 8 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:
Heart & Stroke: Basic Cardiac Life Support – Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP). Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes Recreational Therapy is a requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
This position may qualify for a recruitment incentive of up to $60,000, based on the length of their Return for Service. For full details, visit rcif-hsaa.ca. Stettler is located in the Heart of Alberta, just 179km southeast of Edmonton and 101km east of Red Deer. It serves as a regional hub with a main trading area involving over 11, 000 people. The town has a wide assortment of community facilities including an elementary/junior high school, a composite high school, a library, twin arenas, an aquatic centre, a performing arts theatre, and much more. The area also has a few golf courses and is close to Buffalo Lake.
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.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Therapy Assistant Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Allied Health, Recreation Long Term Care Primary Location: Stettler Hosp and Care Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 16-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 8 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:
Heart & Stroke: Basic Cardiac Life Support – Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP). Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes Recreational Therapy is a requirement.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
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Responsibilities
Provide direct and indirect rehabilitation care for clients of all ages under the assignment, monitoring, and evaluation of qualified therapy professionals. Collaborate with care teams and partners, contribute to quality improvement and program planning, and support student supervision.
Requirements
A diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes Recreational Therapy is required; equivalent training may be considered. Basic Cardiac Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BCLS-HCP) is also required.
Skills
- Interprofessional Teamwork
- Client-Centered Care
- Rehabilitation Services
- Audiology Support
- Occupational Therapy Support
- Physiotherapy Support
- Recreation Therapy Support
- Speech-Language Pathology Support
- Clinical Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
- Reflective Thinking
- Lifelong Learning
- Quality Improvement
- Program Planning
- Student Supervision
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Sports & Recreation
Keywords
- Therapy Assistant
- Rehabilitation
- Allied Health
- Recreational Therapy
- Audiology
- Occupational Therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Long-Term Care
- Interprofessional Team
- Direct Client Care
- Indirect Client Care
- Client-Centered Care
- Care Continuum
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Quality Improvement
- Program Planning
- Student Supervision
- Reflective Thinking
- Lifelong Learning