Your Opportunity:
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
- Department: SZ LETH C Recreation
- Primary Location: Melcor Centre
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 21-APR-2022
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 01-MAY-2022
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 1
- Shifts per cycle: 5
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $24.08
- Maximum Salary: $30.18
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum 1-year experience working in a rehabilitation setting, providing therapeutic recreation for individuals with chronic disease and complex dementia needs required. Fitness Alberta certification: Foundations in Physical Activity & Exercise and Fitness for the Older. Valid Heart and Stroke Foundation-Basic Life Support. Aquatic Therapy certification/experience. Music Care and Expressive Arts certification/experience. Dementia Care certification/experience. Class 5 license and a reliable vehicle to travel to client's home in the community to provide therapy required. Proven organization & time management skills required. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills required. Able to accept verbal and written instructions and perform responsibilities with minimal supervision. Professional and courteous manner. Physically capable of pushing wheelchairs for an extended period of time and performing client transfers required. Established skillset with Microsoft Office essential.
Preferred Qualifications:Non Violent Crises Intervention. It's Your Move. Preference will be given to the candidate who currently holds these qualifications.