Therapy Assistant
Alberta Health Services
This position works within the allied health team to provide occupational & physical therapy services to residents within the Vegreville Care Centre (Type A Continuing Care Home). 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.
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 Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy
Primary Location: Vegreville Care Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.60
Posting End Date: 14-SEP-2026
Employee Class: Regular Part Time
Date Available: 24-SEP-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 2
Shifts per cycle: 6
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary: $27.44
Maximum Salary: $34.39
Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Required Qualifications
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications
As required.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred completion of an OT/PT Therapy Assistant Diploma from an accredited post-secondary program. Preferred current/up to date BLS certification.