Therapy Assistant

This position is based out of the Vegreville Community Health Centre with the option of also being based out of the Lamont Community Health Centre. This position would mainly support pediatric Speech language therapy, but would also pediatric occupational and physical therapy services. Onsite mentorship would be provided with full teams onsite. Services would be provided in the clinic, virtually, home and community.

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.

Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

BLS (Basic Life Support).

Experience working with Children and their families.