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Therapy Assistant - Recreation

Alberta Health Servicesabout 11 hours ago
Provost, Alberta, Canada
CA$27 - CA$34/hour
Entry Level
Part-Time

Top Benefits

Recruitment incentive up to $60,000

About the role

Your Opportunity:

This position works within the allied health team to provide recreation therapy services to residents within the Provost Health 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.

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 / Type A Only Primary Location: Provost Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.50 Posting End Date: 27-JUL-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 06-AUG-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 5 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation 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:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred completion of a Recreation Therapy Diploma from an accredited post-secondary program. Preferred current/up to date BLS certification.

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