Your Opportunity:

Thirty minutes outside of Grande Prairie lies the idyllic towns of Beaverlodge and Hythe. Your opportunity is in a multi-disciplinary setting, including a Level B facility, long term care and home care. Periodically coverage could be required in the Beaverlodge Hospital. Working closely with the occupational therapist, physicians, nursing team and physiotherapist to implement seamless care plans across the continuum of care. Our department is focused on the trained therapy assistant functioning at full scope, and with continuous development. We would love the opportunity to speak with you to share the opportunities and discuss your areas of interest. Along with a variety of career development opportunities, we offer a competitive rate of pay, a Remote Retention Allowance to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. This position could potentially qualify as a difficult to recruit position and as such for the Rural Capacity Investment Fund (RCIF) recruitment incentive. Candidates will qualify for an amount in lieu of return for service. Please reach out to our manager Leana de Jager at leana.dejager@ahs.ca if you would like further information.

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 Unit and Program: Beaverlodge and Hythe Primary Location: Beaverlodge Municipal Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 24-AUG-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 03-SEP-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 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:

As Required.