The Rehabilitation Assistant is responsible for providing assigned therapeutic treatments to residents, repairing and adapting equipment, as well as other duties related to the rehabilitation program and support services. They have knowledge of body systems as it relates to the disease process and therapeutic exercise and demonstrate a strong aptitude for medical terms and abbreviations, anatomy and physiology. The Rehabilitation Assistant demonstrates a commitment to the vision, mission, and values of Actionmarguerite.
Service and Assignment
Care and Services - Rehabilitation
Starting Date
May 17, 2026
Shift and Hours of Work
0.5 FTE - part-time (days), currently 08:00-16:15 / 08:00-12:00
Pay Scale
As per CUPE Collective Agreement
Specifications
Assignment and hours of work are subject to change at any time as per operational requirements.
Closing Date
April 8, 2026
Education and Experience
- Rehabilitation Assistant Certificate and/or advanced courses or education directly related to current occupational therapy and physiotherapy practice, emerging trends in the health system and advances in theory and technology;
- Experience in Long Term Care or Chronic Care facility is preferred; and
- Experience with the use of personal computers in a Windows Workplace.
Abilities and Skills
- Ability to communicate in both official languages (French and English) is required (AMSJ excluded);
- Ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary team environment;
- An understanding of the philosophy of rehabilitation;
- An understanding of bio-chemistry;
- Knowledge of therapeutic exercise;
- Ability to work with tools required to repair, modify, adapt technological equipment;
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision;
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, body systems;
- Understanding of functional movement as it relates to disease process;
- Ability to instruct on the proper use of rehabilitation equipment for optimal body movement;
- Knowledge of Kinesiology in relation to normal and dysfunctional human movement;
- Knowledge of treatment techniques utilized in the rehabilitation field;
- Knowledge of the physical and psychological impacts of various medical conditions;
- Good interpersonal and communication skills;
- Basic computer skills to work with Microsoft Office, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Internet, e-mails and MDS;
- Ability to accept guidance and constructive criticism;
- Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the job;
- Ability to demonstrate a satisfactory employment record, including attendance; and
- Current Criminal Record Check for the Vulnerable Sector and Adult Abuse Registry Check deemed satisfactory by the Employer.
Knowledge
- Actionmarguerite's Vision, Mission and Values, Resident Bill of Rights, Actionmarguerite’s policies and procedures;
- Workplace Health and Safety and safe work practices;
- W.H.M.I.S. program.
Employees may hold more than one position in different Actionmarguerite facilities, where the sum total of hours does not exceed 1.0 full-time equivalence.