Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant - BIRT

Category Healthcare Qualified Opportunities

Req Number HEA-

Open Date 7/23/2026

Number of Openings 1

Department Complex Continuing Care

Work type Regular Full-time

Salary band None Specified

FTE 1.0

Posting Close Date 07/30/2026

Description

Key Responsibilities

- Administers programs developed by the Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to individual clients, or groups of clients such as strengthening and ROM exercises, gait training, mobility balance and endurance enhancing exercises
- Maintains communication with supervising therapist. Monitors and reports any change or adverse reaction to treatment or prescribed program plan
- Applies and monitors splinting devices, fabricates, or repairs splints, orthoses, aids, or assistive devices such as hand splits
- Set ups and instructs clients, families, staff and students on appropriate equipment such as wheelchairs, trikes,



bikes and walking aides, etc.
- Assists with lifts and transfers from wheelchairs, beds, bathtubs, toilets, etc.
- Assists clients with activities of daily living, lifting and transferring clients
- Assists clients in preparing for hydrotherapy sessions and administers treatment programs in hydrotherapy sessions
- Prepares, applies and monitors modalities on request: e.g. cold packs, ice packs, contrast baths, ultrasound, TENS, muscle stimulation
- Regularly inspects treatment spaces for cleanliness, safety and adequate supplies
- On request, is responsible for equipment loaned to client, clean and in good working condition, as well as transporting equipment to clients as necessary
- Follows through with the ordering of new equipment and supplies as requested

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📌 Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant - BIRT (Toronto)
🏢 Delphi Technologies
📍 Toronto