Your Opportunity

If you’re a Therapy Assistant who loves rehabilitation therapy (Speech Language Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy) and working with children, then this position might be just what you’re looking for! The rewards of this role include the opportunity to contribute to your clients' quality of life through very practical, client and family-centered care. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide supervised supports and interventions for pediatric clients and their families.

You will assist in preparing materials for clinical and non-clinical activities, and for planning and following treatment plans as specified by the supervising Therapists. In addition, you will responsible for providing supports to the Children's Rehabilitation Services program overall in the areas of ordering materials and supplies, equipment maintenance and small repair, and support for planning and organizing department events. Currently this position is based at the Olds Community Health Centre and supports our team in both the Three Hills and Olds offices.

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: Children's Rehabilitation Services Primary Location: Olds Comm Health Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 31-AUG-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Advantages Date Available: 02-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 29-OCT-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday 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

Current Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Preferred Qualifications

Preference will be given to those with pediatric experience.

📌 Therapy Assistant (Olds)
🏢 Alberta Health Services
📍 Olds