Therapy Assistant (Lacombe)

Therapy Assistant (Lacombe)

04 Nov
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Alberta Health Services
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Lacombe

04 Nov

Alberta Health Services

Lacombe

Your Opportunity: As a Therapy Assistant on the Supportive Living Team, you will be part of multidisciplinary team that provides therapy services to clients living in the Royal Oak in Lacombe, a Continuing Care Type B Home. You will coordinate and collaborate with both the site and ALA staff. You will perform safe and effective patient treatment activities for individuals under the direction of the Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech Language Pathologist, and Recreation Therapist and will be involved in providing Allied Health treatments that may include recreation programs, strengthening and mobility programs, ADL training, therapeutic transfers, and equipment maintenance. You will be supported by the therapists, the Team Lead, and the Allied Health Manager. Lacombe is a lovely city located in Central Alberta, 20 minutes north of Red Deer on the QE II. Lacombe has a wide variety of recreation amenities and facilities including the Kinsmen Aquatic Centre, Barnett Arenas, sports fields and ball diamonds, and trails and campgrounds galore A regional public transit service connects Lacombe, Blackfalds and Red Deer and is an significant quality of life benefit to those who prefer small town living. Lacombe is surrounded by parks and lakes and is a little piece of heaven right here on earth 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 / Supportive Living Primary

Location:
Lacombe Community Health Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 20-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 21-MAY-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: 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:
Diploma from an approved post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program that includes Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. Equivalent related training may be considered. Heart & Stroke: Basic Cardiac Life Support – Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP). Preferred

Qualifications:
As required.

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

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