If you’re a Therapy Assistant who loves supporting Speech Language Pathology, rehabilitation 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 Speech Language Pathology therapists, and in providing supports to the Children's Rehabilitation Services program overall. Red Deer is located in Central Alberta near the midpoint of the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta's third-most-populous city – after Calgary and Edmonton with just over 100,000 citizens. The Red Deer area has one of the fastest growing economies in North America and is consistently ranked as a prime location for doing business. You’ll love living in this beautiful city which has all the amenities you could need and still offers a small town, friendly feel. Join a team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff and physicians who promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across the province. We're passionate about what we do. Discover interesting and challenging work, where you have the opportunity to grow your skills, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams, and make your mark as you contribute to a healthy Alberta.
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
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Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
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Unit and Program: Children's Rehabilitation Services
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Primary Location: Red Deer 49th Street Community
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 0.80
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Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2023
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Employee Class: Regular Part Time
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Date Available: 30-OCT-2023
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 2
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Shifts per cycle: 8
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
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Minimum Salary: $25.11
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Maximum Salary: $31.48
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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). Possession of a reliable vehicle for business use and work-related travel.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference will be given to those with relevant pediatric experience providing support for speech and language services under the supervision of an SLP.
