Forensic Assessment & Community Services (FACS) has an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant. Reporting to the Care Manager of FACS, this position will act as a member of multidisciplinary teams that provide treatment services that are evidence and recovery based, aligned with best practice approaches, policy, legislation, and designated standards of practice within the context of an outpatient, forensic community mental health clinic. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting clients, under the supervision of a registered health professional, with navigating social determinants of health, accessing resources, discharge planning, group facilitation, individual work with clients, and supporting with transition from hospital to community when appropriate. The successful candidate may collaborate with colleagues to support evening recreation for clients in the community. These tasks may include bus training, budgeting, life skills, support with attending appointments and connecting with the client in the community. This position works closely and collaboratively with community stakeholders, supporting with case management planning and follow-up. This will include but is not limited to clients' with developmental delays, acute mental health issues, and complex social needs.
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 Prof/Tech
- Unit and Program: Forensic Assessment & Community Services
- Primary Location: Edmonton 106 St Clinic
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 10-JUN-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 20-JUN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.44
- Maximum Salary: $34.39
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Required Qualifications:
Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Class 4 driver's license required. BLS required. NVCI or immediate registration into the next available course is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Comfort with electronic medical records (Connect Care) and Microsoft Office programs will be considered assets.
