Job Posting
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Temporary Full-Time (1.0 FTE/35 hours per week)
Chinook Education Centre
Competition #4073
The Chinook School Division is proud to serve nearly 6,000 students in 60 schools, with over 1,000 collegial and student-centered teachers and support staff. We are a vibrant and progressive school division location within Saskatchewan’s great southwest. Our Division is committed to our guiding principles; Communication, Shared Responsibility, Positive Relationships, and Ongoing Monitoring and Improvement. The Division affirms the right of all students and staff to be contributing members of a school community that is safe, caring, and respectful of all people.
Chinook is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion in our schools and workplace as indicated in AP176. Successful candidates are expected to:
- understand the importance of supporting a welcoming environment,
- present a positive attitude towards inclusion and diversity,
- identify opportunities to support inclusion and diversity, and
- take meaningful action.
The Chinook School Division is seeking an Occupational Therapist Assistant to work on student contact days from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Occupational Therapist Assistant position is responsible for assisting with programs to improve student function within the educational environment.
Dates: August 26, 2026 to June 25, 2027
Qualifications:
- The required knowledge, skills and abilities obtained through successful completion of an Occupational Therapist Assistant Certificate coupled with sufficient training and/or experience to provide assistance of occupational therapy programs as required in a school-based setting.
- Eligible for membership as an Occupational Therapist Assistant in the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.
- Must possess a valid driver’s license and have the means and ability to travel.
- Knowledge of occupational therapy assistant strategies and interventions; and instructional accommodations and technology for promoting appropriate student motor skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively and consult with other service delivery professionals and members of the division student services team to meet students’ needs.
- Knowledge of and ability to effectively demonstrate adherence to the ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of school occupational therapy services and the relevant laws and policies that govern professional practice.
- Ability to be flexible and adapt to changes in daily routine or the workplace due to changes in policies, legislation, or school division needs.
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision by demonstrating sound judgment, discretion, and decision-making skills to ensure quality of work meets expected standards.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to conduct oneself in a manner appropriate to a school division and demonstrate strict adherence to confidentiality of school division operations and information.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English and the ability to understand, develop, convey, and carry out oral and written instructions.
- Ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, and tact in dealing with staff, members of the Board, and the public.
- Ability to maintain current knowledge of office practices and techniques by engaging in lifelong learning.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office, email, internet, and related software and the ability to use the software effectively to perform various duties.
Duties:
- Implementing purposeful, goal-directed activities provided by the Occupational Therapist (OT) to improve student function within the educational environment in the following areas: postural stability, fine motor skills, visual perception and integration, activities of daily living, motor planning, coordination, sensory processing, self-regulation, self-help activities, social and play abilities, environmental adaptations, and use of assistive devices.
- Supporting the OT in developing programs and materials for specific students and situations.
- Communicating with the OT; gather and report information regarding treatment, progress, and outcomes for assigned OT tasks for students participating in OT within the educational setting.
- Collaborating with the school team and other service providers to support educational programs/activities in the best interest of the student.
- Communicating the plan for assigned Occupational Therapy service with ease and efficiency to school team and parents as directed.
- Working collaboratively with other disciplines on the Student Services Team to support comprehensive services to students.
- Completing assigned tasks using effective problems solving and judgment, while performing within the limits of personal competence and the broad practice contexts.
- Receiving periodic supervision from the OT and integrating feedback into practice to ensure the service component is delivered in a safe, ethical, and effective way.
- Meeting with other service providers to share information when appropriate and permissible to do so.
- Reporting to the Occupational Therapist information regarding the caseload as required.
- Applying ethics and standards of professional practice in the delivery of school occupational therapy services, observing relevant laws and policies that govern practice.
Benefits:
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Employee benefit package
- Positive work environment
- Pay range: $23.01-$27.97/hour (based on related experience)
This posting will remain open until a suitable candidate is found.
For more information about this position please contact Kevin Kleisinger, Superintendent of Learning, at 306-778-9200. Please submit your application to the attention of Ken Garinger, Superintendent of Human Resources.
Please note: all successful applicants must agree to a Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Search as a condition of employment.
Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
By virtue of the submission of the application, the applicant agrees that the Director or designate can contact previous employers for the purpose of conducting confidential reference checks whether or not the applicant has listed a reference for that employer.
