Therapy Assistant - Lifeguard

As a Recreation Therapy Assistant, you will work both individually and as part of an interprofessional team. You will contribute to effective and efficient rehabilitation services including direct and indirect client care across the health care continuum 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. As a Lifeguard, you are responsible for the safety, security and well-being of patients while in the Aquatic Centre. You will plan, prepare and implement aquatic activities and treatment interventions with other care providers with a commitment to patient and family centered care and customer service. You will be responsible for actively guarding children’s groups throughout the day as well as participate with patients in the water for their rehabilitation assessments and treatments. You will work closely with the Aquatic team lead and Aquatic Manager to ensure overall maintenance of the Aquatic Facilities is kept up. (This will include cleaning of the pool, maintain equipment, helping organize casual lifeguards, complete pool orientations and overall organization of the area)

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.

Completion of diploma from an accredited post-secondary rehabilitation Therapy Assistant program or equivalent training may be considered.

2-year Diploma in Recreation Therapy/Rehabilitation field. Previous experience working in clinical/rehabilitation setting and/ or with persons who have disabilities. Must be capable of transferring patients and portering patients with pushing/pulling wheelchair both indoors, in water/pool and outdoors. Effective communication with a patient centered focus. Demonstrating behaviors consistent with the values of AHS: compassion, accountability, respect, excellence, and safety. Completion of Life Savings National Lifeguarding certification and Intermediate First aid certification. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Experience instructing aquatic classes or lessons both adult and children an asset. Swim Instructor Certification or Aqua fit instructor certification an asset. Equivalent education and work experience will be considered. Rehabilitation experience is preferred. Connect Care experience is preferred.