Therapy Assistant

Lethbridge is a vibrant community of 105,000 with a thriving agri-food scene, amazing local attractions and 4 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are just a day trip away. Children's Allied Health is a large dynamic team with 15 SLPs, 7 OTs, 6 PTs, 4 Case Managers and 2 Audiologists serving the west half of the South Zone. Based out of our Lethbridge office, this Therapy Assistant position works directly with children and families predominately as part of the Speech Language Assistant Program (SLA) under the direction of Speech Language Pathologist Team Lead reporting to the Manager of Audiology and Children's Allied Health. In addition to your SLA role, you will be part of our therapy assistant team of 6 TAs that supports our Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech Therapy clinicians serving our pediatric population.

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.

Previous work experience in pediatric Speech language pathology service delivery setting. Experience working with children and families individually and in small groups. Strong organizational and communication skills.

Connect Care experience is an asset.