Therapy Assistant

Your Opportunity:

We are seeking a dedicated Therapy Assistant for a casual role at Westlock Healthcare Centre and Westlock Continuing Care/Home Care with the Occupational Therapy Department. This position offers a unique opportunity to support a diverse patient population while working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team. In this pivotal role, you will be directly involved in providing essential care throughout each patient’s healthcare journey. Therapy Assistants build meaningful relationships with patients and families while working across a variety of cases, strengthening critical thinking and adaptability. Smaller team sizes foster close collaboration and a supportive, cohesive care environment. In this role, you will support occupational therapists across multiple sectors of care. Westlock is located on Treaty 6 territory and Métis lands and draws people to its balance of affordability, strong community connections, and high quality of life—benefits that can be harder to find in larger urban centres. With minimal commute times, residents can enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in a welcoming, close-knit community where neighbours know and support one another. Residents also have easy access to outdoor recreation, including nearby lakes, trails, camping, and year-round activities like fishing and snowmobiling. Located about an hour from Edmonton, Westlock combines the advantages of rural living with convenient access to major amenities, shopping, and services—making it an ideal place for individuals and families who value space, community, and quality of life.

Description:

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.

Required Qualifications:

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

Additional Required Qualifications:

Certification in Basic Life Support - Healthcare Provider from the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation.

Preferred Qualifications:

New grads are welcome to apply. One year of rural generalist or continuing care experience is preferred. Knowledge of wheelchairs and mobility aids is an asset.