Job opportunity
Complex Mental Health Therapy Assistant
Carewest Innovative Health Care
Support complex mental health rehabilitation as a Therapy Assistant at Carewest’s Bridgeland Riverside Care Centre in Calgary. Apply therapeutic programming and mobility skills.
Working under a Physical Therapist and/or Occupational Therapist, you will support adults experiencing severe and persistent mental illness, concurrent disorders, cognitive impairment, and complex psychosocial needs. The regular full-time position provides prescribed exercises, gait training, functional activities, cognitive and social support, and activities of daily living. You will promote functional independence, participation, autonomy, and quality of life through person-centred, trauma-informed, and harm reduction approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
Implement therapeutic programs under supervising therapists’ direction
Assist clients with exercises, gait training, and mobility
Support functional activities and activities of daily living
Observe, document, and report client progress
Communicate changes with the interdisciplinary care team
Requirements:
Graduate from an accredited Therapy Assistant program
Know therapeutic interventions, rehabilitation, mobility, and daily living
Build relationships with clients facing complex challenges
Previous experience in a therapeutic setting
Communicate effectively and document client progress
Bring rehabilitation support, therapeutic communication, and mental health knowledge to Carewest’s Calgary interdisciplinary care team.
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Apply on source site Working under a Physical Therapist and/or Occupational Therapist, you will support adults experiencing severe and persistent mental illness, concurrent disorders, cognitive impairment, and complex psychosocial needs. The regular full-time position provides prescribed exercises, gait training, functional activities, cognitive and social support, and activities of daily living. You will promote functional independence, participation, autonomy, and quality of life through person-centred, trauma-informed, and harm reduction approaches.
Key Responsibilities:
Implement therapeutic programs under supervising therapists’ direction
Assist clients with exercises, gait training, and mobility
Support functional activities and activities of daily living
Observe, document, and report client progress
Communicate changes with the interdisciplinary care team
Requirements:
Graduate from an accredited Therapy Assistant program
Know therapeutic interventions, rehabilitation, mobility, and daily living
Build relationships with clients facing complex challenges
Previous experience in a therapeutic setting
Communicate effectively and document client progress
Bring rehabilitation support, therapeutic communication, and mental health knowledge to Carewest’s Calgary interdisciplinary care team.
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