Rehabilitation Assistant (Term)
BULLETIN NUMBER: 907/P/23 DATE POSTED: February 23, 2024
SCHOOL: DIVISIONAL ITINERANT POSITION - Multiple Locations
COMMENCING: As soon as can be arranged and will end June 28, 2024, unless sooner rescinded.
COMPENSATION: Educational Assistant 2 Payband $24.12 to $27.97
HOURS: 6.5 hours per day
JOB SUMMARY:
A Rehabilitation Assistant is required support students’ safety and wellbeing (physical, social, academic, and behavioral needs);
to introduce and reinforce life skills; to assist in delivering individualized programming to develop, maintain or restore physical,
psychosocial, cognitive and/or communication skills and to provide supervision and respond to student behavior as needed.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
As the Rehabilitation Assistant, you will:
- Support students to strengthen skills and foster independence through developing, maintaining or restoring physical,
psychosocial, cognitive and/or communication skills as directed by a school clinician such as speech/language, occupational
and/or physical therapists.
- Plan and assists with established rehabilitative activities, delivered individually or in groups, such as: mobility and
strengthening exercises, walking programs, activities of daily living (e.g. lifting, toileting, dressing, feeding, catheterization,
etc.), communication, reading or writing practice; home management such as meal planning and preparation; vocational
support or leisure activities.
- Encourage, model and support positive student interaction with peers.
- Report observations of students’ performance including response to therapeutic programming to clinical team to assist in
planning.
- Demonstrates the use of treatments / adaptive devices such as braces, wheelchairs and walkers and modified eating
utensils and personal care items as directed.
- Assist with organization of special devices, technology, materials and teaching aids.
- including set up, organization, cleaning and maintenance of furnishings and equipment for related activities as directed and
report malfunctioning equipment to appropriate staff.
- Assist students with mobility (lifting in and out of mobility equipment), entering and leaving the buses and transition from
one area to another.
- Assist with a variety of record keeping procedures.
- Act as member of the clinical team and attend team meetings and professional development as required.
- Adhere to all relevant policies and procedures and contribute to a safe work environment.
- Act with integrity and diligence in carrying out responsibilities.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):
- Completion of Rehabilitation Assistant Program or equivalent AND a minimum of two (2) years working with children of all
ages; preference will be given to those who have experience working with children with physical, cognitive and /or
behavioural challenges
OR an equivalent combination of post-secondary education training and experience.
- First Aid and CPR training completed within the probationary period (90 working days).
- Proficiency in swimming and ability to participate in swim programming may be required.
- Knowledge and experience in supporting physical, social, behavioural, and developmental student needs.
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