Your Opportunity:
The Allied Health Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) is a community-based clinician providing health promotion and rehabilitation services to children and youth (birth to 18 years) and their families. As a member of a collaborative and supportive interdisciplinary team, you will provide assessment, consultation, collaborative goal setting, and intervention to support participation and function in everyday activities. Our program is grounded in client-centered, strengths-based practice and uses coaching, HealthChange, and other evidence-informed approaches to help children and families achieve goals that matter most to them. Services are delivered virtually and in person in a variety of settings, including client homes, community locations, and AHS clinics throughout the Edmonton area. This position offers a diverse pediatric caseload, ongoing professional development opportunities, and access to mentorship from experienced OTs within a supportive team environment. The successful candidate will contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the mentorship of students and colleagues. Based at Northgate Centre, the successful candidate will benefit from a spacious and well-equipped clinical environment with dedicated treatment rooms and pediatric therapy spaces designed to support assessment, intervention, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The site provides flexibility for a variety of clinical approaches while fostering strong connections with allied health colleagues. This is an excellent opportunity for an OT seeking meaningful work, continuous learning, strong team relationships, and the ability to make a lasting impact in the lives of children and families.
Description:
As an Occupational Therapist (OT), you will provide evidence-informed services, with a focus on occupational performance designed to meet the needs of individuals, groups, or a community. You may act as a direct service provider, consultant, educator, or advocate and function as an integral health care team member. You will engage individuals, groups, and communities to enable meaningful and chosen occupations, including self-care, productivity and leisure. You will support clients to achieve optimum functional abilities and independence related to their cognitive, affective, spiritual, and physical strengths and limitations. As an OT, you will provide comprehensive services, including triage, screening, consultation, assessment, diagnosis, collaborative goal setting, treatment, prevention, self-management, education, case management, referral, transition support, and collaboration with relevant and chosen stakeholders and supports within the client¿s physical, institutional, cultural, and social environments. You will include clients and families as integral members of the health care team, encouraging their active participation in all aspects of care. You will collaborate with clients and families in determining, implementing, and evaluating rehabilitation. You will participate in a variety of interprofessional teams to build awareness, enrich support and engage in quality improvement by partnering with healthcare providers, patients, families, and other stakeholders to advance services for the clients. You will contribute to quality improvement and their professional community and participate in peer mentoring and supervising students. You may also provide clinical supervision to Therapy Assistants and Therapy Aides.
- Classification: Occupational Therapist I
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Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH
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Unit and Program: Pediatric Community Rehabilitation
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Primary Location: Northgate Centre
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Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 0.60
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Posting End Date: 27-JUL-2026
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Employee Class: Regular Part Time
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Date Available: 06-AUG-2026
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 12
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Shifts per cycle: 36
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Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
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Days Off: As Per Rotation
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Minimum Salary: $42.51
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Maximum Salary: $56.60
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Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Required Qualifications:
Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of one (1) year of experience providing occupational therapy services to children and youth (birth to 18 years) in a community-based setting; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Demonstrated ability to practice independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team environment. Strong assessment, clinical reasoning, intervention planning, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, organization, and time-management skills are required. Experience providing family-centered, strengths-based care and working collaboratively with families, schools, healthcare providers, and community partners. Knowledge of child development, health promotion, community resources, and the social determinants of health is necessary. The ability to manage a diverse caseload, prioritize competing demands, and consistently meet service target expectations is essential. Proficiency with standard computer applications, including electronic documentation systems, word processing, email, internet-based applications, and virtual service delivery platforms is required. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support – Healthcare Provider (BCLS-HCP) certification is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Recent experience working with children/youth in a community setting and familiarity with relevant community agencies. Experience working within an interdisciplinary team, using Connect Care and Zoom, and delivering virtual and group-based services. Experience supporting children with feeding concerns, autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental needs is an asset. A Master's degree, neuro-relational framework experience, HealthChange Methodology, program development, and mentorship are assets.
