Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
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Are you a compassionate and experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for making a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals facing homelessness and poverty The Mustard Seed is seeking a caring and dedicated Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic team.
The Occupational Therapist is committed to helping people experiencing homelessness or poverty to assess their functional skills. The Occupational Therapist facilitates a change towards a sustainable lifestyle through the use of internal and external resources if necessary. The Occupational Therapist will work closely with a number of other teams in the Mustard Seed including the Resident Engagement Property Management and other teams as required to improve residents quality of life and keep them sustainably housed. The Occupational Therapist will be working within the clinical team in the Wellness Centre and the FASD assessment team.
Employment Type: Full Time Permanent
Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:00AM to 4:00PM
Reporting to: Health and Wellness Manager
City: Calgary
Number of Positions to Fill: 1
RFR #: 894
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assess and intervene to support a persons cognitive perceptual motor and psychosocial functioning;
- Provide clinical standardized and non-standardized assessments and resulting reports to referral sources;
- Deliver rehabilitation programs within the Mustard Seed community as needed;
- Assist people with chronic diseases to self-manage their challenges;
- Liaise with internal and external resources including the maintenance of existing partnerships as well as development of new ones;
- Teach clinical students during their practicum rotations;
- Advocate for client as needed both to access resources within and outside the organization continue to update resources for staff clients and future students;
- Provide clinical recommendations and input to FASD diagnosis clinic.
- Continue to expand and develop the occupational therapy program within the Wellness Centre
- Create frameworks for occupational therapy programs in Mustard Seed Wellness Centers across Alberta;
- Provide input into program evaluation upon request;
- Provide clinical and managerial support at the Student Run Clinic;
- Required to abide by all Health & Safety protocols including completing a report for all incidents that occur including near misses in a timely manner.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- MSc Occupational Therapy is an asset with at least 1-year experience
- Registered with Alberta College of Occupational Therapist
- First Aid Certificate
- Able to use various functional assessment tools
- Knowledge in MS Word
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Time in excess of regular working hours may be required on occasion
- Fluctuations in hours may apply due to programs operating outside of regular working hours
- Local travel to various Mustard Seed sites client residencies and external agencies will be
- Employees are to be aware that many of our clients may experience difficulties or impairment at times which could result in them uttering threats discriminatory statements and other insults at your person. This may in a raised voice or in seeing unpredictable behaviour up to and including the possibility of them becoming aggressive.
- Training on how to respond is provided but this is to be considered typical working conditions. Many of our clients are unaware of the impact of these comments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- An Employment Background Check is required for all positions at The Mustard Seed
- As The Mustard Seed is a Christian ministry we require our employees to agree to respect and not detract from The Mustard Seeds Employment Values during their employment at The Mustard Seed.
- Must have legal authorization to work in Canada on a full-time basis for anyone other than current employer
- This position requires the use of a company vehicle. Candidate must have and maintain valid drivers licence and will need to consent to a drivers abstract request.
NOTE
- Your privacy is important to us. The information we collect is used solely for consideration for employment.
- We thank all candidates for their interest however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. The Mustard Seed reserves the right to amend job advertisements. No phone calls please.
- Please visit our careers page to see more job opportunities.
Employment Type
Full-Time
