Pediatric Occupational Therapist (Part-Time)

The Allied Health Community Pediatric Occupational Therapist (OT) is a community-based OT whose practice involves health promotion and primary rehabilitation for children and families. The successful candidate will be a member of a team that provides Occupational Therapy services to children and families age birth to 18 with occupational therapy needs. The program has a strong foundation of collaborative, client-centered and strengths-based practice to address functional concerns. It employs coaching, the Neuro-Relational Framework, Health Change Methodology, and other tools to understand hopes and aspirations, barriers to function, and provision of interventions to facilitate engagement in their home and community. Settings may include AHS clinics and client homes within the Edmonton Zone. This position works in a partnership with Pediatric Physical Therapy, the Early Intervention Program, Speech Language Pathology and other AHS providers at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Home Care and Stollery Children’s Hospital. 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 Union: HSAA Facility PROF/TECH Unit and Program: Pediatric Community Rehabilitation Primary Location: West Jasper Place Public Hlth Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.50 Posting End Date: 13-MAR-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 23-MAR-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 30 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $41.27 Maximum Salary: $54.95 Vehicle Requirement: Completion of bachelor's degree in Occupational Therapy from an accredited university program. Registered with the Alberta College of Occupational Therapists (ACOT).

Strong organizational skills and excellent interpersonal/public relations skills are required as are excellent communication skills. Previous experience working with children and youth 0-18 in a community setting. Basic Cardiac Life Support – Healthcare Provider (BLS-HCP). The successful candidate will demonstrate proficiency with Interpersonal skills, ability to develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with team members, including families and community partners. Preference will be given to applicants with recent community pediatric experience as well as Connect Care scheduling and/or EMR familiarity.