Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant - Brain Injury Rehab Team; BIRT

Occupational Therapy Assistant and Physiotherapy Assistant - Brain Injury Rehab Team (BIRT)

Category Healthcare Professional Opportunities

Req Number HEA-26-00076

Open Date 9/4/2026

Number of Openings 1

Department Brain Injury Rehab Team

Work type Temporary Full-Time

Salary band Band D ($32.62 - $40.78/hr)

FTE 1.0

Posting Close Date 09/20/2026

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital is Canada’s hospital for children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. Serving more than 9,000 families annually through inpatient and outpatient programs and services, our teams are helping to shape the future of pediatric disability care.

As a top 40 Canadian research hospital and academic hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, Holland Bloorview integrates care, teaching, research and scholarship to advance practice and improve the lives of children and youth with disabilities and developmental differences. All clinical staff are expected to contribute to the academic agenda through one or more of the following activities: supervising students, teaching, academic service, scholarship and/or research.

Holland Bloorview has achieved 100 per cent in four successive surveys by Accreditation Canada, an unprecedented achievement in safety. We are also proud to be recognized among Greater Toronto’s Top Employers, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People and Canada’s Best Diversity Employers.

Here, you will find an inspiring, inclusive, innovative and collaborative work environment, competitive compensation and benefits, and programs that support ongoing learning, professional growth and well-being, so you can do meaningful work while continuing to grow your career. To learn more about the advantages of a career at Holland Bloorview, .

We’re daring to create a world where all youth and children belong. Join us!

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist Assistant/Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA/PTA) to join the Brain Injury Rehab Team for a temporary full-time (1.0 FTE) contract ending in March 2027. Working under the direction of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, the OTA/PTA will holda vital role in delivering client-centered care through rehabilitation programs, set up specialized equipment, and provide compassionate support. Contract end date is March

• Administers programs developed by the Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist to individual clients, or groups of clients such as strengthening and ROM exercises, gait training, mobility balance and endurance enhancing exercises
• Maintains communication with supervising therapist. Monitors and reports any change or adverse reaction to treatment or prescribed program plan
• Applies and monitors splinting devices, fabricates, or repairs splints, orthoses, aids, or assistive devices such as hand splits
• Set ups and instructs clients, families, staff and students on appropriate equipment such as wheelchairs, trikes, bikes and walking aides, etc.
• Assists with lifts and transfers from wheelchairs, beds, bathtubs, toilets, etc.
• Assists clients with activities of daily living, lifting and transferring clients
• Assists clients in preparing for hydrotherapy sessions and administers treatment programs in hydrotherapy sessions
• Prepares, applies and monitors modalities on request: e.g. cold packs, ice packs, contrast baths, ultrasound, TENS, muscle stimulation
• Regularly inspects treatment spaces for cleanliness, safety and adequate supplies
• On request, is responsible for equipment loaned to client, clean and in good working condition, as well as transporting equipment to clients as necessary
• Follows through with the ordering of new equipment and supplies as requested
• Bases practice on established…