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First Steps Wellness Centre (FSWC) is looking to add a team member who will work primarily within our Childrens Program. FSWC is an innovative community rehabilitation facility for people who have suffered a spinal cord injury or who have other neurological conditions. FSWC uses unique, intensive activity-based therapy to increase function, independence, and the quality of life for people. We

First Steps Wellness Centre (FSWC) is looking to add a team member who will work primarily within our Childrens Program. FSWC is an innovative community rehabilitation facility for people who have suffered a spinal cord injury or who have other neurological conditions. FSWC uses unique, intensive activity-based therapy to increase function, independence, and the quality of life for people. We were the first of our kind in Canada, based on similar facilities in the US and Europe. The field of activity-based therapy to help rehabilitate and recover lost function in spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions is a growing and exciting field for exercise therapists, one that can forever change your life. Each day you will have the opportunity to work with clients who are motivated, determined, and are proving that anything is possible. Due to the success of FSWC we have expanded services into working with children who have Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and other neurological conditions.

An exercise therapist at FSWC will learn our methods, which encompass specialized techniques based on intense exercise aimed at regaining and improving the function below the level of injury for individuals with neurological conditions such as spinal cord injuries. Once training ends you will be expected to join the team at FSWC and be able to provide individualized programming to clients with the goal of improving function. Applicants are required to have a degree in Kinesiology and a CSEP-CEP designation. The work at First Steps is both physically and mentally demanding, but also very rewarding.

Employment terms:  
First Steps Wellness Centre offers competitive wages that will depend on qualifications and experience. As well we have an extensive benefits package.

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